July 31, 2006
Paul Dorn's Bike Commuting Tips
http://www.runmuki.com/commute/
lots of good suggestions
Posted by jzawodn at
09:48 PM
Yahoo! Finance Charts, Now in Flash
http://justin.everett-church.com/index.php/2006/07/31/yahoo-finance-charts-now-in-flash/
"Rather than going down the hiring route for getting Flash expertise, they trained themselves and really knocked everyone’s socks off here."
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 PM
What’s new in the world of Aviation
http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/philg/2006/07/28/whats-new-in-the-world-of-aviation/
some highlights from eaa airventure at oshkosh
Posted by jzawodn at
06:30 PM
Google AdSense vs. AdBrite.
http://dylan.tweney.com/2006/07/28/google-adsense-vs-adbrite/
"The results are clear: Over the same period, and on the same sites, AdSense is generating 3 times the revenue that AdBrite is."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:28 PM
On Ruby
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2006/07/24/Ruby
Tim's progress on learnign Ruby to do work with Atom
Posted by jzawodn at
06:26 PM
Highlighting form fields with unobtrusive JavaScript
http://kalsey.com/blog/2006/07/highlighting_form_fields_with_unobtrusive_javascript/
"Using the principles of unobtrusive JavaScript I put together a short script, that when included on a page, will automatically add onFocus and onBlur handlers to all text and password fields on that page."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:25 PM
Why Dell.com Still Feels Like Buying a Used Car
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2006/07/31.html
'This business about creating "greater value" is a bit of a whitewash. We all know exactly what's going on. They're trying to charge business customers more.'
Posted by jzawodn at
06:23 PM
July 28, 2006
Deep Cycle Battery FAQ
http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Battery_FAQ.htm
some great info on deep cycle (and related) batteries
Posted by jzawodn at
03:32 PM
Getting Rich with PHP 5
http://talks.php.net/show/oscon06/
a good talk from Rasmus at OSCON 2006 on PHP optimization
Posted by jzawodn at
03:30 PM
Go Power! 80 Watt Solar "Weekender" 12VDC / 120VAC
http://store.sundancesolar.com/gopow1212.html
a decent (but expensive) RV solar kit (without battery)
Posted by jzawodn at
03:28 PM
Camtasia Studio Screen Recorder for Demos, Presentations and Training
http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp
good screencasting software
Posted by jzawodn at
03:27 PM
The Shade
http://www.dashdesigns.com/sun-shades.cfm
a funky car shad that you glue to the window
Posted by jzawodn at
03:25 PM
One-Winged F-15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dg3sKtPTWPQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fpassionateamerica.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F07%2Ff-15-flying-on-only-one-wing.html
amazing landing of an F-15 with a wing ripped off
Posted by jzawodn at
03:23 PM
July 27, 2006
Wayne Deviney - A Bad Experience
http://www.dronamraju.com/blog/2006/07/wayne-deviney-a-bad-experience.html
you screw someone in a contract job and they might just blog it
Posted by jzawodn at
10:48 PM
Port 25: OSCON Interview #1: Tim O'Reilly
http://port25.technet.com/archive/2006/07/27/OSCON-Interview-_2300_1_3A00_--Tim-O_2700_Reilly.aspx
the Port 25 guys did a good interview with Tim
Posted by jzawodn at
10:46 PM
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
http://www.nps.gov/cave/
"the park contains more than 100 known caves, including Lechuguilla Cave—the nation's deepest limestone cave at 1,567 feet (478m) and fourth longest."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:48 PM
Big Bend National Park
http://www.nps.gov/bibe/
"Big Bend is one of the largest and least visited of America’s national parks. Over 801,000 acres await your exploration and enjoyment."
Posted by jzawodn at
06:46 PM
Zillow's "Open" API
http://mcmanus.typepad.com/grind/2006/07/zillows_open_ap.html
"...the term open is so overloaded, but saying 'email us for access to our open API' gives me the sense that someone is really missing the point. If you're going to call it open, it needs to be, you know, open."
