TECH: WORDPRESS appears to have lost my morning’s posts

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

TECH: WORDPRESS appears to have lost my morning’s posts

Argh!

I wrote a few pearls this morning. As is my usual practice, I looked to see then in the routine display. Once I saw them in the main page, I moved along to other things.

When I looked at the site this evening, they were AWOL. I don’t know what happened, but I have to move on. I thought they were pretty good, but there’s no copy I can find.

Argh!

I’ll be kvetching, and looking, and trying to recover. But I’m moving on. I’ll have to figure out a better process to avoid it on my side of the glass!

Argh!

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TECH: Sharewood Picnic 71 delivers three maybes

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

http://www.masternewmedia.org/new_media/new_media_tools/best_new_media_tools_of_the_week_20060924.htm

September 24, 2006
New Media Tools Of The Week: Sharewood Picnic 71

1. Voxlib http://www.voxlib.com/ enables you to use Skype from your mobile phone

>>>> Nah, I don’t “do” skype.

2. Flixn http://www.flixn.com you can record from your webcam and post on blogs

>>>> Maybe, but I’m one ugly dude. For the “beautiful people”?

3. CrazyEgg http://crazyegg.com/ enhance your site performances

>>>> Nah, my site’s a monologue.

4. Zoho Projects http://www.zohoprojects.com/ web-based service; teams organize

>>>> Nah! Put my delays and overruns on display?

5. Crickee http://www.crickee.com/ send free SMS from your mobile

>>>> Nah! Don’t “do” sms.

6. FeedShow http://www.feedshow.com/ remunerate publishers

>>>> Nah! Don’t publisher anything much.

7. Tinypic http://tinypic.com/ video and image hosting service

>>>> Maybe, I do create pictures from time to time.

8. ResizR http://resizr.lord-lance.com/ resize your pictures

>>>> Maybe, if I remember it, for the next time I need something like that.

9. Photoblog http://www.photoblog.com/ photo sharing service

>>>> Nah, nothing to be gained by another one.

10. TrendyFriendy http://www.trendyfriendy.com/ publishers sharing Google AdSense

>>>> Nah, see #6, no one cares what I write!

Thanks, Luigi Canali De Rossi, for challenging me to think about what I can use.

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TECH: OutLook, aka LookOut, maybe creating lots of hidden files

Monday, September 25, 2006

http://langa.com/newsletters/2006/2006-09-25.htm

The LangaList
Standard Edition
Another Expanded Issue!
2006-09-25

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Outlook is designed to open attachments only after copying the file to disk (for security, stability and recovery). Opening attachments prompts Outlook to create a “super hidden” folder (which Microsoft calls an “Outlook Secure Temporary File folder”) with a filename that begins with OLK (apparently an abbreviation for “Outlook”) and ends with a randomly generated string of characters. This is where the copy will be made and stored temporarily. At least that’s the design— these files are not deleted by Outlook right away if the attachment file is still open when you close Outlook.***End Quote***

Argh. A directory structure hidden away and unfindable. Wonder how muck space this crud is occupying?

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LIBERTY: Big government harms you, hurts your family, and injures your neighbors

Monday, September 25, 2006

Downsize DC: Big government harms you, hurts your family, and injures your neighbors

http://action.downsizedc.org/wyc.php?cid=53

2006-Jul-21
No Warrant? No Search.

Seems real simple. If you beleive in the Fifth Amendment, then you should tell these politicians.

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LIBERTY: Close the “selective service” — save a few bucks!

Sunday, September 24, 2006

http://answers.firstgov.gov/

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Who is required to register for the Selective Service?

Federal law states that all men between the ages of 18 to 25 who are living inside the United States, or its Territories, must register with the Selective Service.

This includes young men who have already signed up for military duty, both legal and illegal alien males, dual nationals, and certain classes of disabled, hospitalized, or incarcerated males. Women are not required by federal law to register with the Selective Service.

There are some exceptions and exemptions from this law. We recommend speaking directly with the Selective Service for further information.
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Since there’s no way that the american people will stand for another draft, why not nuke the Selective Service. We have laws against slavery. Why is this any different?

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LIBERTY: Schneier on Security: Expensive Cameras in Checked Luggage

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Schneier on Security: Expensive Cameras in Checked Luggage

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/09/expensive_camer.html

September 22, 2006
Expensive Cameras in Checked Luggage

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This is a blog post about the problems of being forced to check expensive camera equipment on airplanes:
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I really like the suggestion about packing a starter’s pistol with your expensive camera and declaring it as a firearm!

Typical American solution! Use the “rules” to your benefit! I LUV it.

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TECH: RSS and EMail and Outlook

Saturday, September 23, 2006

It’s no secret that I think LookOut, my pet name for Microsoft Outlook, … sucks … it really does. Sorry but I couldn’t think of a polite way to say it. Not only does it lock up from time to time, it’s a hog, does unpredictable things, and puts a obstacles in the way of getting things done. Not only that, BUT, it tends to make one THINK in terms of what it can do; NOT in terms of the things that should be done; or the way things ought to be done; or even the way things should be organized to get things done.

FEEDBLITZ has opened up my thinking to perhaps the best way to “do” rss is not with an aggregator or a reader, but with our old friend email. Hmmm?

Now if we just had a good email client!!!

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TECH: Thinking about plogging

Saturday, September 23, 2006

As we enter the “final turn” of the year, the last quarter of the year, I am creating an inventory form my end of year review. (Hey, you have to have something to do during the week between Christmas and New Years!)

Topics:

  • Does my plog (personal web log) “reinke faces life” is this any value?
  • Does vista pretend to offer me any benefit?
  • If we’re going to Linux, what’s the path?
  • How is technology, and my use of it, delivering on its promise of “better”? Better what?
  • Hardware and software rationalization

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RANT: I hate lines, or queues, or wasting time waiting!

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Cutting in Line

Cutting in Line
September 21st, 2006

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Imagine yourself waiting in line (queue, if you’re British) and someone cuts in front. This obviously upsets and frustrates you. Why should they be in front when you’ve been waiting longer? Why isn’t anyone doing anything about this line jumper?

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I hate lines! I blame the designer. It should be necessary to have a line. If the service provider staffed properly there should never be a line.

BUT, if there is a line, it should not be possible to jump in front. It should be structurally impossible. Concert goers wrist bands, a doctor’s office sign in sheets, and numbers at a deli all come to mind.

If as a designer or service provider, if you are SO inept as to be unable to figure this out, then I ask what else have you done that impacts me, that I can’t see. I’m probably being hurt even worse!

Supermarket lines are the worst I ALWAYS seem to guess wrong!

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MONEY: Wal-Mart to offer $4 generic prescription drugs

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Wal-Mart to offer $4 generic prescription drugs

By ALISON BERT THE JOURNAL NEWS
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(Original publication: September 21, 2006)

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Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club pharmacies will offer 291 generic prescription medicines for $4, the company announced this morning.

The program, which begins in Tampa, Fla., today and in the rest of Florida in January, is slated to be rolled out nationwide next year, said Bill Simon, executive vice president for the professional service divisions at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

The price is for a 30-day supply.

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Perhaps the American voter should put WalMart in charge of Medicare, as opposed to the gubamint?

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