Earlier this year I dropped my Palm m505. On a really hard surface. At Orly. It survived, but would no longer sync. Clearly the Universe was sending me a message it was time to upgrade my PDA. And, of course, that would mean re-evaluating my entire gadget strategy, including my PDA, cell phone, iPod, and camera. And there, in front of me, was the answer, clear as day: it was time to get an iPhone. I heard a choir of angels singing. Oh, it was so right. Continue reading
I’m starting a new category dedicated to the beleaguered legions who are pressed into service during the precious few hours of respite they have from working for the man: The Weekend SysAdmins. Continue reading
Back in the old days, when I taught a community college course on programming, I learned the difference between data and information. Data is all around you. It doesn’t really help most of the time. Information, on the other hand, is the data distilled into a form you can actually use. Continue reading
I can’t claim to be on the bleeding edge of pop culture. But, hey! Even the 26 yr olds I work with hadn’t heard of this. And I was twigged onto this by my buddy Ray, who’s about my age.
So, check out Frisky Dingo, by the creators of Sealab 2021, Adam Reed and Matt Thompson. Sadly, AdultSwim won’t play their videos to international visitors (like Canadians).
On the upside, another buddy just told me about this cool tool which lets you choose which country you want to appear to be coming from, and it hooks you up! More info in an upcoming post.
In the meantime, feel free to ream the boneheads at AdultSwim by viddying the Frisky Dingo goodies at https://www.sidereel.com/Frisky_Dingo.
A friend IMed me asking for info on how to determine an IP’s real-world location. We use MaxMind’s GeoIP product at work, but I figured there’d be an open source version out there. And sure enough, I found the hostIP project, which boasts some pretty cool features in a number of different languages. I’m looking forward to playing with it!
Webmasters and web developers have a very intimate relationship with their browsers. All the web developers I know use Firefox because they can customize the browser with an impressive array of extensions, plug-ins and add-ons. It also doesn’t hurt that the browser is open-standards-friendly, and open source. Continue reading
Nobody’s ever accused me of being a shrinking violet. If I’ve got something on my mind, I usually vent it, and damn the consequences. Historically, it’s been a recipe for disaster. I figure no one can look away from a car wreck, so welcome to my world. Continue reading