Category Archives: Web

Tonido lets you use your home computer as a “personal cloud” with access from other machines, mobile devices, etc. over the network. May be worth checking out!

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Neil | Leave a comment

I’ve been trying to figure out how to download old podcasts of This American Life — stupid iTunes keeps turning my subscription off if I haven’t listened to an episode in a while. Luckily, someone else shared the URL format … Continue reading →

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Neil | Leave a comment

I enjoy xkcd a lot.

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Neil | Leave a comment

Imagekind lets you create custom-framed fine art prints from your own image uploads or directly from flickr. Looks interesting…

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Neil | Leave a comment

A history of the browser user-agent string. Sad. And hilarious, at the same time, on multiple levels. With apologies — and thanks — to Monty Python.

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Neil | Leave a comment

Calgoo enables calendar sharing and syncronization across lots of different platforms, including Mac, Windows and various web services. Might be worth a look for doing family calendar sharing, especially given the limitations and problems with MobileMe.

Posted on August 2, 2008 by Neil | Leave a comment

Lightview is another JavaScript-based overlay engine for websites. Way-cool look and feel, support for tons of media types, and there’s already a WordPress plugin to activate it along with some hints for integration with the WP NextGEN Gallery plugin.

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Neil | Leave a comment

MySQLDumper is a combination PHP and Perl script that helps automate MySQL backups and restores without hitting PHP timeouts. Might be worth a try for large databases.

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Neil | Leave a comment

“Are You Pondering What I’m Pondering?”

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Neil

I’ve been a fan of Pinky and the Brain since they first debuted on the Animaniacs cartoons while I was in college. For an example of their wit and wisdom, just look at my new quotes widget in the footer … Continue reading →

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Site Upgraded to WordPress 2.6—Automatically!

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Neil

I’ve updated this site to WordPress 2.6 quickly and painlessly, using the WP Automatic Upgrade plugin. I gotta tell you, that add-on made the process nice and easy and safe. First thing I did after the install was test the … Continue reading →

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