It looks like Amazon is jumping on the Green bandwagon as well...I don't blame them. If I could push the "green" aspects of our new hosting solution more and it led to sales I would without hesitation. Related articles by ZemantaCan CrusherThe green gaugeSurvey: Are You Tired of "Going Green"? … [Read more...] about Amazon Cashing In On Green
Archives for August 2008
Hover – URL Shortening With A Twist
There seem to be a lot of URL shortening services out there.While TinyURL has been around for a long time a lot of Irish users opt for url.ie, but in recent months there seems to have been a lot more added.While competition is generally a good thing there's only so much you can do with a URL shortening service.Custom aliases, 301 redirects and a lot more besides have all been … [Read more...] about Hover – URL Shortening With A Twist
Vim on Mac OSX
I'm editing a few pages on a few sites today and realised that I didn't have a proper text editor installed on my Mac desktop. There is a text editor app, but it doesn't have syntax highlighting, nor does it do a lot of the other funkier stuff that Vim does "out of the box".The silly thing is that a Google search for vim on osx (you can adjust the keywords to suit your taste) … [Read more...] about Vim on Mac OSX
Atmail Open – Slick Open Source Webmail
Over the past few years I've used several of the open source webmail solutions to access my mail when I've been on the move. Squirrelmail, for example, is quite functional, but the size of my personal mailbox has grown so big that it took forever for it to load.A few months ago the Atmail team announced an open source version of their webmail solution. I was interested in … [Read more...] about Atmail Open – Slick Open Source Webmail
Frustrations of Buying A Watch On Ebay
Image via WikipediaAs I've mentioned before, I really like eBay. The range of items you can find on eBay at any given time is simply amazing. Of course that's also a source of frustration.I currently own a Swatch watch. I've had it for about 6 years, as I was given it for my birthday by a very lovely Italian girl.Unfortunately, or fortunately, the watch is showing signs of … [Read more...] about Frustrations of Buying A Watch On Ebay