Results for: sync
Perspectives and Power Users
Posted 2010-06-11 in Mobile, Technology
Yesterday I switched my phone number from a Palm Pre Plus to a BlackBerry Curve through the Verizon website. This was a pretty painless process, but only because I had a friend who had done it before and because I had some technical knowledge that...
Around the web
Posted 2010-05-23 in Links
Rands In Repose: The Twinge - great stuff, as usual (finally catching up on my InstaPaper).
ongoing by Tim Bray - HTML5 and the Web - Right now, there are certain classes of applications, particularly on mobile devices, where you're going to ...
Around the web
Posted 2010-04-11 in Links
Verizon doesn't realize what "degrade" means | corey gilmore's blog - the network actually, yknow, works; but Verizon is far from perfect.
On Comments, Links, and Raising the Bar of Discourse | GFMorris.com - I agree, however I also think t...
Around the web
Posted 2010-02-15 in Links
Rands In Repose: A Story Culture - must read.
Washburn, With A Twist | U.S.S. Mariner - I love this idea.
I Cant Read Anything Longer Than This Headline - this seems like the side discussion resulting from the iPad.
inessential.com: On th...
WordPress Security, Upgrades and Backups
Posted 2010-01-08 in BackupMoxie, Crowd Favorite, WordPress
I often get questions about WordPress security and how best to manage WordPress upgrades. These issues are closely related, and I've thought about them a good deal over the years (and I've been doing this long enough to have experimented with a va...
Save $28 on MobileMe
Posted 2009-12-09 in Reviews, Software
Shawn helpfully pointed out that I could save a few bucks buy purchasing my MobileMe subscription through Amazon instead of directly from Apple.
The only complication with this is that I got the info on Monday and my free trial was expiring on ...
Contact Sync Revisited
Posted 2009-12-02 in Mobile, Reviews, Software
Here I am about to pay $100/year for contact sync.
I tried hard to avoid this, having tried pretty much every other solution out there, but none of them worked properly across several Macs plus a BlackBerry.
In the end I just need contact sy...
Around the Web
Posted 2009-11-08 in Links
Should RIM Be Worried About Android? Investors Certainly Appear To Be - In a word: yes. Android will be the real competitor to the iPhone, given a few things falling right.
20 Corporate Brand Logo Evolution | Showcases | instantShift - I've h...
Read/Unread on Twitter
Posted 2009-11-04 in Technology
I've fought it, but I knew it would happen: I now have Twitter content I somewhat care about that has a "read/unread" state; the obligation I've been dreading.
At the moment, this is primarily @replies and direct messages1, but lists are going ...
Losing It
Posted 2009-10-14 in General
A couple of years back I took stock of my fitness and made some changes to lose about 30 pounds. This summer, especially with schedules out of whack after the baby arrived, I noticed myself backsliding a little and wanted to fix it before things g...
Around the web
Posted 2009-10-04 in Links
RIM Working On A Native BlackBerry Twitter Client - RIMarkable - there goes the 3rd party dev market.
Tweetie 2 on the way - looking forward to this.
jwz - My ongoing Kafka-esque nightmare of dealing with Palm and their App Catalog submissi...
Address Book via DropBox Quirk
Posted 2009-09-10 in Software
So far my Address Book sync via Dropbox solution is working well. The only issue I've seen so far is having to restart Mail.app to get names and addresses properly paired up from time to time.
If you see a weird name/email address combination i...
Contact Sync
Posted 2009-09-08 in Technology
I wrote the following draft blog post in December 2008:
I'm closer than ever to never having to plug in my BlackBerry to a computer to sync it. The exception is still contacts, which I can get away with syncing once a week or so.
My calendar...
Around the web
Posted 2009-09-07 in Links
The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Google's "opt out" program - heh.
Online justice with PageRank: befitting the crime?
My Personal Golf Trainer Coming to Nintendo Wii - Sign me up...
stevenf.com - I spend a lot of time blogging about things...
Mobile Infidelity
Posted 2009-06-10 in Fun / Humor, Mobile
(with apologies to John Gruber)
Hi BlackBerry honey, I'm home. Hey... why are you crying?
I know where you were this weekend, and who you were with - that harlot Pre!
