Windows tip: File transfer with FTP
If you ever have to move a large amount of data (by which I mean several gigs) around a Windows network, forget about using normal Windows networking and do it with FTP. The reasoning goes like this:...
View ArticleFontly speaking
From the Slashdot thread about MS withdrawing their free web fonts (which is a great shame, as it devalues MS’s Typography section, one of the best bits of their site) come these: ProFont, a small,...
View ArticleMP3 toolbox time
I’m doing lots of little bits of MP3 mucking about at the moment, mainly due to mix CDs being supreme Burning Man barter/friend-making material. Right now I’m trying to create a bunch of audio CDs from...
View ArticleSpam and Danny
There are many spam-filtering systems being discussed at the moment. Some are popular. Some are new and interesting. Some are well-intentioned but harmfully flawed. And some are, frankly, brilliant. I...
View ArticleObject relational persistence
For some reason I’ve always wanted to play with object-oriented persistence into relational tables. This is when you code in an OO style and your objects are automatically persisted into a RDBMS tables...
View ArticleAnd off I go…
… into the desert. Back in a couple of weeks. (Okay, I should provide a bit more background and frantic namedropping. I’ve been on the West Coast for the past week, staying some of the time with Quinn...
View ArticleAgenda redux: How to get it
I forgot to mention that you can download and play with Agenda 2.0 right now; you just need to be able to run DOS programs. Practically any version of Windows will run it. Linux can run it under...
View ArticleJournalism is picking up the phone
UPDATE: As Andy points out in the comments, others have been investigating hNews as well; see pieces from Ars Technica, Ed Felten. As the baying crowd gathers around Old Journalism – creditors on the...
View ArticleKeep-Alive
The trail of discarded data, architecture and identities grows forever longer, but slower and slower. Ten years ago, I’d sign up for a new app or site or social network every other day, but now I feel...
View ArticleEngage
The trail of discarded data, prothesis recipe architecture and identities grows forever longer, herbal but slower and slower. Ten years ago, I’d sign up for a new app or site or social network every...
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