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{ Monthly Archives } July 2007

Blog Milestone

I thought I’d blog this, just for the crap of it.
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There are currently 313 posts and 1,337 comments, contained within 32 categories.
Heh. “1337″ comments.
Back to your regularly scheduled programming.

2007 07 28 General Comments (0)

OpenID And Reluctance

Since making my blog OpenID enabled (using Will Norris’ wonderful Wordpress OpenID+ plugin), I have been more on the lookout for OpenID-enabled sites. What has become the standard for me now, is if the site does not have OpenID capability, then I’m not interested in registering with the site. There are a few [...]

2007 07 28 OpenID Comments (8)

Spreading The Ubuntu Love

Just like the Virgina hacker, I drive with Ubuntu on my plates (that’s me in the red). On occasion, I get some honked horns, funny looks, and even shout at when driving down the road. It’s cool. I don’t mind it. But, it was the icing on the cake, when after [...]

2007 07 28 Ubuntu Comments (5)

August Dvorak Simplified Typewriter Videos

I saw these really cool videos over at DVZine and I had to share. These two videos (flash required) are promotional motion pictures written and filmed by August Dvorak, inventor of the Dvorak Simpilifed Keyboard. I’m guessing that these two videos were filmed in the 1940’s. There is no sound.
For those who [...]

2007 07 21 General Comments (4)

Why I Don’t Run Windows, 7

I couldn’t believe this when I read it, and even now, it still floors me. Microsoft patents the mother of all adware systems.

It’s such a tremendously bad idea that it’s almost bound to succeed. Microsoft has filed another patent, this one for an “advertising framework” that uses “context data” from your hard drive to [...]

2007 07 18 Windwoes Comments (15)

Irssi Windows 1 Throuh 80

It gets a bit overwhelming when you’re in more channels than you have default key bindings to change windows for in Irssi- which is only 19. So what happens when you create key bindings on your keyboard for windows 20 through 40, and you now have a window 41? That was exactly the [...]

2007 07 18 General Comments (5)

Why XMPP Part 4- Security Means Peace Of Mind

One of the most troubling aspects of using legacy instant messaging services is their lack of dedication to security, specifically encryption. XMPP plugs this hole beautifully and even has plans on extending the specification, but I’ll get into all of that in a minute.
Encryption is one of my most passionate topics. I’ve blogged [...]

2007 07 17 Jabber Comments (6)

Securing Your Connection On Freenode

Freenode offers a couple wonderful services to any IRC user that I’m afraid many just know about. They outline it very well on their website, but I’m afraid that many an IRC user aren’t taking advantage of them. As such, seeing as though my blog syndicates a couple planets, hopefully I will reach [...]

2007 07 15 General
Security Comments (8)

Why XMPP Part 3- Decentralization Is Key

If you’ve been following my thread on why XMPP/Jabber is superior to all the other proprietary legacy protocols, then you should be beginning to see why Jabber is the king of instant messaging. Well, this reason takes the crown of why you should use Jabber.
First, I want to get the gears moving a bit [...]

2007 07 15 Jabber Comments (2)

Why XMPP Part 2- Saving Your Resources

I try to get creative with my post titles. I think I failed at this attempt.
In my last XMPP post, I talked about priorities, the single #1 feature in a Jabber client that I look for. If I can’t change the priority number to suit my needs, then I’m not interested in using [...]

2007 07 13 Jabber Comments (11)

Irssi ChanServ and NickServ Helper Aliases

I spend my irc time in the single greatest IRC client around- irssi. Coupled with screen, IRC is a whole new world. There are those who connect and disconnect constantly, coming in for a question or to chat, spending a little time in the channels of their choice, then leaving. While this [...]

2007 07 11 General Comments (8)

Why XMPP Part 1- It’s All About Priority

First, before I continue, I just want to let my readers know that the DRM post is forthcoming, I just don’t know when. As of right now, the post is exceptionally lengthy, and just getting longer. It’s far from finished as well. I’ve also had conflicting ideas on how to present the [...]

2007 07 11 Jabber Comments (14)

Happy Independence Day United States

July 4th, 1776 marked the severance from Great Britain and announcing that the 13 colonies were now independent of the crown. The Declaration of Independence was the document that announced our freedom and is one of the founding documents of this great nation. Other founding documents include the Articles of Confederation, the United [...]

2007 07 04 General Comments (8)

New Feature For OpenID Users

I have created a new feature for OpenID users on this blog. Actually, I didn’t “create” it, but more like adopted it. In any event, if you have an OpenID account, and use it to register as a user on this blog, you will be added to a whitelist in my database that [...]

2007 07 01 OpenID Comments (9)