ISSN 1496-3221
September 18, 2000
I’ve suddenly realized that the vast majority of my work day is simply not worth documenting. This will make for an extremely mimimalist series of images for my Behind The Curtain submission. Then again, maybe that’s the point.
September 17, 2000
I don’t know why I didn’t mention this sooner. Tomorrow I’ll be shooting my little heart out for the Behind The Curtain: A day in the life of webloggers project. Oddly enough, even though I’m trained in photography and actually made a decent living at it before the software industry bit me in the butt, … More
September 16, 2000
I keep nearly everything. Obsolete computer hardware, software that only ever existed on 5.25″ floppies, back issues of magazines, scrap lumber, and every pair of Converse Chuck Taylor high tops I have worn since 1980. People around me know this, and in some cases are moderately frightened by it. Applying this strange habitual behavior to … More
September 15, 2000
The office move went reasonably smooth. I have my main G3 Mac and this web server both up and honking. My scanning station is back together as well but since only two of the four network jacks are functioning right now, its a lone soul. I’m leaving my PC on the floor until Monday, and … More
September 14, 2000
What the heck happened to Apple’s ResEdit Tech Note? All of a sudden, poof! It’s gone! In fact, searches for ResEdit-specific documents on both the Software Updates and Tech Info Library sites come up bupkiss. I guess the infamous resource editor finally got a bit too long in the tooth, and Apple dusted it. You … More
September 14, 2000
Everything you ever wanted to know about User Interface Markup Language. UIML is an XML-derived language that defines the structure of individual interface elements and controls rather than the structure of the document itself. Via xblog
September 14, 2000
Got some spare time to tinker? Why not get Mac OS X running on an 680×0 Mac? I think I smell a full weekend project coming on. Some of the things to watch out for while attempting this Frankensteinian software upgrade? Apple 12″ monitors will fry on startup due to the Quartz environment resetting the … More
September 14, 2000
After a brief fifteen minute disconnect, we’re back up and serving. Now you can sit back and enjoy the new view. By the way, if you happen to see one of those people who are moving the furniture around tonight do anything odd, please take a screen grab of the grantcam and let me know. … More
September 14, 2000
As you can tell by the current view from the grantcam, I’ve been busy today packing up my enormous pile of crap. The contents of the Ivar shelving unit and my four drawer file cabinet alone filled up twenty four standard issue moving crates. I’ll be able to move this server over to my new … More
September 13, 2000
We started using BBEdit 6.0 in the shop today. Two minor things have cropped up causing us to retool our daily coding rituals. BBEdit now requires the Mac OS 9 keychain feature in order to save FTP server passwords. I understand the need to improve the security for this part of the program, but it … More