Posted by jzawodn at
04:23 PM
July 26, 2006
Youth lands glider after dad blacks out at 3,000 feet
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/voices/story.html?id=39c92b1a-9a38-4635-b974-c98588f6e9a7
it's a good thing the kid kept a cool head and asked for help when he needed it!
Posted by jzawodn at
04:23 PM
July 25, 2006
PornoTube.com
http://www.pornotube.com/
It's exactly what you think it is.
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 PM
Police: UCF Student Set Dorm Fire To Meet Women
http://www.local6.com/news/9546222/detail.html
"A student at the University of Central Florida is accused of setting a fire on campus as a way to meet women..." Uh, Dipshit!
Posted by jzawodn at
04:23 PM
July 24, 2006
Instant Messaging and Trashing Google
http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/07/24/instant-messaging-and-trashing-google/
"Where does Google go from here? I suggest they roll some heads and figure out a real product strategy."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
Disabling PDF Display in Firefox
http://www.orbeon.com/blog/2006/07/14/disabling-pdf-display-in-firefox/
put an end to the madness
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
The High Cost of Being Poor
http://www.alternet.org/story/39273/
"If you're rich, you might want to stay that way. It's a whole lot cheaper than being poor."
Posted by jzawodn at
12:53 PM
Top 7 Things I’ve Learned at Yahoo!
http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/07/22/top-7-things-ive-learned-at-yahoo/
"Being surrounded by technical genius at work everyday, I was bound to pick up a few pieces of wisdom."
Posted by jzawodn at
12:51 PM
Pulling the cable plug
http://bradchoate.com/weblog/2006/07/20/pulling-the-cable-plug
welcome to the non-TV club
Posted by jzawodn at
12:50 PM
headless gymnist
http://news.yahoo.com/photo/060721/photos_us_rank_afp/246a46a43f82cace98034f25f8cc04f7;_ylt=Ao_i6J9L9x8BGPkNZPu2AmcDW7oF;_ylu=X3oDMTA4Y20zOW1jBHNlYwNtZXBo
freaky! (via nelson)
Posted by jzawodn at
12:48 PM
The new JotSpot 2.0
http://www.heynorton.org/blog/2006/07/the_new_jotspot.html
congrats! It's cool. I got to play with it a couple weeks ago
Posted by jzawodn at
12:46 PM
July 23, 2006
Yahoo and MSN cannot compete?
http://glinden.blogspot.com/2006/07/yahoo-and-msn-cannot-compete.html#comments
"What is the problem at Yahoo and MSN? After four years of trying, they just seem to be slipping further and further behind."
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
July 21, 2006
Mastering Regular Expressions, Third Edition
http://regex.info/blog/2006-07-21/218
"I've finally finished the writing and production of the Third Edition of my book, Mastering Regular Expressions" Congrats!
Posted by jzawodn at
02:47 PM
Magical ant potion of death
http://marc.abramowitz.info/archives/2006/07/20/magical-ant-potion-of-death/
"Typically, the sugar will attract zillions of ants and the problem will appear to get much, much worse for a day or two. Then you will find lots of dead ants to wipe up. Then no more ants."
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
July 20, 2006
Google Q2-2006 sequential growth slows down to single-digit
http://www.awadallah.com/blog/2006/07/20/google-q2-2006-sequential-growth-slows-down-to-single-digit/
"we now have to wait and see whether wallstreet will get tricked into believing this 9% growth is natural and sustained, the stock price tomorrow will tell us that..."
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
CHP Traffic Incident Information Page
http://cad.chp.ca.gov/
I wonder how one might get this as an RSS feed...
Posted by jzawodn at
09:24 AM
Google Video Adds in-Stream Permalinks
http://www.micropersuasion.com/2006/07/google_video_ad.html
nice job, Google
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 AM
July 19, 2006
Renkoo me
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=7224
"With Renkoo, you send a query by e-mail, instant message or cell-phone text message to invite friends to coffee, a movie or a hike and then engage in a lively bit of back-and-forth all recorded on one Web page..."
