Author: Ryan Neudorf

  • Dot-Com Era Browser Tech

    Dot-Com Era Browser Tech

    Thanks to my RetroPosts plugin, this weekend I was reminded of a blog post I wrote in 2008 – Web Dev Challenge: 1996 Compatibility. In the post I outlined rules for developing for browsers from 1996: CSS1, Javascript 1, 640×480 screen resolution, etc. I think I assumed this would be a relatively simple challenge, but…


  • Newsworthy Turns One

    One year ago this week, the Newsworthy.ca bot started ingesting Canada’s local news. In celebration of the site’s one year anniversary, I added two new features: continuous scroll – you can keep reading the news forever; default edition – you can now set your default city. Out of curiosity pulled some stats from the database.…


  • Apple iPhone 5S & 5C Canadian vs US Prices

    In a followup to yesterday’s post about the eLitePhone 5S, here’s a chart comparing the US iPhone prices to the Canadian prices. Unlocked of course, carrier contract deals have not been announced yet. Canadian US Difference iPhone 5C 16GB $599 $549 (CA$567) $32 iPhone 5C 32GB $719 $649 (CA$670) $49 iPhone 5S 16GB $719 $649 (CA$670)…