I... I... Look, I'm sorry. She meant nothing to me - really. I ended it...
Around the web
Posted 2009-03-01 in Links
Last.fm - "Techcrunch are full of shit"
Not safe for work: At last, a brilliant example of how not to deal with journojism | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Dell Mini 10 Release Date Confirmed! | paulsynnott.com
Multi-Safari - good for testin...
Around the web
Posted 2008-12-28 in Links
YouTube - Turkish March of Mozart "Los desesperados" four hands guitar
Why I Still Believe In Buchholz (No, It's Not a Mancrush) - wicked clevah
Valuing Competence vs. Loyalty
The Re-Rise of Open Source
Apple "Netbooks", Eh?
A Signatu...
BlackBerry Bold First Impressions
Posted 2008-11-27 in Mobile, Reviews, Technology
I was planning to skip the BlackBerry Bold and wait for the Javelin (the updated Curve), but decided to go ahead and get the Bold for a variety of reasons:
I wanted 3G
I wanted a faster processor for JavaScript, etc. in the browser
I pla...
Around the web
Posted 2008-11-23 in Links
Google Sync for BlackBerry: Now with contacts - awesome.
Verizon BlackBerry Storm review : Boy Genius Report
BlackBerry's Storm Presses Into the Touch-Phone Fray | Walt Mossberg | AllThingsD
Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview ...
Around the web
Posted 2008-08-10 in Links
Paul Abrams: The McCain Strategy Is Vintage Karl Rove, the Media Loves It, and the Obama Camp Is Not Taking It Seriously Enough
tecosystems - Big Brother is Watching You. On Twitter.
Sprint: Sprint Finally Makes Good On 3G Data Capping - th...
iPhone and BlackBerry Thoughts
Posted 2008-06-15 in Technology
Last week I activated my iPhone - flush with excitement about the 2.0 software. I've been using the iPhone as a test device for the last year, without any phone service.1 The iPhone with phone service is definitely more useful.
Overall, increas...
Around the web
Posted 2008-06-15 in Links
John McCain 2008 - John McCain for President - and there you have it. (thanks Dave)
Weblog Tools Collection - Matt M On WordPress Weekly
Weblog Tools Collection - WordPress Plugin Competition Prizes - doubt I'll be able to participate this ...
BusySync 2.0
Posted 2008-04-21 in Links
BusySync 2.0 allows you to sync iCal with Google Calendar, in addition to syncing iCal calendars with others on your LAN.
I'm still using BusySync and am generally pleased with it....
BusySync, So Far (Mostly) So Good
Posted 2008-03-26 in Reviews, Software
I've had a rather bumpy relationship with SpanningSync, and as a result several friends have recommended I try BusySync 2.0 beta. I'm very glad they did.
BusySync works differently than SpanningSync. Instead of a service, it works directly with...
Current Backup Solution
Posted 2008-02-16 in Technology
There are two kinds of people in the world, those that have lost a hard drive and those that are going to lose a hard drive.
Ever since my hard drive snafu a while back, I've been a lot more cognizant about backups.
My email is sent to bo...
Around the web
Posted 2008-02-03 in Links
xScope.mov (video/quicktime Object) - now that is awesome.
stardust, deathwatch
CodeIgniter 1.6 hits the streets - I see upgrades and testing in my future.
PunBB 1.3 beta released! - see above...
The funniest envelope I've ever received...
Surrendering To Google Calendar
Posted 2008-01-31 in Software, Technology
I surrender!
I tried to make Google Calendar work the way I want to work, but it just won't. Instead of fighting against it, I'm reversing course and doing my best to work with it.
What I Wanted
A little while back, I decided that I neede...
Around the web
Posted 2008-01-20 in Links
BusySync 2.0 Preview - more competition for SpanningSync.
Toe Bliss on Flickr - Photo Sharing! - more Crocs pr0n!
Facebook's crazy terms of use - good stuff from Greg.
Why aren't I getting a Macbook Air? - :nod:
Need an IP crash course?...
MacWorld 08 Predictions
Posted 2008-01-13 in Technology
This is as much hoping as it is predicting, but:
New and improved laptops - I think they can make them smaller and lighter; I'm not as excited about a multi-touch interface, but I've got an open mind about it. A pro sub-notebook would defini...
