After brainstorming with a co-worker about possible uses for the Google Gears (Google’s offline browser storage solution), I thought it would be cool if I could do an autocompletion field without making repetitive and expensive HTTP connections to an Ajax script on a server somewhere. This would also slightly reduce load on a centralized database.
Yesterday, [...]
Category Archives: Computing
Autocompletion With Gears
June 7, 2008 – 8:58 pm
Updating WordPress with Subversion
June 21, 2007 – 8:54 pm
For various reasons, I’ve decided to start updating my WordPress install with Subversion. The process is very simple and safe, if you follow some simple steps from your SSH or Telnet session. Note: you have to have Subversion installed on the server you’re trying to do this on. Try doing the [...]
Coulter’s First Law of Open Source
April 20, 2007 – 2:40 pm
With an infinite number of code monkeys banging an an infinite number of keyboards, you will get an infinite number of DVD ripping programs… and no halfway decent way of using multiple monitors in Linux.
Is OpenOffice in trouble?
April 18, 2007 – 3:40 pm
With Google’s announcement of an upcoming Powerpoint-esque web application, is there any reason I’d ever want to use OpenOffice? I value the collaboration and constant availability from any web-enabled computer much higher than I value being able to use a slightly clunky desktop application.
As far as I’m concerned, Microsoft Office has Open Office beat [...]
Training Today
April 4, 2007 – 8:52 am
Today, we’re getting trained for the new integrated portal system for the college. I’m excited about getting started on it, but I’m not looking forward to spending two full days in training.
TiVo to run Windows!
April 1, 2007 – 3:29 pm
TiVo just announced that in the next week, they’ll begin pushing out a service update to existing TiVo boxes that will update them from running a customized version of Linux to running a special version of embedded Windows . This is very exciting news. Now my TiVo box can be as stable as [...]
Monsters by Mail
March 31, 2007 – 9:22 pm
In case you haven’t heard, my friend Len (of Jawbone Radio) has decided to draw up to 150 monsters based on adjectives suggested by his adoring public. For only $20, you can enter the adjective of your choice and Len will draw and color it by hand on a 4×6 postcard and send it [...]
Twitterified
March 30, 2007 – 6:15 pm
I’ve decided to give Twitter a try. I’m going to be using it for thoughts or links that don’t warrant a full blog post. You’ll be able to see these links on my twitter page or on my sidebar under “Thoughts and Links”. If you’re into twitter, you can add me as [...]
Web 3.0: Now More Hoaxy
March 21, 2007 – 10:39 pm
Today, Michael posted a link to a Canadian blog who described one of the reasons that Web 3.0 will fail. I agree that greed and closed systems will cause the downfall of what has been coined as “Web 3.0″.
There’s a more fundamental reason, though. “Web 2.0,” as a term, was coined after the [...]
Goodbye Ars Technica
March 21, 2007 – 2:47 pm
I am finally removing Ars Technica from my feed reader. The reason for this is pure and simple, incomplete articles in the RSS feed. In fact, they don’t even include a snippet. All they have is a one sentence abstract/teaser. It reminds me of TV news stations that have commercials that [...]