Everyone is happy to use free, open source software these days, and for-profit companies are only too happy to join that bandwagon. After all, they’re supporting the open source movement — or are they?
If you’re not sure, there’s an easy litmus test: see how much they contribute to the open source movement.
Look at how much [...]
» Go to this postIf you know how to log in via SSH (Secure Shell Access), then you will be able to upgrade your WordPress site in three minutes or less by using the following lines of code.
I have to admit right away that I’m highly indebted to this pre-existing tutorial from Techtites. But that tutorial is a little [...]
Updated 5/27/2008: It has now been a month since I wrote this post, and Pepco still HAS NOT fixed the electrical panel. This makes it 7 months, which is simply unacceptable. I am going to write to Chris Van Hollen, our Congressman, to see if he’d like to get involved in the matter.
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This past Thursday evening, Ligia and I attended the 2nd DC TECH cocktail mixer/conference, and it was a lot of fun. It was held at MCCXXIII, a club on Connecticut Ave. Frank Gruber and Eric Olson, the TC co-founders, hosted their first TC DC event at the same venue last year. They invited me to [...]
» Go to this postWhat I find interesting about this Rolodex laptop stand is its modularity. A few years or so after it launched, it’s still on the market. I’ve been using it for two of those years with my Windows laptop, and while it doesn’t look cool or feel cool, it’s sturdy, and it works just fine.
The stand [...]
» Go to this postI have a cold. I’ve battled it through the weekend. It started to get to me on Friday, and it really hit me on Sunday morning. It’s now Tuesday evening, and while the fevers, sweating and malaise are on their way out, I’ve got a nasty cough, which is only getting worse. The only thing [...]
» Go to this postEvery single day, I go around with a little pain in my heart. It’s the sort of pain that only certain people can understand. These people are called immigrants.
Sometime this month, a familiar date will pass, and I’ll know that I’ve been in the States for 17 years. I’ve been a naturalized citizen for a [...]
» Go to this postI’ve had Vista SP1 installed on my machine for a week or so, and I’m pleased (surprised as well) to see that Microsoft addressed some of the issues that have frustrated me in the past. I guess when your expectations are low, any step toward something better is noticeable.
If I sound somewhat bitter, it’s because [...]
No one from Shyftr has contacted me in response to my emailed requests to remove my feed from their site. It seems they care as little about customer service as they care about copyright. I emailed them on Saturday afternoon and asked them to remove my feed within 48 hours. That deadline is now up, [...]
» Go to this postSome cockamamie site that calls itself Shyftr has launched recently, and they’re into stealing people’s content. If you look around at their site, they’re couching their actions in nice language and calling it a place where people can read their favorite feeds and discuss them. I call it outright theft and wonder why their site [...]
» Go to this postI bought two Logitech Alto Connect Notebook Stands (with 4-Port USB Hub). One’s a keeper and the other is going back. I love its design and functionality, but there are a couple of things that you need to know if you intend to buy it.
This innovative stand is shaped like an X and wrapped [...]
One of the many wonderful comedies made during the Great Depression, Theodora Goes Wild explores a young woman’s quest for freedom in a society where tight constraints are the norm. The film’s humorous and entertaining look at some of the hang-ups of the period is a very fun way to spend about 90 minutes. [...]
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