9th
DEC
Tasty Cheers and Jeers
Filed under Technology, Tools, Web
Social bookmarking website del.icio.us just announced today that they’ve been purchased by Yahoo!. As you can see by the comments on the del.icio.us blog there are mixed reactions. Many congratulations for their “big payday”, and quite a few unhappy readers who are making plans to find a new web-based bookmarking utility.
I’ve had a del.icio.us account for a while, but haven’t used it much. They just recently released an official Firefox extension and I’ve used it more since installing said extension. I’m not too hip on the “traditional” method of adding bookmarks, but this extension makes it much more friendly. It will be interesting to watch how Y! ingests this morsel. I’m looking forward to seeing how they couple del.icio.us and Flickr.
9th
Oh I’ve Been There
Filed under Technology
For a tech person to have wit right after their harddrive crashes is amazing. You gotta check this out.
3rd
DEC
Where’d You Go?
Filed under Technology, Web, Work
You may have been wondering where I’ve been in the last month or so since I’ve been majorly lacking in the posting department. My anwser is this: webjive.org. Yup, Aj and I have started a little side venture into the realm of website design and hosting. As of today, I guess, we are officially open for business. It’s been pretty fun working on the stuff; right now we have 2 (soon to be 3) clients. Since this is so new it’ll be interesting to see how business goes. Only time will tell.
Our main catalyst for starting this was talking with people we know who want to do more on the web — more than what Blogger or other free services offer — and we have the skills to help people out with that. We’re really looking to specialize in working with people who want to have a website but don’t know where to start. As our homepage says:
Do you want to get out on the web but don’t know where to start? Have you never worked with a website, and the mere thought send shivers down your spine?
17th
NOV
A Bedtime Read
Filed under Technology, Windows
I think everyone should get this book. I haven’t read it yet, but I think I like it already 
13th
OCT
The Cool Kidz
Filed under Technology
Today is my birthday. I am beginning the 27th year of my life. I tend to be a difficult person to get gifts for because I tend to have very specific tastes. Well, my wife hit the nail on the head this year. She bought me a pro account on Flickr, and her “reason” was so I could be one of the “cool kids” like Bren. You can find the little that I’ve done with it here. I’ll eventually tie it into this site. But for now, I must go to bed.
13th
Free Software List
Filed under Linux, Mac, Open Source, Technology, Tools, Windows
I’ve started a page (also available off to the side) with a list of my favorite FREE software. I got the idea from here. Leave me comments as to your favorite free software, and maybe I’ll add it to the list 
2nd
OCT
Fight the Power
Filed under Technology
The RIAA has been suing thousands of anonymous “John Doe”s for illegally swapping music files on P2P networks. Well, a lady from Tualatin is fighting back. It remains to be seen if her claims will stand up in court, but it’s good to see someone fighting back against “the man”.
24th
SEP
Three Cool New Things
Filed under General, Open Source, Technology, Tools
- You can now get weather from Yahoo! through an RSS feed. What makes this cool is it enables web programmers to include weather information onto their web pages with relative ease. Talk about some new plugins for blogging/CMS software.
- Zimbra is an open-source, web based email package with a “commitment to improving enterprise messaging and collaboration.” There is an online demo that you can try the software out. Right now it’s only in beta, but it looks very promising.
- RoundCube is a new open-source, web based email package geared towards the individual user (as far as I can tell). This is still in the alpha stages, but based on the online demo it looks very promising as well.
20th
SEP
No Large Nordic Women Needed
Filed under General, Technology
Just saw this announcement. Definitely going to give it a go.
20th
Steve Jobs is Smart
Filed under General, Mac, Technology
If he was Quaker I’d say, “This Friend speaks my mind.”
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