January, 2004

  1. Tasks Pro 1.0 beta 6

    I released Tasks Pro beta 6 to the sponsors… this included the last big feature I’m adding to 1.0: group permissions on tasks. This is the ability to specify what groups can see a certain task. To use an example from a software company: a product manager works with the engineering, marketing and sales departments.…

  2. Around the web

    Brent and Nick Bradbury have both come out and said they are not going to support malformed Atom feeds (thought they do support invalid RSS feeds). Not everyone is thrilled about this, but I think they are doing the right thing. The next day: Greg Reinacker (FeedGator) and Dare Obasanjo chime in. I’ll link to…

  3. DNS Changes

    Looks like most of the DNS changes have propogated for ‘alexking.org’. I started moving the rest of my sites to the new server yesterday and will continue today… what fun!

  4. Since Last Visit Hack Updated

    I updated my Since Last Visit hack, fixing a couple of minor bugs. I also posted a version that doesn’t use JavaScript – basically a WordPress 1.0+ compatible version of the old hack. If you are using this and seeing ‘cannot send headers, headers already sent…’ errors, you are calling the initial functions too late.…

  5. alexking.org is Moving…

    As we speak, the DNS change is propagating through the internet… I’m really excited about the move. I’m going from a Pentium III 533mhz machine with 128mb of RAM (yes, you read that right) to a Pentium IV 2.6ghz with 2gb of RAM. It should help performance. Many thanks to the good people at Austin…

  6. Treo 300 Tips and Information

    The Handspring Treo is a great tool. It is the best PDA I’ve used hands down, a list that includes 2 Newtons and 4 other Palm devices. On this page, I’ve listed some of the things that I’ve done to make the Treo a more useful tool for me. General Tips To find the person…

  7. Moveable Type’s Drastic Measures

    Moveable Type seems to have taken a very drastic step to thwart comment spam. I am really surprised they went this route, we dismissed this technique right off as it denies the linky goodness to legitimate comments. As Matt said, "they’re throwing the baby out with the bathwater." We’ve already put some comment spam prevention…

  8. WordPress 1.0+ Compatible Hacks

    I’ve posted updated versions of my WordPress Hacks that are compatible with WordPress 1.0+. The Mobile Edition now redirects more mobile devices. It works fine, but it should really use the existing WordPress code more than it does. A project for another day… The Since Last Visit hack has been completely rewritten and relies on…

  9. Shiny New Strings…

    I put new strings on my guitar this evening. It was the first time I’d changed the stings in several years… Years ago, I bought a couple dozen sets of D’Addario strings that I love, but they are in a box… I think… somewhere. So I put on a set of light Dean Markley strings…