Through the course of some research for a project I ran across a CGI directory site. Basically it lists various CGI scripts and also a handful of tutorials and tips. The site is http://www.cgi-bin.com. What is so special about this directory? Well, nothing actually. I just thought I’d mention it for the following funny reason. …
Another fine list from Mashable.com, comin at ya! You know the story: although your ISP claims that your connection is lightning fast, those huge video files you just grabbed off Google Video and YouTube are taking forever to download. Most people figure that slow download speeds are normal. If you use the built-in download manager …
The folks over at Mashable.com come up with some great lists. Here is one that I thought was particularly useful in the internet and blogging realm. Over 100 tools for Flickr addicts. Head on over to check it out! FLICKR TOOLBOX: 100+ Tools For Flickr Addicts
If you are at all concerned with analyzing user activity on your site, then you are probably already using a tool such as Google Analytics or Statcounter. These are two very good tools and they give a LOT of information. A new site called ClickTale however is pushing the envelope in this arena with some …
According to some witnesses (sounds like a real news story, huh) Apple Stores and Best Buy stores are no longer accepting shipments of the old or current Mac keyboards. What does it all mean? Should we be expecting new Macs to hit the stores? Read the story here: Old Mac Keyboards No Longer Shipping, New …
The YouTube famed Gunecologist playing Sweet Child Of Mine by Guns N Roses… with fart sounds on his hands! This guy is really amazing. The first couple of minutes are a little boring, but at around three and a half minutes in it really picks up and makes it worth the wait. Check it out …
I just installed the WP-Syntax WordPress plugin for the last post. This was so I could have my sample Java code formatted and syntax highlighted in the post. Wow! I didn’t realize how bad it was going to be formatted. The plugin is nice and the syntax highlighting is good, but the code is formatted …
I use and love the WordPress platform for this and several other blogs that I maintain. One of the many cool features of WordPress is that it supports XML-RPC. What does that mean? Well XML is… XML. It’s the extensible markup language and is basically just a way of formatting data in some meaningful way. …
It appears that the software and operating system giant, Microsoft will be offering it’s next version of Microsoft Works as a free ad-supported software suite. For the time being, however, the new version of Works will be ad-funded, according to Satya Nadella, the newly minted Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Search & Advertising Platform Group. …
As if Apple didn’t have enough troubles with an idiotic class action suit. Now Eminem represented by Eight Mile Style LLC and Martin Affiliated LLC, his music publisher and copyright manager, is suing Apple for millions. Why? He says that he never gave Apple the right to distribute his tunes on iTunes. The funny thing …