Jason Ashdown's Blog of Wonders

I often hunt around on the internet for the latest information to do with Web Development. Most of the time it goes to my Twitter but I thought it would be great if I could start logging a collection of the best ones I read.

So if you enjoy keeping up with the latest trends, I hope you enjoy my information bites!

HTML5 won’t save the web
http://gizmodo.com/5461711/giz-explains-why-html5-isnt-going-to-save-the-internet

Facebook develop faster PHP
http://www.neowin.net/news/facebook-unveils-hiphop-for-php-039source-code-transformer039

IE8 now “most popular” version of IE
http://www.neowin.net/news/ie8-is-now-the-world039s-most-used-browser

Zend Framework 1.10 Released (and now with versioned documentation!)
http://devzone.zend.com/article/11727-Zend-Framework-1.10.0-STABLE-Released

PHP hates integers (64 bit)
http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2007/03/27/integers-in-php-running-with-scissors-and-portability/

Me and my friends are quiet the tech enthusiasts and we are always looking for the best in latest technology. We got into a talk about LCD Monitors and TV’s this weekend and were talking about how much bigger and better they are now.

I stumbled upon this article the other day which pretty much sums up what is going on in the TV world at the moment. It’s worth a quick look just to marvel at the grand scale of these screens!

Go see the Monster TV’s for yourself!

Link to IE Blog: Font Embedding on the Web

The IE Team talks about how you can embed any type of font you want into your web pages. This has been a highly desirable feature for years but has been a tough one to implement. Read the rest of this entry »

24 hours ago I received an email from Yahoo! Small Business stating my domain renewal quote. To my shock and horror there was an “important notice” stating that they were increasing the renewal price to $34.95!

Thats a whopping increase from $9.95 last year to $34.95. A dramatic 350% increase!

This is the contents of the email they sent me: Read the rest of this entry »

As millions of people around the world start enjoying the web as it was meant to be with Firefox 3, you might want to checkout these awesome tweaks to make it more your cup of tea.

Hacks + Tweaks for Firefox 3