In a previous post I asked for suggestions about what icon/button would be best to allow the user to subscribe to a feed. Well, I think I have finally come up with an answer: get rid of the orange button altogether. Let the browser do the work. For example, both Safari and Firefox can […]
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I have just downloaded and installed <a href=”http://www.flock.com”>Flock</a>, a new browser based on Mozilla. It has a built-in editor that allows you to post to your blog. It’s easy enough to configure.
If you can read this, it worked.
[Update: as you can see it doesn’t appear to handle HTML correctly. I typed in the HTML for […]
Damn I love TRAMP. No, not the kind that hangs around on street corners asking for spare change but the Emacs extension that allows you to edit remote files locally.
To edit a (remote) file do C-x C-f to open a new file and then type /ssh:<username>@<domain>:<path-to-file>
Just read a report commissioned by Yahoo into the current use of RSS. It includes facts and figures about your typical RSS user as well as discussing the various tools used to read feeds etc. I was quite surprised to see that the use of tools such as Newsgator and NetNewsWire is not that prevalent. […]
Another great post from Joel Spolsky. It’s good to rant! He does have a point though, particularly about podcasts that are about podcasts. Yawn! Suddenly everybody is a frickin’ DJ. There’s too much crap out there. The description of this podcast sums it all up really.
To quote a quote:
Principal: Mr. Madison, what you’ve just said […]
If you use the tube a lot this may be familiar. Warning: if you are at work you may want to turn the volume down. If you are on the tube, crank it up!
Did you see the headline in the paper the other day about Microsoft signing The Rolling Stones? No, neither did I because I just made it up. “What are you talking about? Microsoft is not a record label”, I hear you cry. True. But what if?
I was listening to Ken Radio the other […]
Here is an interesting blog post about Skype trying to break into China. This is particularly interesting as over the last few months I have read several articles in various business magazines that have expressed similar sentiments: to do business in China you have to partner with a Chinese firm. A lot of businesses […]