Hamsters running every where
All around
Might give you a scare
People screaming scared but why?
Seven little creatures giving it a try
Take it from me thair harmless and small
Each and every one of you don't think at all
Rats or mice or giuni-pigs
So say Hampsters once it'll give you the gigs.

Olivia (aged 7).

Why do so many websites feel the need to constantly change their appearance? They could at least give you the option to choose between the old and the new, but that doesn't happen very often.

Anyway, Google Reader was updated a few days ago, and it's been annoying me that they changed the font sizes. Normally, it wouldn't be a problem if you're using Firefox - you just use Stylish or Content Preferences, etc. to change the appearance on a per site basis.

However, just to be awkward, I like having google reader in an SSB using Fluid which doesn't easily allow you to change the site's appearance. There are a few solutions on the net, using userscripts, but they all seemed to be slightly broken due to the fact that google reader keeps changing it's structure and appearance (:rolleyes:).

Luckily, userscripts are pretty simple, so using Firebug I managed to track down the elements I wanted to change, went to the Userstyles Preferences, and added a couple of CSS rules to change the font sizes:



Set the URL Pattern to *google.com/reader* and Bob is your proverbial.

I wonder how long it will last?

Does anybody else think it's slightly bizarre that Microsoft have spent money on an advertising campaign for a product they don't even make? I always thought they made software...

http://oettinger.dk/touch-plugin/

Nuf sed.

I haven't seen anything on the net for a while thats surprised me, but this did:

Defender of the Fav Icon

A playable game INSIDE the favicon!

Cool.

We've all done it. You lick an envelope and cut your tongue. My youngest went one better a few days ago - she bit right through her tongue! I guess it's what happens when you try sticking your tongue out while attempting a mooney a bit too close to the banisters...

If you're feeling brave, take a look at the pic: Ouch!

Happily, it's healed up pretty well in just a few days.

Some of my many readers will remember that I had a particular gripe about OSX's Exposé feature, where it forced you to mouse over every window to find the window you really want, because it would only show the title of the window under the mouse. A right pain if you have lots of text editor windows that all look the same when shrunk to fit on the screen.

While searching for Mail RSS hints and tips, I came across this posting which points out that you can hold down the Option key to show all the window titles! Very nice. Not sure why it's an option though - it would be better if pressing the key toggled the feature on and off.

Maybe the reason it's not more well known is that it seems a bit buggy. It worked for me first time, but it seems to be a bit hit and miss for some people...