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Well, allright, it’s a bit trendy, perhaps even a bit silly, but I like it. What can I say, I’m a geek, I’m suppose to like silly techie trendy things. Anyway… I now have a shiny new desktop widget (that works even on Linux no…
Now is the time of year for the Summer Solstice – commonly referred to as the “Longest Day of the Year” (in the Northern Hemisphere) and the “Shortest Day of the Year” (in the Southern Hemisphere). The former is the more common reference, while the…
SEO is an important topic across the web, as any web developer knows. Throughout the most recent years, Google has remained the ‘challenge’ of SEO experts everywhere. Some claim that Google cannot be mastered, others assure you that it’s easy. Whether they are offering their…
On April 1st the WordPress development blog released a major news story for WordPress fans and users. In the notice was the announcement of a new business model concept – detailing a merger between WordPress and TextPattern to create a full CMSMS (content management system…
A curious article came through the Associated Press to Wired News, touting some new technology that will allow authors to remotely sign customers books. I have to admit that my interest was peaked a bit, considering that I am working on my technology book currently,…
Apparently I got behind in new technologies and had missed hearing about ROR somehow. Granted, the ROR technology is only celebrating its’ 1 year anniversary, but even still, I do try to keep up. So, essentially, let me cover what I’ve learned about ROR recently.…
There was an article that was Slashdotted in December. I was thinking about this and I wonder what the level of accuracy is. The figures referenced say that in 1985 the percentage of women who received Bachelors degrees in Computer Science was at 37%, but…
Lawsuit Filed for Lack of Accessibilty One would expect, or are we just hoping, that the larger the company, the more capable they are of affording to have their sites made accessible. The idea to this, of course, is that those with the financial power…
Another Step Toward Tech It appears that the BBC has decided to try out blogging using Nick Robinson as their guinea pig. Probably not a bad idea really, since Robinson wrote his Newslog for quite some time, so he has some experience in this sort…