Jonathan Kew made a nice tool to create WOFF fonts very easy.
Just install/compile it and run:
sfnt2woff font.ttf
As you can see the size of a WOFF file is similar in size to a compressed TTF file.
For example take the free Ubuntu-Regular font:
The downside of a WOFF is that you can’t install it locally, so you can’t speed up your favourite website by installing its beautiful fonts as a desktop font.
Nokia made a deal with Microsoft and as a result they mimic old Microsoft behaviour to create webpages that are claimed not to work in Linux, (so that means it’s not based on open web standards) and the same old story is told again, Opera for example is not supported on any platform, Firefox and Chrome aren’t supported on Linux.
http://maps.nokia.com/3D/
Sorry, but for now, 3D Maps only supports the following browsers on Windows and Mac OS:
To be simple, the internet is/should be platform independent. Well, webstandards and common sense are, so to rule out an operating system on internet, you have to do something strange.
I would call it misuse of marketpower by Microsoft and because they have a dominating market share on desktop computers, it is simply illegal.
Off course Microsoft has a history of blocking competitors:
In the last case browser sniffing was used to make a competitors product behave inferior. It something like, hey your black, so you can’t enter our restaurant.
After an initial denial, Microsoft on Wednesday said it did send different style sheets to different browsers, and defended the practice.
We have seen his before with Microsoft webpages:
Many people think it’s an old story, and bashing Microsoft has no use, but they seem to miss a couple of things:
We’re not bashing Microsoft, we’re bashing bad behaviour. Web-developers spend a reasonable percentage of their work to support not standard-compliant MS products. This is acknowledged by Microsoft: http://www.ie6countdown.com/
so more websites can choose to drop support for Internet Explorer 6, saving hours of work for web developers.
Of course it’s stated a bit soft, saving 15%-40% costs for developing websites would be a better phrase, which sums up to a couple of billion worldwide. That’s the welfare loss caused by Microsoft`s monopoly, and we all paid that without getting anything in return.
Now even a former Microsoft employee started a firm to help companies to get rid of Explorer 6. That’s ironic. In daily life the only things you have to pay stop using them are drugs. Is Microsoft a drug dealer?
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/ou/s-korean-addiction-to-activex-stalls-vista-adoption/412
Not only does Microsoft former pushing of proprietary technology stall Windows Vista it also blocks Linux and MacOS.
Microsoft did that same trick by pushing Silverlight to show movies and videos. Silverlight is partly to not supported on Linux, so that’s really a competitive advantage for Windows. I never understood, for example, why the Dutch Television got involved with that technology. Or maybe because only by using Silverlight they could broadcast the Olympic Games.
Another thing that is a bit weird, asking webdevelopers/website owners to add this code
!--[if lt IE 7]> <div style=' clear: both; height: 59px; padding:0 0 0 15px; position: relative;'> <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/internet-explorer/products/ie/home?ocid=ie6_countdown_bannercode"><img src="http://storage.ie6countdown.com/assets/100/images/banners/warning_bar_0000_us.jpg" border="0" height="42" width="820" alt="You are using an outdated browser. For a faster, safer browsing experience, upgrade for free today." /></a></div> <![endif]-->
Simply use HTML 5 and remove additional proprietary code; users will run away from Explorer 6, because when the true power of Explorer browser shined they’re quite useless nowadays: no Ajax, no events.
Explorer 9 is the first decent browser of Microsoft in 10 years, all web-developers know that, somehow they all try to hide that clear fact from internet-users. I don’t know why, internet users should be aware of this, they are the economical `actors` on the internet/browser-market.
If people care about the environment, or bad behaviour of banks, why shouldn’t they be interested in bad behaviour of big technology firms. Because it’s to complicated, because it’s a booming market? Companies make higher profits on in-transparent markets, they like to confuse consumers, don’t forget that.
No, pushing proprietary standards does mean ruling out competitors. Maybe using proprietary standards in public communication should be forbidden by law, like using pesticides in farming.
We should speak a language that all can learn and use free of cost. That should be a main principal, like freedom of speech.
Use of proprietary standards is like talking a language that people can’t learn or understand freely.
By that, it’s the language of the privileged or the elite. Because you need to buy a license before you can communicate. Sometimes that license can’t be bought, because they won’t sell it to you or because they don’t like you.
Legally you can’t do much with a Photoshop .psd file if you haven’t bought a license. They can put you in jail, if you try.
Limiting communication that way is an insult to the free world.
Proprietary formats are OK if you don’t want to communicate, they’re not OK if you do want to communicate. So we don’t want proprietary standards on the internet, because the web is all about communication.
Yes, this is to all people that send proprietary file-formats like Photoshop (psd) or Illustrator (eps) to other people by default, and claim you can’t be a professional when using open source software.
Yes, this is to websites that offer documents in .doc or .xls formats for download.
Yes, this is to Apple and Microsoft who both push proprietary formats for video and audio on the web, simply lying about their motives. The Apple-flash-eats-my-battery nonsense, the Silverlight shit.
Yes, this is to Microsoft that has a patented format that somehow made it to an recognized open format, .docx, not really free, but we promise `not to sue you`. Don’t patent it in the first place.
And yes, I’m sure that Apple and Microsoft don’t mind that Adobe has never released Photoshop or Illustrator for Linux. They have settled that somewhere. At least it’s shows there isn’t enough competition.
Freedom is nice, but you need monopolies to make real money.
There is a major risk to lose all your data when you’re using the internet with your Samsung Galaxy phone. Your phone will reset.
You can test here to see if your vulnerable: USSD-Android-vulnerability.html It will show your IMEI number on the phone, when you’re vulnerable. Just open the page with your mobile phone.
Contrary to what you have read somewhere else, the vulnerability doesn’t need you to click anything, loading a page (with malicious advertisements) can be enough. Some advice say that you should read all links carefully. Nonsense, that won’t help.
This bug is also called the Android Reset bug or Android Wipe bug.
Please install this app to secure yourself ASAP.
`TelStop` will do nothing, just ask you what to do, and prevent the default dangerous handling.
The vulnerability is caused by automatic handling of so called USSD `tel` URI by the dialer system. USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) can display certain information, like your IMEI number or perform specific special features like a Factory Reset (loss of all your data).
Just adding this code to any website can trigger the bug:
<iframe src="tel:123"></iframe>
It isn’t limited to the `tel` URI, also `callto:123` can be used in some browsers, e.g. Opera browsers.
With JavaScript any link can be infected, so it’s a real danger.
It isn’t a browser or Android bug, it’s a bug in TouchWizz, Samsungs own interface layer. Apparently HTC and Motorola made the same mistake.
On a Samsung Galaxy S 2.3.6 phone all tested browsers were vulnerable, stock browser, Firefox, Dolphin, Opera Mobile, Opera Mini.
In the latest firmware (4.0.4) for the Samsung Galaxy III the bug was patched, apparently Samsung was aware of the bug for some time.
(This list is incomplete, sometimes it depends of firmware version)
Please add a comment with your phone model if your experience this bug too, and don’t forget to install the workaround.
updated 27/9 sony phones added
Because it’s the only place where typo’s can make you smile:
And I love classic French cars:
