Leopard has been out for a few days now and I have to admit, I am quite disappointed. Of the 300 new features the only new thing I really see is eye candy. Let’s take a look at some of the major “new” features: automated backup, security, finder updates, GUI changes and miscellaneous new features. Continue Reading »
Leopard Really Worth $129?
Google: Please use SSL for Everything
The more I use google’s services the more I find that they do not use SSL by default. As someone who knows how easy it is to eavesdrop on clear text I would love to see google encrypt everything with SSL by default. Most of their services will work with SSL, but you have to manually go to the right URL for it to work. Continue Reading »
Lighttpd Settings for Serendipity
An issue with lighttpd over apache is rewriting
URLs. Most web based scripts out there are designed for apache and
nothing else. If you want to run another web server then you have to
figure it out yourself, which can be a fun experience. Continue Reading »
Right Price for Tech Support
I’ve been thinking about implementing a dynamic price for tech support depending on many factors. This is what I am thinking of charging per hour: Continue Reading »
iTunes, Better Known as iBloat
iTunes is a neat program, but it sucks at the same time. The only time I get the magical beach ball in OS X is when I am running iTunes.
The most common time to have iTunes freeze up is right after a video podcast has finished downloading. If you are watching a video in iTunes and another large download finishes iTunes freezes up. Quite often it will freeze up for up to a minute with the only thing on the screen is the wheel of death. On top of that whatever is playing in locks up, but the timer continues. You then have to scroll back in the video to find your place. Continue Reading »
Four Stages of Computer Literacy
There are four stages to technology literacy; ignorant, tolerant, instructor, and researcher. When you look at each of these categories it can mean a wide verity of concepts. Let’s take a look at each of them to see where you might fit in.
The first stage I call the ignorance stage, the person will often say things like “I don’t care how it works; I just want it to work.” This group is often scared of technology as they have no idea how it functions. The people do not want to do anything on a computer because they are afraid they will break it. Continue Reading »
Giving Gmail a Fighting Chance
I am a long time desktop email client advocate. I have been using Thunderbird since nearly the day it came out. I believe I started using it around version 0.3 which came out in late 2003. I could see the potential and it has grown into a great application. Continue Reading »
Teaching Binary with Wood
Learning binary can be painful if not taught by a good teacher. One of the most complex aspects of binary is adding binary numbers together which is known as ANDing. That is where the device below comes into play, it visually shows exactly how ANDing works. Continue Reading »
Youtube Adsense Ads are Slow
Last night I started to notice the site running quite slow. After some investigation I figured out the issue was in the adsense video player I added a few days back. The player itself was taking up to a minute to load. After removing the player from the site the page load times for me were back under a second. Continue Reading »
Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000 Review
After making a error in judgment and leaving my old mouse on the floor to have my dog chew through the cable it was time to get a new external mouse. Seeing that the odds are fairly high that I would make the same mistake again I decided to go with a wireless mouse to avoid the pain of walking in the door to find my mouse cable in a four pieces. After reading through quite a few reviews I decided to go with the Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000. Continue Reading »
