I’m very pleased today to announce the release of Capsule, the developer’s code journal. Capsule replaces the scratch document you have…
GameTonight now creates a module for Panic’s excellent Status Board iPad app. The URL is simple, add ‘/statusboard’ to any metro…
I’ve just released an initial beta of Threads, a WordPress plugin I’ve been working on for about a year. The idea is simple: show posts…
Why can’t CFL and LED lightbulb makers figure out how to get the temperature of a “daylight” bulb right?
Back in January I said I didn’t expect Amazon to be creating original content. Looks like I was wrong on that one.
It appears that GitHub’s auto-generated zipballs for a project don’t contain the submodules defined for the project. http://bit.ly/14CUlF4
On a spotty internet connection, Google’s redirects instead of direct links for search results become a constant annoyance.
How very cool – happy Friday!
When I heard about the 78 year old who was knocked over by the bomb blast, only to get up and finish the marathon, I thought of my parents. Because that’s what they would do. That’s the kind of people they are, and that’s the kind of people their parents were. They’re Boston people.
Great piece by Steve.
POLISH ALL THE THINGS.
I woke up to a bit of a scare when some of my alexking.org Gmail accounts were unable to log in to Gmail. I was afraid the accounts had been compromised and the passwords changed. I had secure passwords, but had been lazy about turning on 2-factor authentication for several of them – that’s all fixed now.
As it turned out, the hiccup ended up being due to a Gmail disruption.
I’ve also turned on 2-factor authentication for this site using this plugin (make sure to enable the app key if you use iOS or Android apps to connect to your site). Note that the Social logins for commenting still work without 2-factor authentication.
I’d recommend taking similar steps for your sites. Waking up to an “uh-oh” feeling is no fun at all.
This post is part of the thread: Passwords – an ongoing story on this site. View the thread timeline for more context on this post.
Maybe the best “thoughtful” video I’ve seen from Ze. I was nodding so hard during the time he was talking about interviewing candidates.
“I’ve been wanting to learn/do more X but haven’t been asked to at work.” I’m sorry, what? You have a computer at home, you have the internet, what’s stopping you?
As someone who feels compelled to create and execute the ideas that come to me, I find it hard to see true passion in those who don’t share that trait. The ones that are passionate are the ones I want to be around as friends and work with as colleagues.
Some really solid notes here – glad that much of this is re-affirmation for me rather than a “whoa, I need to re-think X” situation!
Aghast that the MLB.tv app would allow you to choose a non-Vin Scully audio option for a Dodgers game.
My daughter thinks of a phone for games, videos, music, video chat… far different than: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone
Any icon artists out there interested in creating an application icon for a free (GPL) WordPress-based app that @crowdfavorite is working on?
I wanted to utilize the WP 3.6 heartbeat API in an app I’m working on. I also wanted to include this feature before WordPress 3.6 officially shipped, so that meant it had to be compatible with WordPress 3.5.x as well. Turns out, it’s really easy. The heartbeat API looks excellent. View the code on Gist.