Yesterday, as I was leaving work, I plugged the 4th gen iPod on the car, set it to random and started driving. 10 minutes later, I noticed it was skipping some songs. I’ve seen it happen before (a long time ago) and was lucky enough to:
a) have it within the warranty period
b) have the […]

Domain Name Services for dummies:

Resources:

DNSStuff - Most tools you’ll ever need while away from your box (and some you never remember)

ZoneEdit - Free static and dynamic DNS hosting

OpenDNS - Free DNS resolution service. An alternative to the use of Internet service provider’s DNS servers (features a phishing filter, malicious site reporting and typo correction)

Well, if iTunes 7 let people download 600×600px cover art for their downl^H^H^H^H^H ripped CDs, why wouldn’t the rest of the dog-bless iTunes impaired people world have the ability to do so?
Hell, they give you the liberty of use your language of choice and all: PERL * PHP * Python * Ruby

And one day something terrible happens.
The server which this site was running on (and a few others) had a few problems with the mainboard power module and started shutting down every now and then. It is a mini-ATX system using some kind of proprietary power supply (which was replaced promptly for an identical one - […]

Sorry about that… Most spam I’ve been getting in the past few weeks has a bunch of random text (specially designed to look like a legitimate email) and the such and then a .gif attachment with text advertising stocks, casinos, viagra and xenical and dog knows what. I was tired of watching the Thunderbird bayesian […]