Author Archives: pauli

Radi 0.8.1 and EPS import musings

Posted on May 10, 2012 by pauli

I finally managed to complete another update to Radi, my HTML5 content creation app. This new version 0.8.1 is all about fixing bugs and lots of workflow annoyances. Even though the version number increase is tiny, I feel that the … Continue reading →

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Win-win with Cocotron and Xcode 4.3 — code for Mac, build for Windows (Part 1)

Posted on February 24, 2012 by pauli

This is the first part of a tutorial in which I’d like to introduce you to one of my favorite open-source projects, The Cocotron (imagine the ominous silence of a Soviet nuclear reactor as the backdrop for pronouncing this name). … Continue reading →

Posted in Mac-related, Programming | 12 Comments

Good life at Happy Meal Central

Posted on January 21, 2012 by pauli

It’s been about a decade since the last time I had a meal at McDonald’s. I heard that they’re trying to change their image, and indeed it turns out that they’re nothing as stuck to their singular success recipe as … Continue reading →

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The opposite of thrifty

Posted on December 23, 2011 by pauli

Spending is a key component of modern life. The biggest victory in post-war history was achieved not with guns and steel, but through spending: the United States successfully outspent the Soviet Union, as the latter went bankrupt trying to keep … Continue reading →

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Why the Mac App Sandbox makes me sad

Posted on November 3, 2011 by pauli

Apple announced today that, starting in March 2012, all apps on the Mac App Store will be required to run in the so-called “App Sandbox”. The sandbox is an environment that locks down the Mac in ways that match (and … Continue reading →

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Canvas smartphone support hits 100%, video slightly behind

Posted on September 21, 2011 by pauli

Microsoft has finally given a date for the release of Windows Phone 7.5, also known as Mango. The update will start rolling out “in the next week or two”, depending on operator and hardware vendor processes. Hopefully it won’t be … Continue reading →

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Why Radi uses Canvas – comparing CSS-based animation and immediate rendering

Posted on August 31, 2011 by pauli

The market for HTML5 design apps has heated up lately. The number one question that I now get asked about my Radi application is: How does it compare to Edge and Hype? Isn’t it the same kind of app? On … Continue reading →

Posted in Animation, Mac-related, Web | 3 Comments

The Ten Abominations

Posted on July 17, 2011 by pauli

A site called Test Your Vocabulary was a small hit on Hacker News today. The test takes only a few minutes, and you get an estimate of the breadth of your English vocabulary as the approximate number of words you … Continue reading →

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Radi updated to v0.6

Posted on July 13, 2011 by pauli

I’ve just updated my Radi application to version 0.6. It’s still a free download. If you’re interested in the possibilities of HTML5 content creation, give it a try! There’s a bunch of interesting new stuff in this release — anchor … Continue reading →

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On Naming Things, and the CEO-Programmer

Posted on May 18, 2011 by pauli

I started this blog a few months back, but it didn’t have a title except for Pauli Olavi Ojala’s Notes. I’ve discovered that the lack of a title makes it extremely difficult for me to come up with things to … Continue reading →

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