23 Apr, 2005
Posted by: vinny In: hacks
Here’s how to light a fire with 3 things:
Tinder
A Chocolate Bar
A Soda Can
Polish the bottom of the can by using the chocolate as an abrasive, and the wrapper as a polishing cloth. Once shiny, point the bottom of the can at the sun and hold your tinder about an inch away above the center of [...]
18 Apr, 2005
Posted by: vinny In: software
So, Adobe is going to buy Macromedia for 3 billion and some change. If I hadn’t recently been exposed to the horrible bloat- and ad-ware that is Acrobat Reader 7 (Now 2% faster than Reader 6!), I might see a benefit to the acquisition. As it is, all I can think is that you can [...]
15 Apr, 2005
Posted by: vinny In: software
Now that I have 107 different email accounts, I decided to setup my own LDAP server and start storing addresses and whatnot there. I guess I could consolidate email, and I probably will, but not yet. Setting up openldap was pretty easy (I’ve done it a few times in the past), but the management could [...]