Posted by jzawodn at
04:47 PM
Google Mountain View Access Points and Coverage Holes
http://wifi.google.com/city/mv/apmap.html
maybe they'll cover San Jose someday. And Truckee too. :-)
Posted by jzawodn at
04:47 PM
now that's an ice storm
http://selfdestruct.net/misc/geneve.jpg
everything was covered in ice
Posted by jzawodn at
04:46 PM
Movable Python
http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/movpy/
"Movable Python is a distribution of Python for Windows that doesn't need to be installed. It easily fits onto a USB memory stick. Python on a stick."
Posted by jzawodn at
04:46 PM
Storytelling, not journalism, spurs most blogs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060719/wr_nm/media_blogs_survey_dc_3
well, duh...
Posted by jzawodn at
11:47 AM
Yahoo to Delay Ad Platform Upgrade
http://www.clickz.com/news/article.php/3620976
I saw this coming a mile away...
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 AM
Teach Yourself book series
http://hellnet.perverz.hu/ebookz/Teach%20Yourself%20series/
get 'em while they're hot
Posted by jzawodn at
12:24 AM
Top 10 Dumbest Online Business Ideas That Made It Big Time.
http://weirdtechnewshub.blogspot.com/2006/07/top-10-dumbest-online-business-ideas.html
I need to try more of my dumb ideas!
Posted by jzawodn at
12:23 AM
July 18, 2006
There's No Way I'm Saving That Guy (by Jesus Christ)
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/49844
"He can go rot in Hell for all I care." I love the Onion
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 PM
July 17, 2006
Tax Dollars at War
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJUul70DOLA
scary, isn't it?
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
flickrInspector
http://netomer.de/flickrtools/inspector/
it's flickr data porn
Posted by jzawodn at
05:24 PM
TripDiary.com
http://www.tripdiary.com/
make your own on-line travel/photo blog thingy
Posted by jzawodn at
05:23 PM
Yahoo! Men's Club ? on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/t3rmin4t0r/102498792/
uhm, WHAT?!
Posted by jzawodn at
02:24 PM
Integrating Digg Within Your Website
http://diggtheblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/integrating-digg-within-your-website.html
finally something you don't have to reverse engineer
Posted by jzawodn at
02:24 PM
Aaron Sims' RV-10 Construction Log
http://canopyroad.org/rv10/
apparently all RV builders have web sites
Posted by jzawodn at
02:23 PM
July 16, 2006
Perl is dying
http://www.perlmonks.com/?node_id=561229
I have much to say about this... maybe.
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 PM
July 14, 2006
Best DRM cracking software for iTunes/iPod on Windows?
http://www.calacanis.com/2006/07/09/best-drm-cracking-software-for-itunes-ipod-on-windows/
I've recently wondered this as well
Posted by jzawodn at
04:23 PM
Perplexing Amazon logistics
http://www.moskalyuk.com/blog/perplexing-amazon-logistics/1130
order 16 towels and get... 16 boxes!
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
Why am i so tired??
http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/42153
I like how people give one of the same 3-4 answers over and over. Heh.
Posted by jzawodn at
12:23 PM
July 13, 2006
Application UI goes back to basics
http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/07/12/29OPstrategic_1.html
"I’m reminded yet again how cruelly oxymoronic the phrase “productivity software” can be."
Posted by jzawodn at
04:23 PM
Google Talk fails to find an audience
http://www.siliconvalleysleuth.com/2006/07/google_talk_fai.html
uhm, duh...
Posted by jzawodn at
02:46 PM
CORVUS-AIRCRAFT
http://www.corvus-aircraft.com/
they make a cool little composite light sport plane that could be very, very interesting if priced right
Posted by jzawodn at
12:46 PM
July 12, 2006
PlayPumps
http://www.playpumps.org/
"This innovative water pump that doubles as a children’s merry-go-round is bringing clean water – and a better life – to hundreds of thousands of families in Africa."
