When I first got my 40GB iPod (3G) this summer, it was great. Except for one small problem. My music was stored on an external hard drive. The music played fine through iTunes while the external drive was mounted. Unfortunately, the iPod was not recognized through the external hard drive’s second FireWire port. I really […]
Archive of posts filed under the Technology category.
Eudora is Crashing
I’ve been using Qualcomm’s Eudora for the Mac since the day I started at CDT, June 1, 1999. I’ve moved my Eudora settings file from Mac to Mac as I’ve upgraded machines over the years. And I’ve changed versions of Eudora many times since then. And changed from OS 8.something to my current OS X […]
Hack Attempt on PlanetMike
Someone tried to deface PlanetMike yesterday. From my server logs: 200.140.36.178 – – [01/Sep/2004:01:36:43 -0400] “PUT /Hack3rz.htm HTTP/1.0” 403 1293 “-” “Microsoft Data Access Internet Publishing Provider DAV 1.1” A google search turned up some info on these “Hack3rz”, but not much useful information. And a All-Nettools.com search showed that IP address to be in […]
Tickets to the Prince William County Fair
I wanted to take my family to the Prince William County Fair next week. So I visited the web site to get information on hours and ticket prices. The PWC Fair is exactly backwards in how they charge for tickets. If I wait to buy tickets at the door, it is $14 per ticket (adults […]
Windows Longhorn delayed (Again)! What a shocker!
“Microsoft’s first beta of Longhorn, the next major Windows client release, has been delayed until the second half of next year and could delay the expected 2006 release date even more; ” Infoworld.
Identical Sites?
An interesting study of the primary gurus of web design: These web sites are identical? or are they?.
Ways to Speed up Download Time
This page gives a fairly obvious list of things to do to speed up your web page.
Branding the Web
An interesting article on Brand Value and the User Experience. And another artilce Brand Experience and the Web.
Windows ME? OMG!
You may be wondering why I have a Windows Millenium Edition computer at home. Because that’s what came on the computer (Pentium III-733) when I bought it in December 1999. My newer machine I got a few years ago is running Linux (was RedHat, now is Debian). And my next home computer will be a […]
Goodbye Internet Explorer!
I have finally removed Internet Explorer from my ancient Windows ME machine at home. Mozilla Firefox is enjoying its new home. And why have I taken this bold step? Because the US government told me too. Kinda. See CERT Vulnerability Note VU#713878.