Software So Good ...
post a comment | posted Apr 17
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
... it makes users bend over to use it. (Please, pardon the crude expression.)
John Gruber today published a link to a blog post written by Charles Miller about NewsFire and its [abnormal] activation scheme. In case you've not been a reader of Gee...
Developers, Your Software Doesn?t Work Unless it Does What I Want
post a comment | posted Apr 15
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
Weve been demoing some new IP-based cameras for two our satellite campuses, Plateau and University. Theyre Sony SNC-RZ25Ns, meant for security applications, but work quite well for what were intending them for: Low-fidelity interactivity with t...
Powering an Audio Archive With Expression Engine
1 comment | posted Apr 2
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
One of the most often-asked questions I receive is about how The City Church's audio archive is powered. It's easier than you'd expect, but does require a bit of explanation. So, as promised, here's a look under the hood.
Custom fields and weblog p...
Adobe Announces Creative Suite 3
post a comment | posted Mar 28
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
Today Adobe announced Creative Suite 3. The accompanying product matrix makes even Microsoft's Windows Vista version grid look simple. It's a mess to sort out, even for a veteran Adobe user.
Visiting the product page I thought to myself, "it would...
Removing "www" From a Domain
post a comment | posted Mar 26
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
Here's what I do to remove "www" from my domain. I put this code in my .htaccess file:
RewriteEngine On
#Handle removal of "www"
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.YOURDOMAIN.com(.*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://YOURDOMAIN.com/$1 [R=301,L]
A ...
Southbye
post a comment | posted Mar 15
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
On Sunday night I flew into Austin, the site of SXSW, an annual film, music and interactive design festival. It was my first time attending, so I was apprehensive about it. Thankfully, I didn't have to go it alone -- the Great Canadian, Jesse Benne...
The Remaking of Version 3
post a comment | posted Mar 11
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
It takes a certain amount of obsessive compulsion, I think, to be good at what you do. This thing called the internets is what I do -- and believe you me, I'm obsessed. Not more than a day after I launched Version 3 of this site I began revamping t...
Duty
post a comment | posted Mar 10
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
I'm supposed to be on a plane to Austin right now. As luck would have it, the church's video switcher wasn't working this morning as I attempted to give a run-down of operations to my stand-in for Sunday services. Quick and unsuccessful attempts to...
Hot Dogs
post a comment | posted Mar 6
Originally posted at Geek & Mild Asides
While deciding on a place to eat lunch, The Wife suggested (in all seriousness) a hot dog vendor located in the middle of Redmond Town Center.
Absolutely not, I replied. The only time I eat hot dogs is during a sporting event.
You could run ...