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 PM
Twist Cafe Restaurant and Catering in Campbell, CA
http://www.twist-cafe.com/
a new place nearby that appears to have good food
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 PM
Review: FeedLounge
http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/05/20/review-feedlounge/
Paul reviews FeedLounge
Posted by jzawodn at
10:23 PM
Ken's RV-8
http://www.n526kb.com/wiki/Main_Page
"I'm building a Van's Aircraft RV-8. It is a two person, tandem seat fixed gear aluminum aircraft that will be able to go 200 MPH. I'm hoping to be flying within 4 years, but that isn't really important. I fully expect to enjoy this project as much as I'l
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
Dan Checkoway's RV-7 Project
http://www.rvproject.com/
"I built a Van's RV-7, a two-place side-by-side experimental kit plane manufactured by Van's Aircraft. Yep, I built it in my garage."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
July 11, 2006
Yahoo! Looking for PHP Talent
http://www.gravitonic.com/blog/archives/000148.html
we be needin PHP folks
Posted by jzawodn at
06:23 PM
The Vanishing Bees
http://www.nrdc.org/OnEarth/06sum/bees1.asp
"With the accelerating decline of native bees, honeybees are becoming ever more critical to farmers."
Posted by jzawodn at
12:46 PM
Up, up and Away in Montague
http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/articles/2006/07/10/news/doc44b2b6cf2b8bf252156691.txt
"When the rest of Siskiyou County residents were heating up their grills, readying fireworks and waving flags on July 4, the 15 Meter Nationals got under way at the Siskiyou County Airport in Montague."
Posted by jzawodn at
11:46 AM
July 10, 2006
News: Change of Scenery
http://upcoming.org/news/archives/2006/07/10/change_o/
upcoming.org has lots of improvements now!
Posted by jzawodn at
04:23 PM
July 09, 2006
TheOpenCD
http://www.theopencd.org/
open source software for windows on a single convenient cd
Posted by jzawodn at
07:23 PM
R.C. Herrera
http://www.prunevada.com/rcherrera/default.aspx
Nevada Realtor
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
Discover the West on thePacific Crest Trail
http://www.pcta.org/
"From desert to glacier-flanked mountain, meadow to forest, the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) symbolizes everything there is to love - and protect - in the Western United States. Join us as we celebrate, enjoy and safeguard this unique American treasure."
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
Top Ten Tax Deductions for Landlords
http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/catId/8F8C3C1A-2347-419A-9C65B0B8C7762E3B/objectId/03E7A8D4-EB53-4711-97F91991D9A8468B/213/ART/
a good article from Nolo.com about what is and is not deductible on your taxes if you rent property to someone
Posted by jzawodn at
05:46 PM
David "The Hoff" Hasselhoff - Jump In My Car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgX-hiQdfFw
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Posted by jzawodn at
12:46 PM
They Defined the Catfight
http://gibreel.net/2006/07/07/they-defined-the-catfight/
"Joan Collins vs Linda Evans: the most famous fight scene in modern history." (via nelson)
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 AM
Landmark Communities Breaks Ground on Cutting Edge Northern Nevada Development Called 'Traditions'
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-10-2005/0004213363&EDATE=
I've seen this land from the air and am not surprised that it's being developed.
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
Landmark Homes
http://www.landmarkhomes.com/
they're doing lots of building in Nevada
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
Velcro Being Pulled Apart on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/artsyscience/51311029/in/set-72157594150554407/
cool
Posted by jzawodn at
06:46 AM
July 08, 2006
Dust Devil vs. Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCGUEjruWs4&search=parapente
Dust Devil wins
Posted by jzawodn at
11:23 AM
Yahoo building a Google FS clone?
http://glinden.blogspot.com/2006/07/yahoo-building-google-fs-clone.html
"It is interesting that Yahoo would choose to open source these tools."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:23 AM
Real Men of Genius (A-List Blogger Edition)
http://www.mguerrilla.com/media_guerrilla/2006/07/real_men_of_gen.html
"You put the con back in conference." Hahahah! Excellent.
