The Chaoszone WeblogSoftware Development, Digital Rights, Life In India, and occasional bits of Mindless Link Propagation.The Web Just Got an Upgrade- May 30, 2007 Google Gears is an open source browser extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using JavaScript APIs. According to TechCrunch, one of the first&160;demos to use Gears will be &8230; Google Reader, which will add a green download button to the user interface. When you click the button, Reader will download the last 2,000 ...http://www.chaoszone.org/when/2007/05/809 Happy 50th, Helvetica- May 10, 2007 The BBC celebrates Helvetica&8217;s 50th birthday. Check out the comments, where amateur font geeks have gathered to make bad&160;font jokes&160;(sample: &8220;Two fonts walk into the bar, and the barman says, &8217;sorry lads, we don&8217;t serve your type.&8217;&8221;) and wistfully talk about their favourite fonts (&8221;Helvetica&8217;s sexier sister, Verdana&8221;) (!). PS. Windows users take note &8212; Arial ...http://www.chaoszone.org/when/2007/05/808 |