http://simonwillison.net/2010-02-11T17:49:08+00:00Simon Willison2010-02-11T17:49:08+00:002010-02-11T17:49:08+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2010/Feb/11/video/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/2010/02/html5-video-markup.html">HTML5 video markup, compatibility and playback</a></strong></p> Everything you need to know about embedding HTML5 video on a page, complete with multiple codecs to cover the various supporting browsers and a fallback to Flash. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/flash">flash</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/html5">html5</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/niall-kennedy">niall-kennedy</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/video">video</a></p>

2009-02-16T20:35:23+00:002009-02-16T20:35:23+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Feb/16/google/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/2009/02/google-app-engine-119.html">Google App Engine 1.1.9 boosts capacity and compatibility</a></strong></p> Niall summarises the recent changes to App Engine. urllib and urllib2 support plus massively increased upload limits and request duration quotas will make it a whole lot easier to deploy serious projects on the platform. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-app-engine">google-app-engine</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/niall-kennedy">niall-kennedy</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/urllib">urllib</a></p>

2008-09-04T01:50:21+00:002008-09-04T01:50:21+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Sep/4/story/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/2008/09/google-chrome.html">The story behind Google Chrome</a></strong></p> Superbly researched by Niall Kennedy—a detailed overview of the staff and acquisitions that went in to Google Chrome. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/chrome">chrome</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google">google</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/niall-kennedy">niall-kennedy</a></p>

2008-06-09T10:59:40+00:002008-06-09T10:59:40+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Jun/9/ordnance/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/code/maps/openspace.html">Ordnance Survey OpenSpace Demo</a></strong></p> Niall Kennedy threw a demo up on his site—the map seems to load a lot faster than Google Maps and the level of detail once you zoom down to street level is really impressive. <p><small></small>Via <a href="http://simonwillison.net/2008/Jun/9/os/#c39338">Niall Kennedy</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/maps">maps</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/niall-kennedy">niall-kennedy</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/openspace">openspace</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ordinancesurvey">ordinancesurvey</a></p>

2008-04-10T23:14:24+00:002008-04-10T23:14:24+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Apr/10/google/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/2008/04/google-app-engine.html">Google App Engine for developers</a></strong></p> Best in-depth coverage so far, from Niall Kennedy. I didn’t know that Guido had worked on the Django compatibility layer. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/django">django</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/google-app-engine">google-app-engine</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/guido-van-rossum">guido-van-rossum</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/niall-kennedy">niall-kennedy</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/python">python</a></p>

2007-03-24T19:11:07+00:002007-03-24T19:11:07+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Mar/24/apollo/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2007/03/adobe-apollo.html"><p>Most Apollo applications will likely be repurposed web pages running inside a specialized environment. [...] Imagine your heavy, always-open web apps leaving your browser tab and creating an application-like presence in your taskbar.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2007/03/adobe-apollo.html">Niall Kennedy</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/apollo">apollo</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/niall-kennedy">niall-kennedy</a></p>

2007-03-24T19:10:13+00:002007-03-24T19:10:13+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Mar/24/adobe/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2007/03/adobe-apollo.html">Adobe Apollo: beyond the hype</a></strong></p> Niall Kennedy explains Apollo. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/adobe">adobe</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/apollo">apollo</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/niall-kennedy">niall-kennedy</a></p>

2006-12-20T19:21:48+00:002006-12-20T19:21:48+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2006/Dec/20/ohthehumanity/#atom-tag

<blockquote cite="http://www.scripting.com/2006/12/20.html#godBlessTheReinventers"><p>I read on Niall Kennedy that del.icio.us has come up with an API that returns a JSON structure, and I figured, sheez it can't be that hard to parse, so let's see what it looks like, and damn, IT'S NOT EVEN XML! [...] Who did this travesty? Let's find a tree and string them up. Now.</p></blockquote> <p class="cite">&mdash; <a href="http://www.scripting.com/2006/12/20.html#godBlessTheReinventers">Dave Winer</a></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/dave-winer">dave-winer</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/delicious">delicious</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/douglas-crockford">douglas-crockford</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/json">json</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/niall-kennedy">niall-kennedy</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/xml">xml</a></p>

2006-11-22T10:41:23+00:002006-11-22T10:41:23+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2006/Nov/22/spam/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.niallkennedy.com/blog/archives/2006/11/spam-farms-social-web.html">The Spam Farms of the Social Web</a></strong></p> Really interesting exposé by Niall Kennedy. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/niall-kennedy">niall-kennedy</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/spam">spam</a></p>