Category Archives: Web Stuff

“The site made the front page of CNN.” Suffice it to say, we had to upgrade the server. I’m so envious of the guys who got to work on this project.

You may notice that I’m now running this blog on WordPress. I got tired of waiting for Perl to execute, and since I’m on a shared host it meant I couldn’t blog in the morning. Next step: find a theme … Continue reading →

Notorious Apple-defender John Gruber is at it again. He just can’t accept any other music service. I mean how can you not see through phrases like There’s very high “it just works” factor here. or Music is easy to find, … Continue reading →

SCO thinks it won’t survive the legal mess it started. Just think, if they hadn’t tried to assert ludicrous claims about owning intellectual property they didn’t own, they might have been able to focus on making their crappy products better … Continue reading →

I recently read a rant on a non-profit mailing list about how vendors were out to screw the little guy by “overcharging for hosting and hiding it by bundling it with maintenance hours.” It pissed me off. Here’s the scenario … Continue reading →

I get this question just often enough to merit a post: “What CMS/Framework should I use for my apps?” The key is “apps”–that tells me the questioner hasn’t thought through his or her problem enough. There is no one answer, … Continue reading →

If you’re wondering where your favorite internet radio station went this morning, that’s because today is the “Day of Silence” for internet radio. To administer rights for songs played on the radio (you didn’t think it was free, did you?), … Continue reading →

I’m going to give you the secret to going from a techno-dud to a techno-stud, suddenly understanding computers and being able to be regarded as intelligent by the computer trogs at work. It’s a big secret we keep from the … Continue reading →