Contents tagged with Internet and Information
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"Learning To Love HTML and CSS (for grumpy developers)" Presentation From NDC 2012
This year at NDC 2012 I gave a presentation titled Learning to love HTML and CSS (for grumpy developers).
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No, you're crazy! (or, the problem with assuming that computer programmers have all that much in common)
Jeff Atwood recently linked Steve Yegge's post on Five Essential Phone-Screen Questions. My first impression was that it was horrible advice. For reference, here's the five areas which Steve considers essential in eliminating poor job candidates:
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Why CodingHorror is horribly wrong about Blacklists and Virus Scanners
Jeff and I had an interesting debate on virus scanners a few weeks ago. He posted his take on the conversation yesterday, and (surprise!) we both think we won the argument. I believe the difference of opinion really comes down to a few different assumptions about the problem we're trying to solve:
- Different classes of Anti-Virus Software (Quality AV Software vs. Bundleware)
- Antivirus Effectiveness (Is it really just 33% effective?)
- The Goal of Virus Protection (Risk Management vs. Invincibility)
- Modeling the Threat (Known malware vs. New malware)
- Approach to Security (Practical vs. Theoretical)
- Productivity Tradeoffs (Virus Scanning vs. Running As Administrator)
So, let's go through the list:
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Conditionally showing Google Ads
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Alternative MIX07 Blog Bling
I registered for the MIX07 conference today, and decided I needed to add a MIX07 badge to my blog. I spent a little while looking at the official MIX07 badges and decided that, while they're very slick and exciting, they just don't speak to where I'm at right now. I realized I had no choice but to create a few of my own MIX07 badges.
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Google Personalized Homepage (IG) - Read a post inline
I've been using the Google personalized homepage for a while as a simple "heads up display". -
[link] 9MinutesOfFame
Back in February, I posted about MyLastFM, an open source player for Last.FM radio. MyLastFM is a really slick looking application with some slick code under the covers. It's the product of a killer team - Eric's the programmer and Nicole's the designer.
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[OT] Google buying YouTube for $1.65 Billion
MarketWatch: Google to acquire YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock
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IE7 Standalone (Updated for IE7 Release)
I just released a new version of the IE7 Standalone Launcher. Due to changes in this beta release of IE7, a simple batch file alone won't cut it. You can grab a zip package (two batch files, two reg files) on the new tools.veloc-it.com site. -
Motorcycle blogging from San Diego to the Arctic Circle
