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Technology

Aug
24
2009

The Douche Bag Index – My Scale

So I found this app… via some list, somewhere, and it’s useful.  And obviously, the development team has a sense of humor.
TweetSum :: FAQ
DBI (affectionally called the Douche Bag Index) is a number that rates your followers according to how they use Twitter. DBI ranges from 0 to 100 and higher numbers represent people who [...]

Aug
21
2009

Redundancy is not always good

The problem with my media files aka as pictures not showing up when I post now, is of course, my fault.  When I changed my domain, I ended up with two directories for this blog instead of one. 
That was fine until I fixed the redirect.  And now it is redirecting to the wrong place.  [...]

Aug
21
2009

Network Security and Wi-Fi

Although deeply enamored of wi-fi and coffee, I am finding that I cannot do everything, everywhere with my netbook. 
On the library network, I cannot use any social networking media.  They are all blocked, which is a real bummer since I work alone irl and use Facebook, Twitter, etc, for collaboration with other humans.  Also, [...]

Aug
18
2009

Asus Eee Makeover Craft

I didn’t take it seriously when I read that the “fingerprinty” nature of the Asus Eee is really annoying.  I thought, how bad could it be?
Well, it is really bad.  In fact, what was I thinking when I read a commentary written by a man about fingerprints and didn’t clue in to the fact that [...]

Aug
13
2009

Do Not Configure Email While Tired

After spending hours filing and trying to organize my life, I attacked the inbox.  Again.  Gmail is the packrats email.  It encourages you to keep EVERYTHING.  I hate this.  Other than that.  I like it.
So, I download Thunderbird and stupidly configure the pop server.  And then, when it doesn’t sync properly, discover, I should [...]