Looks like in some searches, blogs are listed above the New York Times when it comes to major news. Looks like Winer might win his bet. Thanks Waxy for the link.
Category: Geekdom
Any Local ASP Gurus?
Evan over at SportsVision is looking for an ASP programmer to do some work for him — particularly, hacking the shopping cart software from volusion to do what he needs it to do.
Since I don’t know a thing about ASP, nor do I know where to point him, you can e-mail him at evan [at] sportsvisionbend [dot] com or you can comment here if you’re interested.
SanDisk USB Keys Are Awesome
I was looking all over for my SanDisk 256 MB USB key yesterday (yes, I know it’s small in the grand scheme of things, especially considering they sell a 4 GB version), as I didn’t want to have to use my external hard drive to move data between my old laptop and my new laptop — the USB key is so much more convenient. So I was a bit miffed when I couldn’t find it.
So I’m taking some clothes out of the dryer today, and lo and behold, there’s my USB key, after having just gone through a full wash and dry cycle. I thought the thing was hosed, but plugged into my computer, every bit of data is still on there and works like a charrm.
So if anybody’s looking for a durable USB key, I highly recommend the SanDisk.
Now I just need to get a bigger one for moving larger collections of files so I don’t have to use an external hard drive.
On a related note, I moved data from my old laptop to my new one with an old 20 GB laptop hard drive that I stuck in one of these enclosures (don’t let the cheap price fool you — these things are great). The problem is that moving about 12 GBs of data (all the stuff inthe “My Documents” folder) over a USB 1.1 connection (old laptop) is a slow experience. But it is very handy to have a 20 GB external hard drive at my disposal — but USB keys are still far handier.
Finally Up And Running
OK, so it was more than just the day of being offline, but after getting all my data and information transferred to my new toy, I’m finally up and running and good to go. I still need to install a couple more applications, but for the most part, all my data, applications, documents, etc… are all moved over on to this thing so I can clean up my old laptop and give it back to the company.
This thing is far faster than my previous one, that’s for sure. Loading up documents in Photoshop is a ton faster than it was before (and I can actually work in other programs while working in Photoshop). I’m still not quite use to the high resolution on this small of a screen (1920×1200 on a 15.4″ wide-screen makes for small icons), but it is really nice having that much real estate in my various desktop publishing and development programs. And being able to have a few programs open at once and be able to see all those windows is very nice.
Now I’ve gotta catch up on all the email I missed the last 24 hours, finish up installing the few things I just realized I’m still missing (Homesite, a few typefaces, Quickbooks, Metapad, and Pagemaker, for some of my older designs that Indesign just can’t open properly).
I Need A New Laptop Bag
As I mentioned before, I’m getting a new laptop, and I’ll probably need a new laptop bag for it (as it’s slightly larger than the one I have, and the one I have barely fits in there now). That being said, this is one bag I will never buy.
The History Of The BASIC and C Programming Languages
You really have to be a geek to appreciate some of the humor here, but the history of BASIC and the C family of languages.
My New Toy
Ken isn’t the only spoiled little b***h — I’m getting a new toy, too (even though Ken has far more toys than any of us).
My toy? Actually, not my new toy as the company is paying for it, but I’m getting a new laptop — a Sager NP5320V model. I’ve had good luck with Sager’s systems, and am typing this on an older one that I’ve been using for a few years.
Why a Sager? It’s a poorly-kept secret in the laptop industry that the bulk majority of laptops sold out there under a variety of names are made by just a handful of companies and rebranded slightly (kind of like kitchen appliances). Clevo makes all the laptops for Hypersonic, Voodoo, Sager, Alienware (at least they used to), and Mtech (among others). The one thing that’s nice about buying it from Sager is they usually have the newer technology from Clevo, and their prices are always far cheaper (and since I have a reseller account with them, they’re even cheaper than the public price).
So here’s some basic specs on the laptop I’m getting for about $150 less than their publicly available price:
- 15.4″ WUXGA Active Matrix LCD Display Display
- Intel® Pentium® M Processor 760 / 2MB L2 Cache, 2.0GHz, 533MHz FSB
- 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
- ATI Mobility Radeon X700 PCI-Express 16X Graphics with 256MB DDR Video Memory
- 80.0GB (SATA 7200rpm) SATA 150 Hard Drive
- 8X Dual Layer DVD Burner ± R/RW
- Windows XP Pro
- Built in wireless, gigabit ethernet, media reader, video camera, firewire, USB 2.0, etc…
It’s on order and should be here soon, and then I get to start installing all my toys and then I get to get down to real work of making this site into a rockin’ site.
Update: By the way, if anybody wants something from Sager, let me know and I’ll sell it to you at my cost.
Great Blond Joke, Brought To You By Web 2.0
This is by far the best blonde joke ever (link via memepool).
Two-Inch Square Computer
It’s not a super powerful system, and you’d (I’m assuming, as it’s in Japanese) have to boot it off a CompactFlash card, but if this thing had another LAN port, I could picture this thing being a portable firewall.
Google Maps With PHP and No Javascript
Mostly booking marking this for my own use, but it might be handy for somebody else. Basically, on the printable listings for the homes at Sunray’s site, I’d like to include a simple map on printed listings. I tried Phoogle Maps and it never seemed to work right and I didn’t like having all that Javascript on the page (though I haven’t tried the new version 2.0), but I figured I’d throw these out there in case anybody else is looking for a solution as well.