My web access logs for the month of March are showing that AvantGo is now the most popular user agent and AvantGo servers account for 5 of the top 10 sites (by KByte). Looking closer, I realized that some visitors have added my list of PDA optimized web sites as a custom channel in AvantGo. This is a cool use... (more)
March 2003 Archives
Registry Tweaks for Better Computing (PC Magazine) lists a handy set of registry tweaks for Windows and Internet Explorer. Among other things, I learned how to set my Start menu to be multi-column rather than a single scrolling column. This did help emphasize that I really need a new system at home. This old Celeron/Win98 box is loaded with way... (more)
I've been reading Rob Fahrni's weblog via his RSS feed. Since I'm using AmphetaDesk as my RSS reader -- actually my modified AmphetaMailer -- I recently noticed a problem with the validity of his RSS feed. In this case it was a simple matter of some unencoded characters. (AmphetaDesk in its current release is appropriately picky about RSS feeds being... (more)
To help keep better track of my personal software projects and web sites, I've set up an installation of Perforce on my Win2000 server. I contemplated using CVS or another open-source solution, but I'm already using Perforce at work so I can just start using it straight away. Perforce's licensing policy is to allow one to run a Perforce installation... (more)
This is a test post from Zempt -- providing "Multi-platform posting for Movable Type". The developers have said it will be available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. An early release of the Windows version is available now. [From mt-dev]... (more)
It's that time of year again -- time to start filling out those NCAA brackets. We're running a small family & friends pool through CBS Sportsline this year. If you know me and I haven't invited you yet, just send me an e-mail. Adrian Holovaty has a review of web NCAA bracket interfaces that is pretty interesting. His analysis didn't... (more)
I finally wrote a couple of short article entries to explain who I am, how this site is constructed, and a blogroll list of web sites I follow. On the main page, look at the "About" section on the right-hand side. To implement these, I added them to my sub-blog for "Articles". Using the OtherBlog plug-in, I'm including the titles... (more)