Around the web
Posted 2008-01-13 in Links
Changes Beta - hecuvalot cheaper than Araxis Merge, but I'd choose BBEdit's built-in diff tool over this one.
Hughes or Ellsbury? Johan Santana trade negotiations... - nice coverage from Aaron.
GrandCentral: GC Mobile Inbox - Access your me...
SVN Scripts and Tools
Posted 2008-01-12 in Development, Software, Technology
At Crowd Favorite we use Subversion for source control and document distribution and management. Last week, we were reminded just how much we rely on it.
We made the move from an outdated server to a more properly equipped one, and also used a ...
Goodbye Spanning Sync
Posted 2007-12-19 in Reviews, Software
I really wanted to like Spanning Sync, I bought a lifetime copy and tried it for over a month. However, I'd had to give it up and go back to my old solution: subscribing to my Google Calendars in iCal.
Here are the reasons I'm turning Spanning ...
Google Calendar BlackBerry Sync Disappointment
Posted 2007-12-18 in Links
I was really excited for this, then I discovered it only syncs a single calendar. I applaud Google for embracing iCalendars and making it easy for us to create lots of them to keep things nicely organized, but then they go and add all kinds of fea...
Around the web
Posted 2007-11-11 in Links
Apple Tablet Concept: the iPad Touch | FactoryCity - nothing drives the fan boys crazy like concept mock-ups.
An attempt at using Opera
OpenSocial? Google Cortés
Still using SpinVox - I've had the same results. It's become a guessing gam...
Spanning Sync Impressions
Posted 2007-10-31 in Reviews
I was initially critical of Spanning Sync1. I still think this would be better as an application than a service, but I'm also a pragmatist and since their pricing is reasonable I decided to give it a shot.
Note: Make sure you get the latest ver...
Around the web
Posted 2007-10-28 in Links
Mark Finkle: WebRunner & App Styling
The Hometown Battle: Boston vs Denver - Micah and I will be in attendence for game 5, should there be one.
Aaand we're funded! - congrats to the Socialthing team.
Otter! - heh.
Family - this is also ...
Around the web
Posted 2007-10-21 in Links
Accomplish anything you want: pick 5 priorities - by my count this is at least 3 hours a day worth of time - probably 4+ hours. Finding that time would be the challenge for me.
FeedDemon, NetNewsWire and NewsGator Inbox to Support APML - awes...
Back to the iPod
Posted 2007-07-30 in Technology
When I got an iPhone, I put my iPod on the shelf and used the iPhone exclusively as my iPod for the last couple of weeks. The iPhone is a very cool device, and beats the iPod hands down for video, but as an in-car audio device - which is what I us...
The iPhone Works Without AT&T Service
Posted 2007-07-02 in Technology
I canceled the AT&T service for my iPhone as planned and the iPhone seems to work just fine as a wifi-only device. Excellent!
I reset the iPhone, synced, etc. and it still works without service. No guarantees that it will continue to wo...
Around the web
Posted 2007-06-17 in Links
Review: MacBook Pro (15" LED)The new Santa Rosa-based MacBook Pro shows only modest improvements over its immediate predecessor — anyone who bought a MacBook Pro last month needn't run to buy the new one — but it is a substantial improvemen...
Annual Expirations
Posted 2007-03-29 in Technology
I already create new iCalendars every year to make archiving and syncing simple, now I'm considering doing the same for e-mail addresses. I wonder how much less SPAM I'd get if I only kept each address for a year....
The Missing Sync for Blackberry, Mac OS X
Posted 2007-03-27 in Links
Whenever I use a sync tool for the first time I always back everything up on the desktop and set the sync tool to overwrite everything on the device. I wonder if those steps would have saved Eric some of the trouble he experienced. I've been might...
Around the web
Posted 2007-03-25 in Links
The Architect and Builder Dilemma - I've done this by doing a mini-project to create a project plan before launching into development.
McCain's Troubling HIV Answer - I'm really disappointed at the "what am I supposed to say here?" guy that M...
