At work we’ve started a pretty aggressive re-write of our web applications. We’re moving them all to a set of common style-sheets, graphics and master pages as well as putting both our web server and SVN repository into a logical structure. What started as just a few ASP.NET applications, has grown to a jumbled mix [...]
Continue reading about Getting Serious About Security – Part 1
After first testing in a virtual machine and then on a secondary machine, I’ve made the leap to running Linux full time on my primary home computer. I’ve been running Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) for about 3 weeks now, and I’ve been loving it. I’ve already detailed how easy the OS is to setup and [...]
I finally made it back* from the MacWorld 2008 Expo, and I figured I would share my thoughts on a couple items. First off, the $20 upgrade to the firmware for the iPod touch. Like Johnny Mac once said, “You can’t be serious!” There’s no question that Apple makes great products, but charging for a [...]
According to this post over at the DomainTools blog, NSI appears to be stealing domain name ideas. This is what looks to be going on: You search (and find) an available domain. You don’t buy it right away. You go try to buy the domain later, and it’s been snatched up by NSI (who are [...]
Umm yeah. Did I write that I was going to install iTunes in Wine on Ubuntu? Maybe not. It looks like that doesn’t quite work. I was able to install it, but it didn’t work. Not even close. I gave it a shot though… On a good note, I was able to connect to my [...]
Continue reading about A Second Look at Linux – Part 3 Updated
Over my Christmas holidays I decided to really get back into Linux. No virtual machines. No live Cd’s. This time I installed Ubuntu 7.10 on my older notebook. Just like installing in VMWare, the installation was flawless. I didn’t have to look for any drivers. Not even for my add-on wireless card. I hate to [...]