Remember the dot com boom? All you had to do was get a domain and you were guaranteed to make a million... or so they had all believe … [Read more...] about Archiving dot bomb
Archives for August 2005
Stopping the spammers in their tracks
Comment spam can be a pain. Email spam renders email unusable. Being able to block both easily would be the "Holy Grail" for many bloggers. … [Read more...] about Stopping the spammers in their tracks
Microsoft enters the blogosphere?
Technoogle had an interesting post about MSN's foray into the blogosphere - MSN filter I had a poke around it and I was more than a bit confused. From the description on the front page you would have thought it was an aggregator of some kind: MSN Filter is your one-stop shop for the inside scoop on what's happening across the Web, according to the people who know the most ... … [Read more...] about Microsoft enters the blogosphere?
mp3 support with rhythmbox
Ubuntu's "Music Player" is Rhythmbox and does not come with mp3 support by default. I noticed this when I tried to load all my mp3s into it :) Rectifying this situation is very simple: sudo apt-get install gstreamer0.8-plugins Problem solved - thank you Google … [Read more...] about mp3 support with rhythmbox
The /. (slashdot) effect
Getting hit by /. is a dream for many geeks. Fame! But how would your server cope if it was running off a DSL line on old hardware? Brandon Harper got slashdotted a couple of months ago and lived to tell the tale! (via) … [Read more...] about The /. (slashdot) effect