While running the web traffic stats for some of my podcast sites, I noticed that a bunch of my MP3 files have been downloaded a bunch of times from the same IP address. And then two seconds later, it is downloaded again. Luckily the second time apache reports a 206 (file unchanged) error. The IP […]
Archive of posts filed under the Technology category.
I’m a Published Author
Woohoo! I am now writing for The Apple Blog. My first article came out today, and of course I made a stupid mistake in it. But regardless, it’s out there. MacBook Pro vs. MacBook/iMac vs. MacBook/Mac mini Now I have to continue writing one article a week.
O’Reilly Safari Signup Process Turning People Off
I googled a question about Photoshop, and one of the first page results was found in a book available in O’Reilly’s Safari service. The safari service gives you access to O’Reilly books online. I needed to signup for a free ten day/50 page account to see the info I was looking for. To actually get […]
Why DRM Sucks
Read The Top 10 Arguments Against DRM at Learn Out Loud.
Reason #692 to Use Your Own Domain Name
Wil Wheaton is agonizing over using his domain name for his blog vs the TypePad blog he’s been running ever since Moveable Type crashed a couple years ago. So for two years he’s been building the brand of Typepad. I think Wil (I should say Mr. Wheaton since i’be never met him, but I feel […]
Why is there a monthly fee for RAM in a server?
I’ve been looking around for a new dedicated web host for my web sites. Can anyone tell me why adding more hardware (e.g. upgrading the RAM from 1Gb to 2GB) would cost more per month? I don’t mind paying a set up fee, but paying an extra $30/month for a stick of RAM seems weird. […]
The New Battlestar Galactica
One of my friends (hey Brad!) asked me a while ago if I had seen the Battlestar Galactica. We don’t have cable TV, so no I haven’t. But I just watched the first two seasons in 43 minutes. I downloaded Battlestar Galactica: The Story So Far into iTunes. It’s a 465MB file, but it looks […]
Reason #603 to Use Your Own Domain Name
Another example of why using your own domain name is better than relying on free services out there. Change iTunes feed for Odeo podcast This user was using Odeo to create her podcast. Now she’s stuck using them, since Apple’s iTunes podcast directory has that URL. And Odeo doesn’t provide a way to get out […]
Reason #602 to Use Your Own Domain Name
Like I wrote in Investing in a Deadend, here’s another reason to only create content (your writing, photos, music, or movies) in a web space that is under your direct control so that you can easily move to another web host if you need to. WordPress.com is giving people only 7 hours to remove content […]
Investing in a Deadend
A friend of mine runs a blog at Blogware.com. Her site is at example.blogware.com. She recently went through the accumulated spam comments and blew them away. Unfortunately, she also blew away six months worth of trackbacks to her blog. I tried to re-trackback to it, and I can’t now, because I’ve been labeled as a […]