Around the web
Posted 2007-03-18 in Links
Scripts to automate the Mail.app Envelope speed trick - I should probably check this out.
Safari: No DHTML History Possible
How Open Source Projects Survive Poisonous People (And You Can Too) - Google Video
Novatel Ovation U720 EVDO USB M...
Around the web
Posted 2007-03-04 in Links
Camino 1.1 Beta - I do miss Camino now that I'm on Firefox.
A Glimpse and a Hook - I'm happy to say I haven't even looked at my resume in about 4 years now. A body of work says much more than a resume ever will.
Irony of the Day - heh.
Su...
Ditching Plaxo
Posted 2007-02-27 in Reviews, Technology
I tell ya, this sync thing needs to work or it's just a pain in the arse.
I've gotten rid of Plaxo because I had the same problem I had with Zimbra - it was silently deleting my data. As far as I can tell, if there were two "Home E-mail"s (or a...
Around the web
Posted 2007-02-25 in Links
Adium's Screwed Up Log Viewer - I've got to +1 this; it's one of the only areas of Adium that is lacking, so it sticks out like a sore thumb.
Jet Man - I'd like one of these for my birthday. :)
Dear Panic, Thanks for Transmit +1, but I real...
Browser Tabs
Posted 2007-02-21 in Software, Technology
At the Denver Tech Meetup a while back, I discovered I was in the extreme minority in my browser usage style.
My browser tabs are almost completely transient to me. I don't keep pages open to read for longer than an hour or so, or keep a tab op...
sync iCal to Google Calander using gSync 0.9.1
Posted 2007-02-18 in Links
Like I said, Spanning Sync left the door wide open for this (assuming this isn't a service - not much info on their site and I don't use beta sync products). (Thanks Chris)...
SuperDuper! Equivalent for Windows?
Posted 2007-02-10 in Software
I'm looking for a SuperDuper! for Windows. There has to be one out there, right? A couple of searches have gotten me nothing conclusive.
Features I'd like, in order:
Incremental backups
Full, bootable disk image
Schedule-able
Doesn'...
More on Passwords
Posted 2007-02-05 in Technology
Steve brought up some interesting points when I spoke with him about my passwords post and Dan dropped by and left a comment with a few alternative suggestions (most of which I pretty strongly disagree with). I realize I didn't go into much detail...
Why is Spanning Sync a Service?
Posted 2007-01-31 in Rants, Software, Technology
I've been subscribed to the Spanning Sync blog for a little while now, monitoring the progress they are making in their iCal to Google Calendar sync solution. Yesterday they released their first public beta - then quickly had to shut it down again...
Vienna
Posted 2007-01-13 in Reviews, Software
When I was using FeedLounge for my feed reading, I used NetNewsWire to handle a set of private feeds (some of my own data stats, local feeds from my machine, etc.). When I left FeedLounge, I went back to NetNewsWire as my primary feed reader, usin...
The Missing Sync for BlackBerry
Posted 2007-01-09 in Links
This is interesting to me primarily because Mark/Space has a great reputation for doing sync well. Too bad they didn't release it before the free PocketMac 4 came out with so many improvements. Right now this only seems to really benefit Pearl use...
2006 in Review
Posted 2006-12-31 in General, alexking.org
Welcome to my second annual :scare: year in review :/scare: post.
January - Scott and I attend MacWorld and are madly trying to get FeedLounge ready for launch. I finish my digital photo frame and run into the first of what will be several h...
Around the web
Posted 2006-12-31 in Links
Mac Geekery - The Pain of a Password-Protected Screen Saver - I need to try this work-around.
A Super iPod Christmas? - It was down for me in the morning (didn't try in the afternoon).
BBEdit Talk: Placeholders in Clippings - I should learn...
My First “Saved by S3″ Story
Posted 2006-12-29 in Technology
Somehow the creation of the Share This/Share Icon forums seems to have corrupted a table in the forum database. Luckily, I'm backing up my database archives to S3.
Connect to S3 via JungleDisk on my laptop
Grab the backup
Verify the tabl...
Considering Flickr for Photo Backups
Posted 2006-12-26 in Photography, Technology
Since my hard drive issues, and the resulting nightmare with Reynolds Data Recovery1, I've done quite a bit to make sure I've got proper backup systems in place.
