So, you’ve worked out that IE7 isn’t standards-compliant WRT the opacity property in CSS, so you’ve used the ‘filter:alpha’ method – and the opacity’s still not working? IE7 needs an element to be positioned before opacity will work. If you don’t want to use positioning, apply zoom:1; to the element in CSS (both standard and […]
SQL Server: Using Parameters and Local Variables
I was trying to get a stored procedure in SQL Server to run using a mixture of parameters passed from an ASP.NET page and a local variable which I wanted to declare in order to modify one of the parameters received. I couldn’t figure out where to put the local variable in relation to the […]
Two Connections for One Wireless Network?
I’ve been having this weird problem at home with my wireless network. I have a Windows Vista Ultimate laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad T61p) and a Netgear RangeMax WNR854T wireless router. In ‘Network & Sharing Centre’ on Vista, it shows that I have two network connections to the same wireless network. Both show I’m connected to local […]
TyTn II Won't Go Into Standby
I’ve had my TyTn II for about 7 months now and yesterday it just started playing up. I made no software or hardware changes or did anything unusual. It just wouldn’t go into standby, and when it did, it was a Standby Of Death (SOD). Also, when I slid the keyboard out, the screen wouldn’t […]
Jeremy Leggett’s 22 reasons why Peak Oil is real
Originally posted at http://www.lowcarboneconomy.com/_low_carbon_blog#blog1342 Last night, I attended “Energy & Resources for the Transition to a Sustainable Future”, a talk in Brighton organized by www.transitionbrightonandhove.org.uk (on 18/04/08). One of the speakers was Jeremy Leggett. Below is my transcript of his talk, the presentation for which will be made available as soon as possible. I believe […]
Description of the Tadpole of the Rhacophorid Frog Rhacophorus Georgii Roux
ABSTRACT.—Rhacophorus georgii is a poorly known species from southeast Asia. The morphology andhabitat of oviposition and the tadpole of Rhacophorus georgii are described, and counts of ovarian eggcompliments reported. Tadpoles were located in water pools in cavities of tree trunks in the Lambusango Reserve, Buton Island, southeast Sulawesi. The tadpole generally conforms to a lentic, […]