Stainless, a multi-process browser for OS X inspired by Google Chrome

First, a disclaimer: At this point, Stainless is really just a technology demo and is likely to stay that way (though we might add some novel ideas we have for bookmark, history and download management).

So, why did we create yet-another-WebKit-browser?

Because building a multi-process browser for OS X was a cool way to leverage the multi-processing technology we developed for one of our products, Hypercube .

Judging from Chromium's OS X Detailed Status page, the Mac version of Chrome will use a WebCore-rendered bitmap to pass between the browser and rendering processes. The strategy we use in Hypercube (and now Stainless) is far less ambitious, but a whole lot easier to do and, thus, available today for your downloading pleasure
(for Leopard only, sorry).

Welcome to Stainless

Thanks for downloading Stainless: a multi-process browser for OS X inspired by Google Chrome.
Each tab in Stainless runs independently in a separate process, which means:

• Increased performance.
  Slow page loads (especially due to plugins such as Flash) can't affect the responsiveness of the browser or other tabs.


• Increased stability.
  Crashed pages can't bring down the browser or other tabs.


• Decreased memory usage.
  Once a tab is closed, the memory for that session is completely freed to the system.

In addition, like Chrome, Stainless has tabs that can be dragged between windows, a unified address and search bar, and a private browsing mode.
But please remember that, at this time, Stainless is really just a technology demo. As such, it's missing a number of features you'd expect to find in a production ready browser: a download manager, a bookmarks manager, font and text handling, page search, view source, etc.
Still, we think our multi-process solution is pretty cool; and we hope you think so, too.
Have fun, and let us know what you think!

Câmara do Seixal aposta no graffiti para requalificar concelho

08.10.2008 - 16h03 Lusa
A quinta edição do Seixal Graffiti junta a partir de sexta-feira naquele concelho autores de "arte urbana" nacionais e internacionais, que dão uma nova cor às paredes das cidades. [...]

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Quem é que ouve música como nós?

last.fm /portugal
29set-05out

1 Radiohead – In Rainbows
2 Metallica – Death Magnetic
3 Muse – Absolution
4 MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
5 Muse – Black Holes And Revelations
6 Radiohead – OK Computer
7 Interpol – Our Love to Admire
8 Muse – Origin of Symmetry
9 Feist – The Reminder
10 The Killers – Hot Fuss

Google - Homepage back...

Homenagem aos 10 anos do Google. Um time-lapse [pt/en] de Julho de 2007 até à sua criação. O trabalho foi realizado com a captura de páginas da Wayback Machine do Internet Archive.

Para todos os stressados que andem aí

Gato Fedorento
- Zé Carlos
-- Rústicos pelo Epicurismo

andimapc.com

Terra : um pequeno grão

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Big Buck Bunny

via Tux Vermelho by rafaeldecastro@gmail.com (Rafael Castro) on 9/8/08


Já antes se tinha aqui falado nos filmes open-source como por exemplo o "Elephants Dream". Agora é a vez do Big Buck Bunny. Mais um filme em open-source completamente digital produzido pela Blender Foundation através da sua ferramenta "Blender".

É extremamente positivo ver estas iniciativas por parte desta fundação pois poderá funcionar como ponto de partida para outras produtoras que assim tornariam o mundo do cinema digital (e não só) num mundo muito mais vivo e com a participação de todos.

Aqui fica o link para todos os downloads do filme (o próprio filme e todo o material de produção).

iTunes to gain 6,000 unsigned artists

via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Dave Caolo on 9/25/08

Filed under: Apple Corporate, iTS, iTunes
The good news is that the iTunes Store is about to gain an additional 6,000 artists, and the great news is that they're all unsigned.

Distorted Loop is reporting that Apple has signed a deal with Pure Play Music to add their artists to the iTunes Store, accounting for more that 1 million tracks. eMusic, Amazon and Napster are also a part of the deal.

"The new era of distribution is now," said Richard Labrum, Vice President of Business Affairs at Pure Play, "and we are thrilled to take the leadership role."

Wow, an executive who gets it. Someone send this guy a box of Cuban cigars. I say the more indies in the iTunes Store the better. Recently, I was forced to listen to FM radio (for the first time in years) during a 3-hour car ride. It was torture. Perhaps I've been spoiled by the instant gratification of an iPod -- listening to exactly what I want to hear exactly when I want to hear it -- but I couldn't wait to get out of that car.

I thought, "There must be better music out there." There is, but you won't hear it on commercial radio.

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Found Footage: Apple sounds "song"

via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) by Cory Bohon on 9/25/08

Filed under: Found Footage



Some might argue that the Apple sound effects found in the "Sound" preference pane can get a little annoying over time. However, a YouTube user has turned those "annoying" tweets and chirps into somewhat of a song.

The song project, created in GarageBand, is available for download from the creator's website. While there, you can also download an m4a audio file of the song -- who knows, this might make a really good iPhone ringtone!

Of course, this guy isn't the first to pull such a stunt, as a Windows version has existed for a while. Now, if you want that on your iPhone, we've got to talk.

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