My desktop machine is using a RAID 1 configuration, and is backed up nightly to...
Steven Frank on .Mac
Posted 2006-12-21 in Links
I would recommend S3 for remote storage, SVN for syncing bookmarks and Google Calendar instead of iCal....
Google Calendar Shortcoming: Notifications
Posted 2006-12-20 in Technology
For the most part I'm really enjoying the switch I made to Google Calendar (GCal), however there are a couple of things that are bugging me and they all stem from Google's :scare: default :/scare: calendar concept.
In your GCal, you have a defa...
Price Tipping Point: S3 vs. Local
Posted 2006-12-06 in Technology
All excited about my recent experience backing up some critical files to Amazon S3, I asked Adam Tow if he'd considered using S3 for his photo backups. Adam and I have talked about backup strategies a number of times over the years, so I was curio...
JungleDisk Tip
Posted 2006-12-05 in Software
If you're using JungleDisk on Mac OS X, double check that you've un-mounted (ejected) your JungleDisk volume before you quit JungleDisk Monitor1.
Failure to do so seems to cause the Mac to freeze, forcing a hard shutdown (and we know a hard shu...
Rsync to S3
Posted 2006-12-04 in Development, Technology
Since I'm already being paranoid with my backups, I figured a little additional offsite backup for the really critical stuff couldn't hurt.
The simplest solution is often the best:
Amazon S3
JungleDisk
rsync
I'm storing a copy of...
Around the web
Posted 2006-12-03 in Links
Cut and Run, the Only Brave Thing to Do ...a letter from Michael Moore
Obama Calls On Iowa + The Religious Right
Spanning Sync v1.0b3 Now Available - sync is one of those apps where I don't want to be in on the beta.
Anil Dash: Pay By The...
Monkeywrench
Posted 2006-11-28 in Development
So yeah, the whole "pull the hard drives out of the machine and drive them somewhere to have folks try to salvage the data from them" thing has definitely put a monkeywrench in my plans for this week.
It's now unlikely I'll get my new releases ...
Plaxo
Posted 2006-11-24 in Mobile, Technology
Now that I've got my calendar sync set-up solved by switching to Google Calendar, I just needed a sync solution for my contacts. Matt pointed to Plaxo for this a little while back, so I set up an account and was all sync'ed up a few minutes later....
Google Calendar
Posted 2006-11-22 in Reviews, Software, Technology
With nothing but frustration from other solutions I've tried, I migrated my calendars to Google Calendar (GCal). This is a half-solution for me right now, but absent a viable alternative, it's really pretty good. Here's how I've got it set up:
...
Zimbra: Strike 2
Posted 2006-11-16 in Reviews, Software
I've been using a Zimbra account for the past couple of weeks and have found it not to be reliable in syncing my desktop and laptop (both Macs). Yesterday, I was looking at iCal on both machines plus the web interface. I kept synching both machine...
Coming Soon: iCal – Google Calendar Sync
Posted 2006-11-02 in Links
Yes: by 'two-way' I mean 'you can edit the same calendar in either place and the changes will synchronize.'
I knew this was just a matter of time with the Google Calendar API - I actually wondered if Apple would add it to iSync now that the Goo...
The Consumer BlackBerry
Posted 2006-10-13 in Mobile, Technology
I started the draft of this post back in May, and had this much written as a placeholder:
Exchange integration is always going to be easier for Windows Mobile. RIM should be working hard on making the BlackBerry work well with non-Microsoft ser...
Google Calendar Thoughts
Posted 2006-10-12 in Mobile, Software, Technology
I'm still pining away for "over the air" (OTA) sync for my BlackBerry and I've been thinking more about Google Calendar as a result. Google Calendar is interesting to me because it is basically what I would have built (minus some of the SMS featur...
Read it to Me™
Read it to Me™ is now open source software (GPL) and is hosted on SourceForge.
Read it to me™ is AppleScript software that lets you sync audio versions of content to your iPod via Apple's Text-to-Speech and iTunes. Created b...
SyncML = Failure
Posted 2006-09-16 in Mobile, Reviews, Software, Technology
Knowing I'm an interested party, Brett1 sent me a link to the article on LifeHacker that explains how to use ScheduleWorld as a sync hub for your PIM data.
