First she mates, then she terminates… more »
Jul 27, 2011
Pen Tonic Comics: The Real Batman/Alfred Dynamic
“Aaaaalllllllfred! Aaaaalllllllfred! Allllllfrred!” more »
Jul 23, 2011
The Fat Lady Has Sung for Google Chrome? How Opera browser beats the current beast
If you use the Interwebs as much as I do, you know you want the best Internet browser. You don’t give a rat’s testicle how glitzy the graphical user interface is, or what additional plugins are available. You just want it fast and secure. Up until now, Google has spied and copied many features from their users and competitors and have created a very competent browser. However, it’s getting to be a real pain having to constantly wait for the shite to upgrade itself either before use or running in the background. Google’s Skynet methodology reminds me of the big M aka Micro$oft. But like most service/customer relationships, either party can choose to continue or move on. Is it time for me to choose another browser over Chrome? more »
Jul 9, 2011
Blame it on the algo-algo-algorithms: Basic Math Equations to use in 2D game development
3D game development gets into another dimension of complexity, literally. But sometimes simple is better. Let’s see some simple math equations and structures used in 2D game development. more »
Jul 6, 2011
How to save Windows XP desktop icon layout
I know it can be a pain to rearrange your Windows desktop icons rather it be after playing a game or for some reason or another your screen resolution changes. Well, after scouring the Interwebs for a solution, I found this: more »
Jun 26, 2011
More efficient Internet Image Format
JPEG is king. For now. But Google’s got their WebP image format. Microsoft’s got their JPEG-XR. BUT, as images get more high-rez, and users become less patient with downloading more content at high speeds (although higher bandwidth is becoming more household and hopefully more affordable), what needs to be done with the Internet “image” in order to make it a little more efficient? more »
Jun 25, 2011
Custom Font Javascript + CSS Implementation
Copyright © 2011 By Chongchen Saelee
There’s only a handful of “websafe” fonts, a collection of fonts that any Internet user’s computer will most likely already have preloaded whether with their operating system or Internet browser. So when a webpage designer is feeling limited with his font selection, he either has to rasterize that custom font into an image or force the user to download the custom font. If the user has to download a custom font, it’s never a gaurantee that it will be compatible as there are many formats of fonts. Even with rasterized fonts as images, depending on how much text needs to be shown, the graphic might get really big and weigh down the downloading speed or drawing performance.
The most efficient method is probably to create a real font using a font editor and hope it works on the user’s end. But font editors cost money, and if you’re not a hardcore typographer, what’s the point of investing in it? So I’m going to attempt to create a “free” solution: implement a simple javascript font system based on a sprite sheet. This is a technique commonly used in game development and I’m sure others out there have done similar thing.