Posted by jzawodn at
07:23 AM
July 06, 2006
The Brew Brothers
http://local.yahoo.com/details?id=20325765&state=NV&city=Reno&stx=microbrew&csz=Reno%2C+NV&fr=&ed=q.qfTa131DzJFzToN7BpURj1efJt80i0XYWw39MygLAaYxeGRDEMavlRug--&lcscb=xbID2vuH2ym
good beer and garlic fries in Reno, but not so good service
Posted by jzawodn at
08:46 PM
Thinking EVDO
http://www.rds.com/blogs/doug/index.php/archives/2006/07/06/thinking-evdo/
Doug is wondering about Sprint vs. Verizon for EVDO service. I've been wondering the same.
Posted by jzawodn at
08:23 PM
July 02, 2006
Repave Periodically
http://www.intertwingly.net/blog/2006/07/02/Repave-Periodically
"My recommendation is that even if you don’t actually switch operating systems, it is still helpful to repave occasionally."
Posted by jzawodn at
01:46 PM
So Much Fanfare, So Few Hits
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_28/b3992051.htm
"An analysis of some two dozen new ventures launched over the past four years shows that Google has yet to establish a single market leader outside its core search business"
Posted by jzawodn at
09:23 AM
4 Contraptions All Geeks Should Have
http://paulstamatiou.com/2006/07/02/4-contraptions-all-geeks-should-have/
I can't disagree with any of those
Posted by jzawodn at
07:48 AM
Technology and Programming related cheat sheets, quick reference guides
http://techcheatsheets.com/about
"Tech Cheat Sheets is a collection of the best cheat sheets and quick reference guides on the web."
Posted by jzawodn at
07:48 AM
Vitriol, the attack mentality, critics and bitches
http://www.greghughes.net/rant/VitriolTheAttackMentalityCriticsAndBitches.aspx
"the participants in this room sure do like to bitch" indeed!
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM
Bitch Session with Jeremy Zawodny: Gnomedex 6.0
http://www.blogaholics.ca/archives/2006/07/bitch-session-with-jeremy-zawodny-gnomedex-60.html
a set of running notes from my session
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM
Creating a Dual-Boot Windows XP and Ubuntu Laptop
http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/lpt/a/6554
in case you've ever wanted to do that
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM
Google Account Authentication: Account Authentication Proxy for Web-Based Applications
http://code.google.com/apis/accounts/AuthForWebApps.html
I'm pretty sure we decscribed a similar scheme at ETech a few months ago.
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM
Google Desktop Gadget Designer
http://desktop.google.com/designer.html
they made an IDE
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM
The WRT54G Revival Guide
http://www.linksysinfo.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=33
how to recover from a bad firmware flash
Posted by jzawodn at
07:47 AM
Hack Attack: Turn your $60 router into a $600 router
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/router/hack-attack-turn-your-60-router-into-a-600-router-178132.php
you know you want to
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
El Mirage OHV Recreation Area
http://www.blm.gov/ca/barstow/mirage.html
Rules and notes regarding the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Recreation Area from the BLM Barstow Field Office
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
Where was Google [at Gnomedex]?
http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/07/02/where-was-google/
I was wondering the same thing...
Posted by jzawodn at
07:46 AM
July 01, 2006
Canaries in the Mac OS X and Red Hat Coal Mines?
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2006/06/ubuntu_linux_a_threat_to_mac_o.html
Ubuntu Linux really is getting a lot of chatter these days
Posted by jzawodn at
02:00 PM
Apple Hates Grandmothers
http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2006/07/01/Hating-Grandmothers
"someone out there hates grandmothers too much" no doubt
Posted by jzawodn at
01:23 PM
Proven Scaling LLC
http://www.provenscaling.com/
Jeremy Cole's MySQL consulting company. Good luck, jcole!
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 AM
How to Avoid being Arrested by Cops
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8520847761350501823
a useful video on Google Video
Posted by jzawodn at
09:46 AM
oDesk
http://odesk.com/
"The On Demand Global Workforce" for your virtual company
Posted by jzawodn at
07:23 AM