Review: “8 Ball Quick Fire Pool”
Posted by Peter | Filed under Games
![[game screenshot]](http://www.avid-insight.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/8-ball-quick-fire-pool.jpg)
Don’t let the name fool you — “8 Ball Quick Fire Pool” game isn’t actually 8 ball rules. Rather, it’s a fun single-player game. The rules are somewhat similar to straight pool (or 14.1 continuous), in that you are allowed to hit and pot any ball you like, and you score points each time you do so. However, it is also a race against the clock, so speed is encouraged.
There are lots of things I like about this game. First and foremost is the fact that it’s very well polished. There are no rough edges or unnecessary extra features in it. It is all about potting as many racks of pool balls as possible in quick succession. The polish is certainly enhanced a lot by excellent top-down graphics.
PHP gotcha: Content Type matters!
Posted by Peter | Filed under Programming
I encountered a frustrating problem regarding HTTP content type headers today. It massively broke the design of my site in Firefox, but didn’t seem to affect anything in Internet Explorer. The lesson learned is to be very careful where you send the Content-Type header using PHP.
