I remember in 1997 when someone first pointed me to http://google.stanford.edu a student project that was supposed to beat out WebCrawler as a search engine. I wasn’t too impressed at the time… It’s interesting to think how huge Google has become and how I don’t really use anything else to search the web. Let alone… Read More »
While I would never recommend running a subversion server on anything but a Linux machine, I was recently asked to write a tutorial on doing so on a Windows based machine. Installing a subversion server on windows can be a daunting task. Luckily a project has come forth to make that task significantly easier called… Read More »
This is part 2 of a 2 part series. If you missed part one. Check it out: Top offbeat vacation spots for 2010 Part 1 of 3 Anyone else in desprate need of a vacation? I know I could always use a break from the stresses of work and household responsibilities. Being who I am,… Read More »
Anyone else in desprate need of a vacation? I know I could always use a break from the stresses of work and household responsibilities. Being who I am, I typically don’t go for your usual vacation spots. I’m happy to announce my part 1 of a 2 part series of my Top Offbeat Vacation Spots… Read More »
This is an old post.. but I love the video, so I just had to repost it.. Sasha passed away about a year ago RIP. — Snip — Repost from a long time ago —— I always wonder how my dog spends her days… I’ve always assumed that due to her age she just lays… Read More »
I just uploaded some minor updates to my free FTP client for windows. Back in the 90s I fell in love with WS-FTP, over time their UI changed a lot and I hated it, and didn’t see a reason to continue paying for it. So I wrote my own clone that had a… Read More »
A friend of mine bought an ipod clone online. He got it from http://www.mp3playerbuying.com (which isn’t loading for me now).. The place was in china. The paypal account he paid to was a US account from a different company, the confirmation came from yet a different company and it was shipped from yet another company.… Read More »
This is hilarious.. be sure to check out the great credit card prank II linked at the end of the article! Credit card signatures are a useless mechanism designed to make you feel safe, like airport security checks. So my question was, how crazy would I have to make my signature before someone would actually… Read More »
So I ended up acquiring a puppy. Here is a quick video of her…
If you’ve always wanted to be abducted by aliens, check out the service offered by Alien Abductions Incorporated. The fact of the matter is that most people will probably never have the opportunity to be abducted by aliens. And even those elite few who are selected for abduction receive no assurances that they will fully… Read More »