Rant

  1. QVC Loads Your Dell Computer With Expensive Open-Source Software

    Tonight I watched a bit of the QVC Dell Computer sales pitch. Part of the pitch was the expensive software which comes pre-installed. I noticed the following Open Office 2.0, Sunbird Calendar, and Thunderbird Email.

  2. Firefox 3b and Blocked Downloads

    When I installed Firefox 3b5 on Windows Vista, I could no longer download files because they were marked as possible malware. The download window would show the file with the message, “Blocked: Download may contain a virus or spyware.” I tried changing the security settings, as suggested, to no avail. I gave up on it […]

  3. Drupal module admin interfaces

    For about four weeks now, I have been playing around off and on with Drupal. What impresses me the most about Drupal is it seems more forward thinking about what a CMS is compared to most other systems I have seen. But my one big gripe is the admin interfaces for many of the modules […]

  4. Did I really get this email?

    I received this email today at work and I am amazed. To quote my coworker, “what an ass.”
    To: Seamus Leahy
    Good morning, Seamus:
    We recently sent you some very important email information on (February 6th & April 3rd) with a couple of followup phone calls. We previously provided this informaiotn [sic] to [previous person with the […]

  5. Grid Based Web Design Examples

    A good collection of inspirations forgrid based web designs. I have already been using several of them as grid inspiration as it relates to the work at my job.

  6. When I look into your eyes

    I keep thinking about where I want to go next with this website. It will continue to be experimental and the content will be similar. But other than those two I am open to a new direction.
    But I just keep coming back to one single idea. It is centered around what the user is looking […]

  7. Cool, no need to open Google Maps

    The National Museum of Women in the Arts’ website with a single extra line of text has saved me from opening a tab with Google Maps.

    If the proximity to Metro Center was not there, I would have look up the address in Google Maps and find the nearest Metro station. The reason being is I […]

  8. CareFirst, this explains too much

    I am befuddled as to what to say. I’ll let the picture say it instead.
    For those who do not know, CareFirst is a health insurance company.
    I cannot help to wonder if this is related to a phone conversation I had two years ago with a CareFirst employee located in Baltimore Maryland.

    Me: I keep receiving invoices […]

  9. delete_post and deleted_post

    A little note for myself and anyone else. I have not tested this yet but hopefully I will soon.
    From my snooping, Wordpress 2.2.x has a new hook and has changed a hook. Before 2.2, the delete_post hook was called after the post was deleted. With 2.2, delete_post hook is call before the post is […]

  10. “your site is disgusting”

    A recent message I received via the contact form:
    your site is disgusting
    worst site ever… slow.. wide(wtf) - and i’ve never complained about a site before.. id rather eat my own face then come back here.

    …and I have never complained about a lack of capitalization. I am just kidding about the last part; it was too […]

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