It all looks really good, including supporting over the air (OTA) sync of BlackBerry dev...
Apple Lovefest
Posted 2006-09-13 in Technology
The coverage of Apple's announcements on the various tech sites was impressive yesterday.
The two big things for me:
Syncing between 2 authorized computers. Now I can buy songs (and shows if I had a video iPod) on the road from my PowerBo...
Single-User Zimbra Hosting
Posted 2006-09-05 in Mobile, Technology
In the comments on my redundant e-mail service post, Avi Flax brought up Zimbra as a potential alternative to a hosted Exchange account (for e-mail, calendaring, etc.). Kevin Henrikson was kind enough to stop by and clarify a few things for us:
...
Back on Track
Posted 2006-09-01 in Misc.
After playing the best golf of my life at the beginning of the summer, I completely lost it for about a month. My scores were getting back into the 90's and it wasn't much fun.
My main problem was a hook I'd developed with my long irons and dri...
End-to-End Calendaring “Solution”
Posted 2006-08-28 in Mobile, Software, Technology
My post asking for calendaring suggestions resulted in a lot of feedback, but no solutions that accomplished the goals I was looking for:
Sync between desktop computers and handheld.
Web access for viewing and entering/editing.
Public vi...
Around the web
Posted 2006-08-20 in Links
[ECHENG.COM] Using Subversion with my websites
W3C blocking its own members
A Feature Request for Apple Mail
Google Strict vs Google Deprecated (thanks Matt)
Mass Edit Pages at almost effortless
Governors Oppose Federal Control of Gua...
Free-Busy?
Posted 2006-08-11 in Software, Technology
There have been a number of interesting suggestions on my post yesterday that attempt to solve the handheld-desktop sync and provide a web view of my calendars. However, many of these do not include editing via the web interface and none of them i...
Calendaring
Posted 2006-08-09 in Software, Technology
I think I've got some pretty basic calendaring needs. I want to be able to access (view/add/edit) my calendar data from any computer including my handheld (using the native handheld app and sync, not a web interface - at least for now) and I want ...
Around the web
Posted 2006-07-30 in Links
Chapeau Landis! - I think our lack of interest in soccer, cycling, etc. is more due to short atttention spans.
Quantitative Design
What makes a good icon?
GolfDigest.com - Get your swing in sync
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Internet o...
Boot Camp AND Parallels
Posted 2006-06-13 in Reviews, Software
Since I got the MacBook, I've been using it quite a bit. The consulting work I'm doing requires spending some time in the Windows-only world of Visio, and I'm running it on the MacBook using Parallels. For a beta virtual machine, Parallels is pret...
Around the web
Posted 2006-06-11 in Links
Apple - Support - Discussions - Hottest while charging? ...
JetBlue Wins Wireless Auction for Local Wifi Service.
The Google of Mobile Search
The Diet Plan and The Three Habits
An Inconvenient Truth
Optimized Firefox 1.5.0.4 for G4, G...
Around the web
Posted 2006-06-04 in Links
Another font story
UI design, check. XHTML, check. CSS, check. - I've had the same experience.
Why Ookles Used S3 and why your startup should too
American Idol attracts over 63 million votes
Firefox 2.0 adds new feed handling
Book Pre...
Viable Mobile Platforms
Posted 2006-04-27 in Mobile, Software, Technology
The main reason I've decided to make the jump to the BlackBerry, despite it's shortcomings, is that I no longer have any faith in the Palm OS as a platform.
RIP Palm OS
With the Palm OS sold and PalmSource looking to build on Linux, I just d...
BlackBerry Calendar Syncing via PocketMac
Posted 2006-04-24 in Mobile, Software, Technology
I finally got my calendar (in iCal) syncing with my BlackBerry via PocketMac. The solution is ugly, but it works.
Here is what I did:
Back up all my iCal calendar data on my Mac, in several formats just to be safe.
Export my calendars i...
Calendar Hacking
Posted 2006-04-21 in Mobile, Technology
If I'm going to use this BlackBerry, I need to figure out a solution for my Calendars. My current idea is something like this:
PocketMac can't handle all my calendar data (due to volume or perhaps some invalid character somewhere), so if I r...
