a multi-tasked stream of consciousness or perhaps just emails to myself
This looks very nice…
This AdSense tracker will keep detailed logs of all impressions and clicks on AdSense ads on any website without altering the ad code itself. That information can then be used to analyze the effectiveness of the publisher’s sites, different ad sizes and styles, or even individual pages – showing the publisher exactly when, where and what ad was clicked in realtime. [Search Engine Journal]
Ditch your browser—RSS makes surfing for news a joy. [Slate Magazine]
Dirty Secrets?
Did Microsoft help fund SCO, and, by association, SCO’s lawsuits against Linux vendors and users? A new internal memo leads to that conclusion. [Technology News from eWEEK and Ziff Davis]
Useful stuff!!
Gallery Link Plugin for Movable Type: I knew it wouldn’t be long before these two platforms came together.
[This plugin] allows you to add graphical links to photos on your Gallery website in a way that required much less cutting and pasting and will probably save you much headache if you move your Gallery site.
The newsmaster is an individual capable of personally crafting RSS-based specialized information channels by utilizing technologies that allow hir to select, aggregate, filter, exclude and identify quality news, information, content, tools and resources from the whole universe of content, news and information available on the Internet.
Newsmastering is the ability of a human being to concert, orchestrate, edit, and refine quality search formulas that tap into the whole Internet content universe and beyond, and that filter out relevant information through selected keywords, source selection, ranking, heuristics, and many other possible criteria. [E M E R G I C . o r g]
Amazon recently turned on a whole bunch of RSS Feeds. Very cool. [Scobleizer]
So it appears that the database containing everything I’ve written and linked for the past few years (amazing how time flies) is corrupted, an unfortunately common occurrence in Moveable Type Berkeley DB installations. I can export my posts just fine, but cannot import them into a fresh install on a new server. I also cannot upgrade my existing Berkeley DB to MySQL, which would be my choice on this and the new host for the same corrupted reason.
I’ve checked the file and frankly things look good in the export. I can see the entries where an import halted and even after copying and pasting the next entry (yes creating a duplicate) things still eventually crap out again. I’ve done this quite a few times and been forced to reinstall MT on the new host too many times in order to maintain my permalinks for each entry. I’ve got to keep things the same if at all possible moving forward or risk some serious google linkage.
I’m stuck for now… Hoping eventually some helpful sole reads this or even replies to my calls for help on the MT support boards. I actually paid for MT so perhaps the staff at Six Apart can kick in some assistance. This sucks.
palmOne has released a second user installable ROM update for the Tungsten C handheld. The update new support for Wi-Fi roaming, a digitizer fix and other wireless bug fixes. [PalmInfocenter]
I finished reading Cory Doctorow’s excellent second novel, Eastern Standard Tribe via Palm Reader Pro, which has some features that really seem worth the upgrade from free.
First – the book was great! I really like the kind of science fiction that is like 5 minutes into the future and in this case feels very real based on the situations of the characters and the world around them. Even though it is 2012, it might as well be tomorrow, if not yesterday. All the things you know about the world and how it works are very similar. The use of technology is not just for the sake of technology but threaded through in a logical way the way you might expect things to evolve in the time frame.
The Pro version of the Palm Reader software really adds some nice perks – mainly color. You might not think color would add much, but I found that by using a light brown/yellow colored background and brown type, the retinal burn from the black on white was not as severe which make the act of reading more enjoyable and easier to do over longer periods. I found myself reading in the dark the past few days while Hannah was sleeping and the change to color made a huge difference for me. In addition to color, you also get a dictionary/thesaurus, but they are not as comprehensive as you might like, though you might not have the storage on your device or expansion card either.
I would definitely recommend the book. You can read it for free electronically in most if not all formats and can certainly buy it as well from your usual sources.
Safari Extender adds functionality to Safari in the form of a contextual menu item. It can re-arrange the order of the Tabs or compose an email with the current web address in your browser.
It can also temporarily turn images off, which helps when you have a lot of browsing to do in a short time. After you found what you need you can then turn graphics back on easily.
Other convenient functions in the contextual menu allow you to quickly go back or forward in a page, reload the page and increase or reduce the text size. More features will appear with further development. [MacUpdate]
Symbian Limited has announced Symbian OS version 8.0 at the 3GSM World Congress. Plus, two additional companies have licensed this operating system to make smart phones. [Brighthand]
MacJams.com has just posted a Buyer’s Guide that looks at recommended equipment for use with Apple’s GarageBand software. Included are suggestions for microphones, headphones, keyboards, audio devices, and more. [PowerPage.org]
Alex King has released Tasks Pro 1.0, his web-based task manager. From the screenshots it looks pretty cool. It even generates RSS feeds! [Ranchero]
Indeed – this looks like a winner for small office / team work management. I love that it works in iCal or Moz Cal and can be accessed from any browser even mobile devices.
MacJams.com is pleased to announce it has posted a tutorial on using software synthesizers from professional audio software maker Native Instruments with Apple’s GarageBand software. [PowerPage.org]
A federal judge handed a huge win to the movie studios on Friday, ruling that 321 Studios must stop selling software that lets customers copy their DVDs for backup and personal use. [Wired News]
I finished reading Cory Doctrow’s Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom via the PalmReader. I had not actually read any full books on screen until now and to my surprise, the experience was quite good. I was able to always have a book in hand, which gave me time on the subway or at line at the post office, where I finished reading this one.
I’ve checked out short stories and actually tried to read other longer pieces before on my Tungsten C or even my m515, but on the T3 the screen is just so much better. I like having the screen in landscape mode, which give you much more of a paperback novel feel — though a very short book.
I’m now loaded up with Cory’s latest book, Eastern Standard Tribe and looking forward to getting into it.
This is actually a story from yesterday, just catching up to some news in my aggregator.
Yahoo is launching a brand new search engine today, with its own index and ranking mechanisms, casting aside its long-standing use of Google-powered search results. The move is bound to roil the industry and sets in motion a new race for the claim of web search champion. [Search Engine Watch]
“Cocktail napkins, turbo style,” proclaims the product page for Zengobi Inc.’sCurio 1.0, a new tool designed to help creative types generate, communicate, and organize their ideas. It’s available now. [MacCentral]
Downloaded and messed with this one briefly today… but without a job and projects (other than getting a job) it’s kind of hard to go that deep. It does look interesting and like something I would use in a meeting intensive work environment. One thing that should be considered though is a network connectivity mode, so you can work via phone/ichat with your colleagues.
Some photo buffs have so many pictures from their digital cameras, they don’t know what to do with them. And sending by e-mail is clunky compared with new technologies that make storing and showing as simple as pie. [Wired News]
As I’ve mentioned recently I set up a photo gallery using Gallery, but to do so needed to set up software on a server… not the most consumer friendly of processes. These new services promise to make lives easier… can’t wait for Mac installers to try them out!
“Moblogging,” or new location-based blogging technology and new RSS tools kicked off the annual DEMO show on Monday. [eWeek.com Messaging and Collaboration – Featuring Steve Gillmor]
Good stuff from Six Apart (Typepad and Moveable Type) as well as WaveMarket’s location aware WaveBlog (nice work Russ!)