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More detailed reviews
While I'm posting this far too late to get a karma bump for mentioning it, below is a list of several detailed reviews of those services. (The review cited in the article is rather short.) These reviews focus primarily on independent music and fair use, and try to explain the criteria used to make the determination.
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More detailed reviews
While I'm posting this far too late to get a karma bump for mentioning it, below is a list of several detailed reviews of those services. (The review cited in the article is rather short.) These reviews focus primarily on independent music and fair use, and try to explain the criteria used to make the determination.
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More detailed reviews
While I'm posting this far too late to get a karma bump for mentioning it, below is a list of several detailed reviews of those services. (The review cited in the article is rather short.) These reviews focus primarily on independent music and fair use, and try to explain the criteria used to make the determination.
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More detailed reviews
While I'm posting this far too late to get a karma bump for mentioning it, below is a list of several detailed reviews of those services. (The review cited in the article is rather short.) These reviews focus primarily on independent music and fair use, and try to explain the criteria used to make the determination.
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More detailed reviews
While I'm posting this far too late to get a karma bump for mentioning it, below is a list of several detailed reviews of those services. (The review cited in the article is rather short.) These reviews focus primarily on independent music and fair use, and try to explain the criteria used to make the determination.
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More detailed reviews
While I'm posting this far too late to get a karma bump for mentioning it, below is a list of several detailed reviews of those services. (The review cited in the article is rather short.) These reviews focus primarily on independent music and fair use, and try to explain the criteria used to make the determination.
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More detailed reviews
While I'm posting this far too late to get a karma bump for mentioning it, below is a list of several detailed reviews of those services. (The review cited in the article is rather short.) These reviews focus primarily on independent music and fair use, and try to explain the criteria used to make the determination.
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Google Talk Over SSH
For those that are stuck behind a firewall, I wrote up a detailed, step-by-step guide on using Google Talk over SSH. This includes instructions for Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX, and focuses on the official Google Talk client, iChat, and Gaim.
You can find the guide at Google Talk over SSH.
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OpenSearch
Actually, the convergence of search and syndication is what led A9 to create OpenSearch. OpenSearch is a standard for search results that, not coincidentally, is built as an extension to RSS. In just a couple of months a few hundred sites have adopted it -- seems like there is a market there. (Disclosure, not that there is a conflict of interest there, but I am the lead for the project.)
And it's not just for A9 -- anyone can use OpenSearch to syndicate their search to anyone else. One example of a search aggregator other than A9 using OpenSearch is OSFeed. And example of a search engine that can be accessed by anyone is AWS OpenSearch, which lets you search Amazon via RSS.
So in other words, when done well search and RSS are highly compatible. -
Papyrus and Impressions Games
"Papyrus Studios (makers of the company's 'NASCAR' games for years)"
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"Impressions Games (makers of strategy titles, such as 'Zeus', 'Cleopatra' and 'Lords of the Realm III'.)"
I think I see part of the problem right there -- branding!
Seriously though, it's sad to see these companies go. Perhaps if the entire entertainment market wasn't in the hands of a few conglomerates we'd fare better?
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On Offshoring
I've spent the last few years looking at and dealing closely with offshoring efforts for a large US corporation. My overall impression is that while it can be done effectively, the vast majority of companies are approaching it in the wrong way, and will in fact incur higher costs and reduced productivity as a result.
I recently wrote an article entitled On Offshoring that collects these thoughts. It's easier to link to than it is to quote in its entirety. I'd be very curious to hear the Slashdot reaction to this piece. -
Re:Yes but...
I'm not sure why you were modded +1 funny, that's a very relevant question.
I've spent the past few years working closely with offshore teams, and coalesced some of my thoughts on this in an article recently. In summary, it's unlikely that the average, retail-driven US company will get offshoring right, vis-a-vis software development. But rather than quote it at length here, it's easier to link to the original piece entitled On Offshoring. -
Good timing
Just this weekend I decided to move my own personal site over to a CMS/Blog system to make updating it even easier. I spent a while doing similar research, and ultimately ended up chosing Bloxsom as the right tool for my needs. It took me only 15 minutes to set everything up, and only a few more hours to write my first plug-in. Blosxom probably isn't the right tool for most applications, but for a personal site it met my needs precisely. In fact, I even migrated another site off of Moveable Type that same weekend.
Again, I documented the (rather brief) decision making process here. -
Good timing
Just this weekend I decided to move my own personal site over to a CMS/Blog system to make updating it even easier. I spent a while doing similar research, and ultimately ended up chosing Bloxsom as the right tool for my needs. It took me only 15 minutes to set everything up, and only a few more hours to write my first plug-in. Blosxom probably isn't the right tool for most applications, but for a personal site it met my needs precisely. In fact, I even migrated another site off of Moveable Type that same weekend.
Again, I documented the (rather brief) decision making process here. -
Good timing
Just this weekend I decided to move my own personal site over to a CMS/Blog system to make updating it even easier. I spent a while doing similar research, and ultimately ended up chosing Bloxsom as the right tool for my needs. It took me only 15 minutes to set everything up, and only a few more hours to write my first plug-in. Blosxom probably isn't the right tool for most applications, but for a personal site it met my needs precisely. In fact, I even migrated another site off of Moveable Type that same weekend.
Again, I documented the (rather brief) decision making process here. -
Good timing
Just this weekend I decided to move my own personal site over to a CMS/Blog system to make updating it even easier. I spent a while doing similar research, and ultimately ended up chosing Bloxsom as the right tool for my needs. It took me only 15 minutes to set everything up, and only a few more hours to write my first plug-in. Blosxom probably isn't the right tool for most applications, but for a personal site it met my needs precisely. In fact, I even migrated another site off of Moveable Type that same weekend.
Again, I documented the (rather brief) decision making process here. -
Getting started with securing your home LAN
Hi,
I've found my home LAN to be relatively secure. I started with these two things:
One) Purchase a WatchGuard SOHO Firewall/Gateway device. Only $350 at Outpost.com (free overnight shipping!). This little beauty does DCHP and NATs your LAN as well. You can plug 5 machines directly into it, or extend it with a hub. There is also a VPN option if you want it. It is configurable via a web interface, and can basically upgrade itself from their website.
Two) Start running iptables on the 2.4 Linux boxes, and ipchains on the 2.2 boxes. Here is a version of the firewall.sh script that I run to configure iptables to keep the box reasonably safe, without going overboard.