Archive for November, 2002
Tuesday, November 19th, 2002
Moving Your Kids to Linux? [Slashdot] This guy has some legitimate concerns about Linux, but still makes a great case for why to use it.
No Comments » - Posted in Open Source by jmiller
Tuesday, November 19th, 2002
Digeo To Ship Full-Featured Linux-based PVR [Slashdot]
No Comments » - Posted in Brave New World, Open Source by jmiller
Tuesday, November 19th, 2002
Real PDA Wristwatch [Slashdot]
No Comments » - Posted in Mobile Computing by jmiller
Monday, November 18th, 2002
Ahah! Perhaps an idea…
I just thought of something! I just might have half a plan! Referrer rankings. If I find like-minded bloggers first, I can link to their blog. And if they’re link-hungry like me, they might just check their logs and travel back! Now, my mission is clear! I will seek out links where I have not [...]
No Comments » - Posted in E-Publishing Explosion, The Muse by jmiller
Monday, November 18th, 2002
Screaming in the darkness! Message in a bottle
Can you HEAR me? Hello?? Is anybody out there?
All of this blogging is therapeutic for me, but I still long to experience some of Sam Ruby’s manufactured serendipity. Bang! Out of nowhere, someone says “Hey, someone else is thinking the same thing I am!”
Like-minded people, where are you? (hollow echo: you, you, you…)
My referrer rankings [...]
No Comments » - Posted in The Muse by jmiller
Monday, November 18th, 2002
Wonderful WSDL
A guide to WSDL if I ever have time to read it. Ironic, since this is supposed to be the Busy Developer’s Guide to WSDL 1.1 or something like that.
No Comments » - Posted in .NET, Web Services by jmiller
Monday, November 18th, 2002
Tipping Blog
I’m reading this article on the MicroContentNews called the Tipping Blog that describes the virulence of ideas and how blogging affects the spread of ideas. There’s a lot to absorb, and I’m supposed to be finishing a work assignment before I leave. Aargh!
No Comments » - Posted in E-Publishing Explosion by jmiller
Monday, November 18th, 2002
You can specify a Reply To address in an SMTP message by adding the Reply-To header with an address in the format:
“Display Name” <actualaddress@site.com>
Use .Headers.Add(”Reply-To”, addressinformation) to add the correct header.
No Comments » - Posted in .NET, ASP.NET by jmiller
Thursday, November 14th, 2002
Way to Go Delta!
Delta gets it. About six months ago, the passenger to my right informs me, Delta Airlines installed the new information system that I just experienced for the first time at La Guardia airport this morning. It’s one of the most effective uses of information technology I have ever seen. Even if you don’t usually fly [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Brave New World, Craft by jmiller
Thursday, November 14th, 2002
Sam Ruby’s personality
I find entries like this helpful. It demonstrates the self-knowledge that someone has, the kind of self-knowledge I am also seeking.
Planting a seed.
When I was in my twenties, I did not respect authority. I colored outside the lines. When a teacher or a boss told me what they thought I should do, I asked [...]
