Log Files
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
For the “I’m sure I’ll need to know this sometime” file: Here’s a post about log file management in JRun.
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Preview of Flex Beta 3
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
kuwamoto.org has a sneak peak at Flex beta 3.
Torrent-Like Abilities in OS X Leopard?
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Rumor sites are reporting that Leopard (MacOS 10.5) may have peer-to-peer sharing abilities in the OS that would allow the system to share with other computers system and application updates. This would be a opt-in feature that would be rewarded by Apple with free songs or other incentives. Benefits would include faster downloads, less bandwidth for Apple and the ability to more easily update computers in an institutional setting without soaking the incoming bandwidth.
ABC.com: Full Episode Streaming
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
ABC’s new streaming service is amazing. Through their use of Flash they have created a site that is both compatible with many platforms and browsers as well as beautiful. Not a lot of shows there right now, but probably the ones that most want to see: Desperate Housewives, Lost, Alias and Commander in Chief. I hope that this is successful enough to encourage the other networks to follow.
New Apple Ad Campaign
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
I haven't seen any of these on TV yet but Apple has started a new Mac vs PC ad campaign.
Image Management
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Here's an interview at photoshopsupport.com with Scott Bourne about the current landscape of photo management/cataloging applications including lightroom, aperture and iPhoto.
New Version of JRun Coming Soon
Tuesday, May 2, 2006
I have long wondered what the future of JRun is as it has been a long time since version four came out and you almost never hear about JRun from Macromedia/Adobe. I was surprised and happy this morning to read that the next version of JRun is ready for beta testers.
Firefox Extensions
Friday, April 28, 2006
Yesterday I helped Kristi Peters with her Firefox workshop. Here are some extensions that were referenced during that workshop. Tab Sidebar Forecastfox Search Engines technorati tags: neta06, firefox
Firefox Two Features and Priorities
Monday, April 24, 2006
Mozilla has published an interesting list of requirements for Firefox 2 along with priorities for each.
McNealy Steps Down at Sun
Monday, April 24, 2006
Yay! I’ve always gotten the feeling with McNealy that he was more wrapped up in being proud of himself than doing good work for Sun. I hope that the new guy can turn Sun around. Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has stepped down as chief executive, replaced by President Jonathan Schwartz, the company said Monday. McNealy, who will remain chairman, led the server and software company through the dot-com bubble, but the Santa Clara, Calif.
Giving Thunderbird Another Try
Monday, April 24, 2006
I have tried to use thunderbird for spans of days and weeks in the past to see if it could make me a convert and each time I have gone back to OS X’s Mail.app after getting frustrated mostly with Thunderbird’s sluggishness on the mac. In the past week, Mail.app has been starting to choke on me quite a bit and with a universal version of Thunderbird available I have decided to give it a go again.
Opera 9 Beta 1 Available
Monday, April 24, 2006
Opera Software today announced the first public Beta of Opera 9. This version includes Widgets, small Web programs running in their own windows that are fun, easy-to-use and live on users' desktops. The Opera 9 Beta also features support for BitTorrent, a popular file downloading technology, in addition to an easy-to-use content blocker and thumbnail previews of tabbed sites.Widgets, BitTorrent, content blocking: Introducing Opera 9 Beta
Flock Now Universal!!
Friday, April 21, 2006
Firefox went universal binary with the 1.5.0.2 release and now Flock, in their continuous updates has started offering universals. I had drifted towards Firefox since it was working so much faster than Flock, but now I can return to what has become my favorite browser! WooHoo.
NDE Wrapup
Monday, April 17, 2006
This is a long time after-the-fact but here is a pdf of the presentation that I gave at NDE a couple of weeks ago for those that wish to have it.
Web Standards Project
Thursday, April 13, 2006
The Web Standards Project has been redesigned.
Video Sharing Sites
Thursday, April 13, 2006
There are starting to be a LOT of sites focused on sharing videos. Here is a guide to many of them from publish.com.
Google Calendar is Here
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Google has launched their new calendar service. I haven’t had time to mess with it yet, but it has a nice look to it and appears to be an easy place to create a calendar and subscribe to other calendars. There is a tour available right on the front page.
Good Page - Email it to yourself!
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Toread is a new service that will let you easily email pages to yourself for later reading and easy searching. Set up a mail filter looing for the address that the pages come from and you have a fantastic page archive!
Even MS Hates IE
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
CSS Stylesheet on one of Microsoft’s sites contains styles such as “StupidIEWidthHack”, “StupidIEMarginHack” and “fix for the IE 1px-ooff margin error”.
Solar Eclipse from the Space Station
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Here’s a photo an astronaut on the space station took of this morning’s total solar eclipse.
Ruby on Rails 1.1
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Ruby on Rails 1.1 is out and getting great reviews with it's built in AJAX support and much-improved active record feature. Got to get back on track with learning it. Ruby on Rails 1.1: Web 2.0 on Rocket Fuel (web2.wsj2.com)
64 GB USB Drive
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
That's right! 64 GB!! Only $5,000. Consider an entire bootable drive that would fit in your pocket. Backup your drive to it. Put your tunes on it. 'Course you can get a couple times that amount memory for one to two hundred dollars. BUSlink's 64GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive PRO 2 Series - Engadget
Adobe's Chizen Discusses Macromedia Acquisition, Mactel
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Adobe under construction | Newsmakers | CNET News.com
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
World of Warcraft down all day, Blizzard has no ETA
Optimus Prime - 3D
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
A beautifully rendered 3d movie of Optimus Prime transforming.
Apple OS Gallery
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Wired takes a walk down the memory lane of Apple’s 30 years of Operating System glory. Ah, Multifinder…
A Bajillion Web 2.0 Sites - Reviewed
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
This is awesome. Somebody took the time to go through the cloud of web 2.0 sites available, categorize them and then rank and award them. If you are looking for inspiration for a site you are working on, look no further.
Creating a Secure Login with ColdFusion MX 7
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
This looks like a good tutorial on writing it right.
Another "Let us be your virtual home" site
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Goowy provides an email and IM interface along with online storage. Great interface.
From the "Balmer's an idiot" file
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Interviewer: "Do you have an iPod?" Balmer: "No, I do not. Nor do my children. My children--in many dimensions they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod." The Sleeping Giant Goes on the Offensive - April 3, 2006