BlackBerry Second Impressions
Posted 2006-04-21 in Mobile, Reviews, Technology
Another 48 hours with the BlackBerry. There is a lot to like, and some not as much. The biggest issues for me are still the lack of IMAP functionality and the ability to reply from a different address.
More notes:
Battery life is decent -...
BlackBerry First Impressions
Posted 2006-04-18 in Mobile, Reviews, Technology
I took the plunge - I'm currently playing with a BlackBerry 8700g on T-Mobile.
The keyboard is good.
Why can't I be logged into more than one IM network at a time? Odd.
The interface for this thing is not as friendly as the Palm OS.
I'...
For Better Server Performance, Outsource E-mail
Posted 2006-04-12 in alexking.org
Since Scott and I moved our e-mail to FastMail1, this server has perked up considerably.
When someone would log into an IMAP account with lots of messages (1000+), the synchronization step was disk heavy and would slow the server to a crawl - t...
Commercials
Posted 2006-03-30 in General
Can someone explain to me why (most) companies don't make their TV commercials available on their web sites? If they're spending big bucks to get them on TV and in front of as many eyeballs as possible, why wouldn't they want folks to be able to v...
Around the web
Posted 2006-03-19 in Links
Feingold Seeks Senate Censure of Bush
ADOdb 4.80 Released
See What Your Website Visitors Are Doing With Crazy Egg - now that's a stats package I might be willing to use!
It's boring to scale with Ruby on Rails (Loud Thinking)
Live from ...
Around the web
Posted 2006-03-12 in Links
tow.com - New Home! - congratulations Adam and Rae!
inessential.com: Interview about MailI'm less happy with my email app in 2006 than I was using Eudora on System 7 back in 1996.
Salon.com | More power to you
Daring Fireball: Familiarity...
Around the web
Posted 2006-03-05 in Links
Macintosh Performance Comparison 2: Benchmark Result Tables - the MacBook Pro is a lot faster in processor intensive tasks, but disk speed still goes to the desktop. I think disk speed (RAID) in laptops is the next logical step.
If the World ...
Mobile Computing, Part 1: Handhelds
Posted 2006-02-27 in Mobile, Technology
Over the last few weeks I've been thinking about my mobile computing solutions, and thinking about making some changes.
First the PDA/cell phone side of things. I've used a Treo for the last 4 years, before that I had a separate cell phone and ...
Digital Photo Frame
Posted 2006-01-26 in Photography, Technology
I've finally finished a project that has been in incubation for quite a while: a digital photo frame.
The process looked a little something like this:
(2004) See article on web.
(2004) Think "that sure would be cool!"
(2004) Put it of...
Around the web
Posted 2006-01-22 in Links
MacWorld 2006 Wrap-Up
Path Finder 4
Fixing rsync on Tiger - I saw that error when trying to set up my backup system on my new box.
Quick File for Thunderbird 1.5
Groby Unplugged - iCalFix 0.2 released
Ruminate - del.icio.us to Wordpre...
And the Hits Just Keep On Coming…
Posted 2006-01-19 in Technology
I thought things were bad last night, but they got significantly worse today. I decided to restart the PowerBook this morning to get MySQL to auto-start itself again (since I couldn't remember the 'mysql' user password and was too lazy to reset it...
2005 in Review
Posted 2006-01-01 in alexking.org
I've been working hard on stuff for the upcoming FeedLounge launch all weekend, so I haven't found time to write up the kind of year-end recaps I've enjoyed reading on other blogs I frequent. I'll try to hit the highlights though, it's been quite ...
Around the web
Posted 2005-12-25 in Links
Best Buy using Xbox 360 for a bait and switch? @ Dave's iPAQ
Microsoft Ends IE for Mac - amen.
Switched to CentOS 4.2 as primary development desktop
Responding to Konfabulator and Yahoo Critics
The story of the lost Finder - Path Finder...
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Crowd Favorite
Crowd Favorite is my software and web development business.
We build web applications, design and develop custom WordPress themes and plugins, and build custom sites using WordPress as a CMS.
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