Checking Twitter tonight for more MediaTemple news, I saw the latest Tweets of those people I follow. Among that list was also a posting by a person I didn't know, I didn't follow, and didn't follow me. This random person and random post just seemed to appear in my list without reason. Anybody know why or see this before? I confirmed I wasn't following them and have no … [Read more...]
The Illinois Marathon and Active.com – A Source of Spam?
Last year, I ran in the 5K that accompanied the Illinois Marathon and half-marathon. I registered for the event ahead of time and used the online registration through Active.com. The event was fun and well coordinated. Unfortunately, months after the event, it wasn't quite so coordinated. I use an e-mail service called OtherInbox, which I've recommended previously, that allows … [Read more...]
A Funeral for IE6
There are many-a people who would like to see Internet Explorer 6 bludgeoned and beaten quit gruesomely to its death, but there is another group (less than 10.2% of web users) that would like to see IE6 continue lumbering on. Instead, IE6 will be quietly put to rest in a somber funeral service on March 4th, 2010. The funeral will be held in Denver, CO and you can RSVP and … [Read more...]
Cohabitating with Computers
If you have more than one person using a computer, things can get a little bit frustrating when preferences, bookmarks, and software might be different between people and accounts. The standard way of dealing with this is to use Windows accounts to log in under your own account or 'switch users'. I'm not a big fan of this approach because it can potentially leave a lot of stuff … [Read more...]
High Tech Wedding Planning
Perhaps you were the romantic last weekend and popped the big question on Valentine's Day or maybe you were the one asked. Wouldn't it be nice if there were a few tech solutions to ease some of the stresses and worries of planning a wedding? My wife is amazing! I mean, not only does she put up with me on a regular basis, but she also came up with a ton of great ways to reduce … [Read more...]