Today has been a flurry of sysadminlike activity, getting my new server up and running just like it should be. I did have to pester a number of people with annoying questions, mainly in the areas of DNS and email, but in the end I got one of my domain names transferred to the new [...]
Entries from February 2006
The dilettante sysadmin strikes
February 7th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Firefox is finished
February 7th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Firefox 2.0 Alpha 1 is going to be released on Friday. Looking at the feature list for the release, you can see that the browser is basically finished. The biggest feature seems to be more robust RSS support, all of the other features are usability improvements. I’ve had the sense that Firefox was basically [...]
Server set up
February 7th, 2006 · No Comments
Well, my new server is set up. Time to start wreaking havoc. I kind of wish they had sent me a picture of it. It’s pretty exciting to have a server of my very own sitting in a rack somewhere. Right now I just need to find those remedial systems administration texts.
Update: One [...]
Cocomment looks interesting
February 6th, 2006 · No Comments
The other day I was going to post about a problem I have with comment systems on weblogs — namely that it’s hard to maintain one conversation, much less several, when you have to go back to each weblog where you commented and see if anyone else has responded to you. When you read [...]
Managing email
February 6th, 2006 · No Comments
Useful email management tips are flying around like crazy these days. Guy Kawasaki posted a great list of tips for writing effective email messages, and Merlin Mann just posted a big list of email tips that he’s posted at 43 Folders.
It seems like most hints for dealing with email are targetted for people who get [...]
Web hosting update
February 6th, 2006 · 4 Comments
Well, I’ve finally decided how to handle my Web hosting issues. Right now I have an account at pair.com that I’m not using, and an account at TextDrive that works fitfully. A very kind reader offered to host rc3.org on his dedicated box free of charge (like two months ago), but I haven’t moved [...]
Lonely Planet Bluelist
February 5th, 2006 · 2 Comments
The other day I was reading Marginal Revolution, and saw a recommendation for the Lonely Planet Bluelist. The book is a survey of the current state of tourism in most of the countries in the world. It has a bunch of fun lists, a lot of pretty pictures, and some useful information as well. [...]
Salon blogs leaving Radio Userland
February 2nd, 2006 · No Comments
It looks like Salon is in the process of getting rid of Radio Userland as their blogging tool. Providing what is essentially a hosted service with a fat desktop client puts you outside the mainstream. It wouldn’t surprise me if Salon had a Wordpress-based offering before too long, although I still think that Movable Type [...]
American-style democracy is spreading
February 2nd, 2006 · No Comments
Once again defeatists and naysayers who dispute the fact that American-style democracy is spreading have been proven wrong. The Hamas recipe for success — campaign like Republicans.