Web Performance, Branding, and Social Media
In: Gutter Helmet
6 Oct 2005When I look at my logs, I am always astounded by the items visitors come to read.
The one posting that I am most proud of is this one, where I do not sing the praises of Gutter Helmet.
b2evolution only maintains local hit logs for 30 days. In that time, there is a serious pattern appearing.
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In: smp
28 Jun 2005I hate running Windows.
I hate that the firewall app that I have run for years has suddenly decided to go and melt down into a giant puddle of goo, taking the CPU with it.
About two weeks ago, ZoneLabs released a broken update for their ZoneAlarm product.
Whoops! I did it again!
Yesterday, my Dell laptop slowed to [...]
In: smp
21 Apr 2005The folks at NYU Secure Computing Services have developed a really cool open-source content distribution network (CDN) called CORAL.
This looks as though it has potential for us low-bandwidth hosters who get blasted when our content gets Scobelized or Slashdotted.
Via Jon Udell.
In: smp
29 Mar 2005One bad server. One slightly brain-damaged load-balancer.
Ouch
In: smp
24 Mar 2005I actually have two of these old Optiplex cases in my basement… [here]
Via Neuvo
In: smp
12 Mar 2005As many of my readers know, I have been pining for a Powerbook. However, one if the “fear factors” has been the need to switch to glide pad.
I am a “pencil eraser” pointer man. All of my laptops have had them — even the Dell Inspiron I am using now. But I can see that [...]
In: smp
16 Dec 2004Ok, so it’s not completely new; it’s recycled from our former CTO. And it came with 256MB of RAM. How can a CTO even consider only 256MB of RAM sexy?
Anyway, I ordered 512MB to supplement whatever I find in here, and off I will go.
And if anyone is curious, it is a Dell Inspiron 8500. [...]
In: smp
26 Nov 2004Think you can’t find a car you can look cool in and park downtown?
Take yourself down to your local dealer for this sexy bit of Euro-Style!
Link: ZAPworld.com News: EPA approves 60-MPG SMART Car, clears way for U.S. sales by ZAP.