ISSN 1496-3221
November 12, 2001
Chuck Shotton has really been cranking out the code lately. And for those of you who like your web servers free and easy, that means another beta of MacHTTP is available. That’s two, count ’em two, new versions in the span of a week. New versions that aren’t just a dungball of bug fixes either. … More
November 12, 2001
What could be worse than a geek with a blog? How about a geek with a blog that can be syndicated? Automatically create an RSS-based newsfeed of your own weblog using RSSBlog. In order for this dream to come true, RSSBlog requires Perl be installed on your server. Via Scripting News
November 9, 2001
While it looks like it’s been around since the summer, the workingmac.com site is new to me. At first glance, it appears to be simply another fine source of articles aimed at folks craving something Aqua-centric and geek-savvy. However, after sticking my head under the hood I discovered that this thing is powered by a … More
November 9, 2001
Thanks John. Ever heard of FTP?
November 9, 2001
Who the hell do I know that would send me 200 MB worth of video files via email this morning? Arrggh. I guess this means it’s time to adjust the old attachment size filter on the mail server. How many r’s are there in arrggh, anyway?
November 8, 2001
The mystery of the sudden voluminous spike in my popularity has been solved. A kind chap (who apparently frequents Microsoft-run web sites more often than yours truly) sent me this telling screen shot which proves without a doubt that compunabula.com was featured today as msn.com’s “daily diversion” link. And if my referrer logs are any … More
November 8, 2001
I can’t locate the actual page it’s on, but apparently there’s a link to my compunabula.com site somewhere on MSN. I’ve had thousands of referrals over the past couple of days from http://my.msn.com/my.ashx and the like, resulting in a five-fold increase in daily visitors. If anyone has seen the link and can send me a … More
November 6, 2001
Was that too harsh? Shut up and read about the buttons instead.
November 6, 2001
Today’s nominees in the category of displaying the most incongruent design-related behavior resulting in a questionable benefit to mankind are: Kinetic CreationsFor unleashing their eClick software upon a world so devoid of creativity, that it obviously needs oxymoronically-named visual devices called “professional web buttons”. As their smartly targeted marketing copy states: “It’s a no-brainer.” Apparently. … More
November 5, 2001
Thinking of diving into the low-overhead, high-margin world of domain squatting? Here’s a tip on how to save thousands of otherwise legitimate advertising dollars. Use your name server listing in the whois database as a sales and marketing tool.A simple, yet stupendously dumb-ass idea.