I was just reading my friend Derik’s blog. He was saying he regularly googles himself (no, that’s nothing dirty) to see if he is the top “Derik” listed. So of cource I googled myself, and I’m not even the first page! One problem is that Michael Clark is a very common name. If I google [...]
Archive of entries posted in the year 2005
WordPress 2 Released
A new version of the WordPress Blog System has been released. I’m updating my other WordPress based web sites, and am seriously considering switching to it for PlanetMike, away from the Blosxom system.
Apple iTunes Music Store 1,500 podcasts limit
The podcast categories in iTunes only show the first 1500 podcasts. So my wife’s podcast no longer shows up in the Arts and Entertainment category. Do you think Apple underestimated the popularity of podcasting?
TV Channel Phone Annoyance
One of the local TV stations decided it was their right to annoy me by calling me at home for a “survey.” Luckily I wasn’t able to answer the phone to talk with their computer’s pre-recorded drivel. I have emailed their “Community Relations” department with a complaint about them not taking the high road by [...]
Technorati
I’ve just signed up with Technorati. Yeah, I’m late to the game. Technorati Profile.
Merging apache web server logs
The super-duper really handy mergelog program compiles just fine under OS X 10.4.2, if you remember to add a “sudo” before the “make install” command.
Installing Software on a Headless Xserve G5
I needed to run the Dantz Retrospect Backlup client onto my new Apple XServe G5. The problem is that the G5 doesn’t have a monitor. You can install packages through the command line on the server. Simply ssh into the box, then run the installer command. If you want to log into the box with [...]
Million Moving Pixels
I just paid for my first bit of advertising of PlanetMike.com. I bought 100 pixels at MillionMovingPixels.com. I have the top left corner of the page. Can you tell what the icon is? It is my cat Curious, rotating in place. That page is going to look incredibly busy when it has a few more [...]
“Click Here”
A great article I wish I had written: Why “Click here” is bad linking practice.
Vonage Service Plans
I’m looking into getting a new phone number for use at home, so of course I’m looking at VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) solutions. I’ve found three so far that seem viable. Skype, Gizmo Project, and Vonage.
1. Skype. I’ve had a Skype screen name for about a year, but during a system upgrade the password [...]
