DJ support
June 18th, 2009
Bronta Scorpio, from dubstepforum.com, has included my track “Worldwide” in a mix!
Dubstepforum Underground Producers Mix by Bronta Scorpio
http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1221461&highlight=#1221461
PNG-8 with alpha transparency
April 30th, 2009
I learned a new web trick today.
Apparently, Photoshop’s inability to save PNG-8 with alpha transparency is not a limitation of PNG-8 but a limitation in Photoshop.
For years, I have been operating under the assumption that I need to use PNG-24 to achieve transparency effects in my web projects. This is usually a compromise in terms of file size and browser compatibility (requiring ie-specific hacks). But it doesn’t have to be…
[Enter Fireworks]
Fireworks to the rescue:
- Open your big Photoshop-exported PNG-24 with nice alpha transparency in Fireworks.
- Change the file format to PNG-8.
- Change the transparency option to “alpha transparency”
- Rebuild and export your PNG-8
- Revel in the MUCH smaller file size
Bonus points for ie6 compatibility!
Learned this from Brenelz’s screencast which was linked on NetTuts
Internet Explorer image resizing tip
March 17th, 2009
Who knew?
Though it’s not best practice to resize images in the browser this could really be useful in the right situation:
img { -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; }
This little snippet will vastly improve the image resizing abilities of ie — bringing it closer to the resized image quality experienced with Firefox or Safari.
[seen at devthought via css-tricks]
TivoSlimserverClient support forum
February 5th, 2009
Even though it has been a very, very long time since I updated TivoSlimserverClient it seems that there are people who are still discovering it and using it.
Though I am usually happy to respond to email or blog comment questions, I think it may be more beneficial to all users to bring the discussion into the open.
I am pleased to announce that I have just opened the TivoSlimserverClient forums.
So please feel free to ask questions there, and hopefully I will get to you soon. Or even better — some helpful fellow user might see fit to answer your question for me.
dj mumbler on-the-air
February 4th, 2009
Starting this Sunday, I will be hosting a radio show on KANM - “the college station of College Station.” It is an AM station, as well as cable FM on Suddenlink Communications. There is a stream available at http://kanm.tamu.edu, which seems like the most normal way to access the show (what is cable FM?).
The show will be free-form.
I will be sharing music I like, and maybe some stuff the station makes me include. The majority of programming on the station is indie rock-centered, so if I do pull from their library I should be able to find some good music. My focus will be dubstep, roots/dub reggae and other musics of the Jamaican diaspora, hip-hop, possibly grime, Bollywood/filmi songs and maybe even some experimental/modern classical music.
Mumblings
Sundays 12-2pm
KANM, College Station
1580 AM
campus cable TV channel 88
kanm.tamu.edu
