The DLSG team has made massive improvements, in my opinion, since my original dialog was composed. I was contacted regarding an appointment for a time to upgrade. We scheduled a time at our combined convenience and I'm to receive an e-mail with a link so that I can download the setup file ahead of time. Also in this new versions, previous settings are automatically migrated … [Read more...]
Saved passwords in your browser, an interesting angle
Firefox can show your passwords unless you set a master password. Setting a master password then requires you to enter that password anytime any of your remembered passwords would be used. This is a convenience because it allows you to only have to remember one password, but it's still not as convenient as not setting a master password and then not having to enter a password … [Read more...]
Adobe Acrobat – You’re exhausting; an open-letter to Adobe
Dear Adobe, You have a lot of room to improve with your Acrobat line and I'm not even talking about the performance of the application. Sure there are alternatives out there like FoxIt reader and other open-source PDF readers/writers that can do your primary function faster while using less resources. Heck, you don't even open DRM-protected PDFs? I have to get another Adobe … [Read more...]
Lifecycle of the social web
In a not too distant future... Deceased (in order of popularity/hype loss): Xanga LiveJournal MySpace Facebook I want to come up with something cool regarding the rebellion of data mining that will come soon and surely. People need to recognize that they are not getting things for free but are being specifically targeted and/or exploited. "Mine your own business." "Mine … [Read more...]
DLSG/BookEye Planetary Scanner Review
As the self-titled Head of Special Projects, I get a lot of oddball things thrown at me with the instructions to make them work flawlessly. This has allowed me to experiment with a lot of different things and have a good puzzle every now and then. These can be fun projects as they allow for deviation from the sometimes tedious tasks, but they are also frustrating because you … [Read more...]