I just received a sign-up offer for a FREE 1 year subscription to Internet Retailer magazine. I don’t do much internet retailing, but for a cost of FREE I couldn’t really pass it up. The sales pitch states that it includes: …comprehensive coverage of the practices, strategies and technologies that are shaping web retailing… latest …
Where I live the local Classic Rock radio station has a Friday / weekend tradition. At 5:00PM (quitin’ time) they play the song Weekend by Wet Willie. This of course signifies that the weekend is starting! I used to work for a company where I commuted with one of my best friends. So on the …
I was just listening to my U2 Edition iPod and Blue Oyster Cult’s In Thee came on. I love classic music of the 70’s era so I have a lot of this type of stuff. This time round though I was listening to the lyrics… which is quite odd for me. Especially if I’m working. …
Fall is fast approaching and of course we have the scary movie marathons to look for both on the screen and on television. The latest reincarnation of the Halloween the movie franchise was written and directed by none other than Rob Zombie. Don’t know who that is? He is a rock… maybe goth rock musician …
In the first part of this series titled “Would You Like To Post To WordPress From Java?” I introduced you (hopefully) to the XML-RPC mechanism that WordPress implements. I also showed how it is quite simple to post to a WordPress blog using Java and the Redstone XML-RPC API. In this installation I’d like to …
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 …