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Entries from January 2007

Web development with Firebug

January 26th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Firebug is an add-on for Firefox that bundles a number of great tools to help web developers. Version 1.0 was released this week, and to honor the occasion I thought I’d discuss a few of the features that I’ve grown to love.
Console Logging
This is the first feature that got me really excited, albeit one [...]

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Tags: Technology

The biggest game of his life

January 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments

I couldn’t help but feel bad for Peyton Manning today when I saw the front page of today’s Indianapolis Star. What kind of pressure does he feel when he sees the “The Biggest Game of His Life” fill the front of his hometown’s Sunday paper?

Contrast that to the front page from the Lowell Massachusetts [...]

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Tags: Miscellaneous

What should I wear?

January 18th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Mark Cuban posted a funny rant against wearing suits, and it got me thinking about one of the biggest dilemmas I’ve faced as a small business owner: what should I wear when I meet new clients?
In high school I was notorious for my lack of style. Near the end of my senior year, one [...]

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Tags: Business

Batch download Flickr images with PHP

January 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Every now and then I need a batch of image files to use in testing, and typically go to Flickr or one of the many other photo sharing sites to right-click, “Save Image As…” and download a number of photos. I’m inviting RSI issues if I do that 100s of times, and it’s as [...]

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Tags: Technology

I want an iPhone

January 10th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Let me start by saying that I may be a geek but I’m far from being a gadget head. And when it comes to cell phones, the newest and coolest on the market has never excited me. I’ve always humored the cell phone salesperson with a nod and a weak smile, then [...]

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Tags: Technology