Coding habit
Q: How can you tell you’re coding too much?
A: You try to hit autoformat (ctrl+shift+F in Eclipse) after each line you write in Microsoft Word.
Breaking news stereotype
Concerning every tv station worldwide that had a news report about the recent death of Michael Jackson, this comic written by John Campbell is pure genious: http://stereotypist.livejournal.com/131545.html.
WiredTree VPS 384 under load
One of the first question I had prior to moving to WiredTree’s VPS 384 plan was how much traffic would it be able to handle. An answer came on June 14th when someone submitted a page from a website I have on this VPS to reddit where it stood on the first page for almost [...]
Opera version checking
Seems that the new Opera release (version 10) is having problems with specifying its version. Some websites detected the first character in “10″ and assumed it to be Opera version 1 (talk about dumb checks). So the solution was to keep the version at “9.8″.
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Laughing time
marketing and sexuality
How to Use Twitter for Marketing and PR
The Vendor Client relationship – in real world situations via David Airey
Some have a lot of free time on their hands
… some meaning Google.
Along with the CADIE they also launched Chrome 3D. And this even works. Check the following screenshot:
Smashing usability fail
I registered yesterday for an account at Smashing Magazine Forum. Somehow, my account dissappeared during the night and I cannot login anymore.
After entering my account details in the login form I am told that my username does not exist and that I should contact the mighty board administrator. Check his email in the screenshot.
And yes, [...]
Xmarks problem
A few days ago I had to update my FoxMarks addon to the new Xmarks.
Today I couldn’t log in on Smashing Magazine forum (or any other website) thanks to foxmarks xmarks. Yes, a browser restart fixed the problem but come on…
WiredTree special offer
If you are planning on purchasing a VPS you should seriously consider WiredTree’s special offer:
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=765870
Just use the coupon VPS384DOUBLESUPER2009 when ordering the VPS 384 plan. It’s only available until the 24th pf March, 2009.
Leaving ResellerZoom behind
Today I’ve finally submitted the cancellation form at Reseller Zoom. It was just… too much. I wouldn’t recommend them to anyone looking for some decent uptime or anyone wanting to host dynamic sites with more than 500 visitors per day.
Some history
I’ve purchased their failover package in June, 2008. I was moving from another reseller and [...]
