Archives
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37signals on Apple
I know that this will annoy some people (right, Rob?), but here's a video of the 37signals guys kissing Apple's ass:
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Ancient bug not fixed in Firefox 2.0
Wow, this is annoying. If you've used Firefox, you probably know that from time to time you'll be typing in a regular text box, and typing an apostrophe will bring up the search box. I can't figure out how to make it stop other than click around on junk until it goes away. I can't believe that wasn't fixed in the new version.
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Modal-style pops in Javascript and CSS
I haven't seen a simple example on how to do this, so I thought I'd post one here. I've seen the components in various places (how to center stuff, move with scrolling, etc.), but I wanted to tie it all in to one place.
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Six reasons not to buy Vista
Love the junk in the EULA this time, as translated by Wendy Seltzer.
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Flexibility was too much of a constraint
In my last post, I talked a bit about how trying to use the Membership API, with my own provider, was hurting more than it was helping in my forthcoming rewrite of POP Forums.
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I think the Membership dream is really just a fantasy
Way back in early 2004, when I first got my hands on ASP.NET v2 and the Membership API, I though, wow, this is a seriously cool. What a dream come true to be able to plug this into any site and write your own provider. After all, isn't a single familiar and predictable interface to user data a good idea?
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Who doesn't love a good "versus" debate?
OK, actually the holy wars over platforms and languages isn't all that entertaining. But still, for all the hype surrounding Ruby on Rails, I had to check it out to see if I'm really missing something.
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One month in with Google Apps For Your Domain
(also posted on NerdLifestyle)
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Thoughts about RSS's inadequacy
In the interest of not duplicating the same text in a hundred places, I'll just link you to one of my many other blogs for my thoughts on the subject...
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MVP not
I'm still not an MVP. I didn't expect to be.
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A new computer takes some time to get right (even with four Xeon cores)
I guess I forgot to mention on this blog that I pulled the trigger and bought a Mac Pro. It's a thing of beauty not only in terms of its looks, but in its power. I mean, I'm blown away.