Don’t. What? you’re thinking. Why did I say that? The person from whom the email appears to have originated from never sent it. In fact, I’m sure they couldn’t do anything about stopping the email from flooding your inbox. You see, their email has been spoofed. That means another person has copied their domain and…
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links for 2006-01-20
HowTo: Install Ruby, RubyonRails, and RubyGems on Ubuntu 5.10 (Breezy) A good how-to install RoR on Ubuntu Linux. (tags: ruby ubuntu rails linux howto tutorial RubyOnRails development Debian framework Install installation reference server tools webdev) Ubuntu – EasyLinux.info The unofficial Ubuntu 5.10 starter guide wiki (tags: ubuntu linux guide howto tutorial wiki reference opensource system…
...Read MoreGuy Kawasaki Tells His Secret: How to Get a Standing Ovation.
Guy Kawasaki is awesome and I really dig what he has to say. Take for instance one of his most recent posts, “How to get a standing ovation.” Guy Kawasaki: Have something interesting to say. Cut the sales pitch. Focus on entertaining. Understand the audience. Overdress. Don’t denigrate the competition. Tell stories. Pre-circulate with the…
...Read MoreSpot Runner Inexpensive Television Advertising for Small Businesses
Here’s an interesting little one I stumbled across the other day…Spot Runner. Spot Runner is a silicon valley startup that offers inexpensive television commercials to small businesses. Spot Runner: Now your local business can compete against the national chains with an affordable, high quality television commercial that rivals theirs. We’ve created a library of world-class…
...Read MoreScott Adams creator of Dilbert is now blogging
Did you know Scott Adams, creator of the wildly popular Dilbert cartoon is blogging? Neither did I until yesterday. Check out his blog though. It reminds me of Douglas Adam’s (coinkeydink?) stuff. [Go there now]
...Read MoreEnabling PHP on Intel Macs
If you’re one of those long-tails who ran out and bought a MacBook Pro then here’s something you’re going to want to add to your web developer arsenal. PHP and Intel Macs: How to enable PHP. There’s only one thing, according to commentors on the post the new Intel Macs are running an older version…
...Read MoreHas Corporate Info Security Gotten Out of Hand?
An interesting question from over at Slashdot this morning where a reader writes: Slashdot: “What is the right balance between security and productivity, in the corporate IT environment? Looking back at my company, 10 years ago, our machines were connected directly to the Internet, no proxy, no firewall, no antivirus software. Today, my company’s proxy…
...Read Morelinks for 2006-01-19
How to Make Better Office Coffee – WikiHow How to make atleast semipalatable coffee using that stuff they have at work in the big red can. (tags: food coffee howto work java body) ted: torrent episode downloader Ted finds and keeps track of your favorite episodes of tv shows online. Ted downloads the .torrent file…
...Read MoreWe’re back!
We’re back! After a few days struggle with getting the domain resolved everything appears to be squared away and working as normal. I added a bunch of things to my del.icio.us but they went with the wayward server so I have a lot of things to catch up on. Thanks for sticking around.
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Testing the post function to make sure everything went well moving to the new server. If you see this it looks like it did.
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