nginx
February 29, 2008
nginx (i'm guessing it's pronounced "engine x") usage on websites worldwide went up 800% from 07 as compared to January 08 according to netcraft.. apache still dominates in hosting, but i'm convinced that microsoft's portion will go down (even though the usage seems to still... [Read more]
Web Design SC
February 29, 2008
Over the last three years working with the web, designers, and developers (interactive agencies or what ever you want to call yourself....i've made mental notes on some of the best web development and design firms in South Carolina and some of the best practices of those developers... [Read more]
Saint John Coltrane
February 26, 2008
i'll be... ginny got me a really cool shirt since i have expressed on a number of occasions that 'lush life' by john coltrane would be my favorite album of all time if i had one. Anyway.. i opened the mail today and i saw.. 1286 Filmore, San Francisco as the return address..... [Read more]
FITC Amsterdam How Boston
February 24, 2008
i'll take a moment of silence to wish that i was in amsterdam starting tomorrow for the FITC conference.. it pretty much the best programmers in the world on actionscript.. they wrote the books literally... and what it reminds me of is how much the how design conference in... [Read more]
wiki leaks
February 23, 2008
i had read this on friday in the nytimes and did some follow up.. wiki leaks is ordered to be shut off.. the judge orders the domain registrar.. they comply and thousands of people like me immediately begin posting this link.. http://88.80.13.160/ so in return it got more... [Read more]
binary data portability
February 23, 2008
i'm doing this logo for a contest because i believe in the cause and there's a free iphone to boot.. (i'm always on ginny's and i just installed a decent plugin for mobile editing of this site).. seems that Red Hat recently sent a Cease and Desist claiming that the DataPortability... [Read more]
audiovisual actionscript
February 22, 2008
Popforge is an Actionscript 3 code sandbox started by Andre Michelle and Joa Ebert.... it's hosted at google code.... they did the roland909 and 8bitboy - the amiga sound emulator.... and they've also got this great cubic vr processor for flashplayer9... and it's one of the... [Read more]
dynamic flash using ssp director
February 19, 2008
hey thanks.. imagemagick and todd dominey..who actually did all of the really hard work on this one.. dominey knows what he's doing.. smart move licensing director per domain..it's worth it..i'll gladly pay for it.... and i can customize and use it now pretty seamlessly..almost... [Read more]
pill free since 73′
February 19, 2008
It was a classic lineup on IFC this morning.. after watching the end of the scripts spelling bee movie early this morning (we'll say we get up around 5:00)...where it was once again confirmed that Ginny spells better than I.. i was completely fascinated this morning by the movie... [Read more]
wp - for cms president
February 18, 2008
and ck it.. Askimet has done a perfect job with spam... I've been working with digital stuff (professionally.. barely eaking a living at it since 2005)...i would like to lay down some simple facts that i've learned about the so aforementioned content management system. Managing... [Read more]
dread zeppelin, jackie wilson, and big al downing.
February 17, 2008
i remember picking it up in about 1990... i think scott woolum got it first.. one way or another.. Ginny wanted to show me a video of cats doing immigrant song because i was making fun of songs that shouldn't be played in a dining establishment.. and next thing you know.. it's... [Read more]
php5, mysql5, python2.4, ruby 1.8.5, centos5.
February 16, 2008
all standard pre-installed..time to migrate the dv as it's a fun saturday thing to do.... on feb 10th mt released the upgraded dedicated virtual mysql 5, php 5, centOS 5 (it's about time even though i know hosting companies that are years behind this setup).. and migrating is... [Read more]
Louis’s Las Vegas
February 14, 2008
i'd love to bring some attention to Louis Osteen as if he doesn't already receive enough of it... he's a great chef and personality of whom i admire for his unique views and experience with southern culture and food. i worked for him a number of years ago in Charleston and I... [Read more]
montreux jazz festival
February 14, 2008
and why i must go this year... it's july 4th - 19th, they won't release the schedule until mid april.. and what a way to show my patriotism by taking my american made dollars to Switzerland and spending them there...(especially since our banks and corporate boys have no problem... [Read more]
iphone gps, where am i? and $40/hr?
February 14, 2008
Ginny and i found ourselves amused with the "where the hell am i" (as we call it) on the iphone.. what a nice feature in google maps... which speaking of.. Google anounced an update to Android.. fit with a media player and a geocoding api... mobile computing is going to be big... [Read more]
new orleans - fat tuesday
February 5, 2008
New Orleans.. it's a strange mix of poverty, destruction, history, and culture... the things that stick out most are the dichotomy of upper echelon galleries, restaurants, hotels, antiques, attorneys, bankers, catholics..vs the seedy strip clubs, casino, bars, hustlers, vampire... [Read more]