opinion-and-editorial
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Google buys Metaweb.
I read this headline today, and the first thing I wondered was, who is Metaweb?. And I found this cool video. It looks very promising, very top view and a lot of pixie dust but I’d be interested to know how this actually works. Now how do these magically connected entities actually work? source –…
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Top level links that should always work on your website.
I’ve always thought that there are several links that should always work on a website. When a link doesn’t exist, if you type it in you will likely get a 404 page. I put together a list of 5 links that should never give you a 404 page, they should always redirect you to the…
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CentOS Installation over WWW
I put together this video on how to install CentOS 5 over the internet. This saves you the time of downloading and burning discs and instead uses one of the many public mirrors with all the sources available. Its best if you view it at a larger resolution and full screen to see details. If…
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Four great movies to catch online.
Based on my post about Not having TV, I thought I’d put together a list of movies I have seen on Netflix or Hulu that you can watch too. Remember, Hulu is free, Netflix is a paid service, Netflix has thousands of movies, while Hulu’s selection is more limited. Also, Netflix has more commercially successful…
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Camping at Kennedy Meadows
Last year, I went camping three times. I hadn’t been camping in years prior to that. The three spots I went to were all in California and all were slightly different. I posted some pictures from my Bishop Creek trip. The trip to Kern River got a little more verbosity along with some pictures, and…
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Write in Word, publish with WordPress
Microsoft Word and WordPress As much as I discourage the use of Microsoft Word, I know its widely used as the preferred method of writing for some people. Be it for a letter, a resume, or even in some cases, a blog post. Some people use Word to write their blogposts, then copy and paste…
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Gmail could use some improvements in their filters
Gmail has a really cool system to help you filter and sort messages as they come in. I have many rules in place to help me manage my inbox and a lot of those rules forward a message out based on a given criteria set. I wish they would make some tiny improvements to this.…
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Kwaga, installation and first thoughts.
I’ve been using Etacs for a couple months now, ever since I heard of it. I love it, its so simple in its functionality but seems like a total savior. I get 45 – 200 true legitimate emails every 1 – 2 days, I get a couple hundred total spam messages that I don’t even…