I’ve had my sites hosted by Dreamhost for long enough now to be pleased with the company. It may not seem it once you finish reading this, but I do highly recommend them.
Something I’m not pleased with, however, is Dreamhost storing historical support information for each user… including any passwords… in clear readable text. [...]
Archives for August 2006
Dreamhost and Customer Privacy
August 16, 2006 – 1:56 pm
How good a driver are you really?
I have to prefix this post with the following which is usually found buried so far into other write-ups on this topic that people get discouraged before even finishing reading:
You can do this.
It is incredibly safe.
Nobody cares how bad you are at it. Everyone cares that you are happy with improvements you are making, [...]
August 14, 2006 – 5:38 pm
On Drawing
Spoken: “I wish I could draw like you. I just canNOT draw.”
Actual unspoken thought: “I’m envious of your drawing skill and feel I have no ability whatsoever to accomplish anything remotely similar.”
What you mean to say: “I’m envious of your drawing skill. I wish I magically had the ability to draw because it’s [...]
August 14, 2006 – 2:52 pm
Incredible color photos from 1939-1943
Bound for Glory: America in Color is the first major exhibition of the little known color images taken by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information (FSA/OWI). Comprised of seventy digital prints made from color transparencies taken between 1939 and 1943, this exhibition reveals a surprisingly vibrant world that has typically been viewed [...]
August 14, 2006 – 1:17 pm
Microsoft Live Writer Beta: WYS is not WYG
I downloaded Microsoft Live Writer (beta) just now to see if it was cool. It’s a WYSIWYG blog editor for Windows. Once connected to my Wordpress installation, I opted to edit an existing post.
Post shown in IE:
Post shown in Live Writer Beta:
Uninstall.
August 13, 2006 – 11:39 pm
allSnap - Windows utility made my day
Ages ago I used the twm window manager under UNIX/X11 and loved its DontMoveOff setting which disallowed windows from being moved (even partially) off of the visible desktop. It allowed me to quickly drag windows to corners or edges of my desktop and align them cleanly.
I have been wanting a utility to allow this [...]
August 11, 2006 – 1:50 pm
