Free Music Download: Harvey Danger
From the first time I heard the infectious, in your face, and decidedly sardonic song Flagpole Sitta, I was a Harvey Danger fan. Somehow, I missed the fact that their last effort, Little by Little… was released as a DRM-free download on the artist’s website. The band simply asks that if you like the work, [...]
Read more →Merrily Meandering Once More
I can’t really remember when it started, but I think it was 2001 when I pressed the publish button, sending my first post into the blogosphere. Using an early version of Movable Type I began crafting the blog that became known as dotDrivel. Initially an online journal, dotDrivel eventually morphed into collection of musings and [...]
Read more →Have We Lost The Spam War?
This post on Jeremy Zawodny’s blog got me thinking about spam. I feel Jeremy’s pain, the problem he describes is troublesome,
It used to be a rare occurrence that a message I sent didn’t make it to the intended recipient’s inbox because of some overly aggressive filtering. No more. It seems to be happening on a [...]
Read more →Happy (belated) Birthday, David!
I met David about 17 years ago. We worked together for several years, and our families became very close during that time. It wasn’t uncommon for Jennifer and I to spend weekends hanging out with David and Mary watching a movie, or enjoying the lake (link warning: cheesy music). For years, we vacationed together at [...]
Read more →Steve Jobs On Digital Rights Management (DRM)
Today Steve Jobs takes on the controversial topic of DRM. In a post on Apple’s website, Steve Jobs provides some background on DRM and the role it plays in Apple’s ability to offer music in the iTunes Store. He concludes by offering some compelling reasons to scrap DRM.
Jobs cites figures regarding the number of iPods [...]
Read more →Apple On Vista’s New Security Features
These ads always make me laugh. This one apparantly hasn’t been released yet, but it’s making it’s way around pretty quickly. I have to admit, after using Vista a couple of times recently, this ad really hits home.
Read more →Links for 2006-10-25
S5: A Simple Standards-Based Slide Show System — Eric Meyers work to produce a cross-platform, standards-based PowerPoint alternative. (Tagged: browser html framework standards css presentation slideshow).
Read more →Links for 2006-10-11
A List Apart: Articles: The ALA Primer Part Two: Resources For Beginners — …part 2 (Tagged: design css html webdesign).
A List Apart: Articles: The ALA Primer: A Guide for New Readers — Great list of resources. (Tagged: design css html webdesign).
Links for 2006-07-18
Top 71 CSS Menus Navigation Tabs : Ultimate Web Developer Lists : eConsultant — Big list of links to CSS menus and nav bars. (Tagged: css html links webdesign).
Read more →Links for 2006-05-25
Efficient Editing With vim – Jonathan McPherson — Good tutorial for getting the most out of vim (Tagged: editor productivity tips tutorial vim).
Graphical vi/vim Cheat Sheet and Tutorial — Nice cheat sheet. Primarily keyboard layout/commands. (Tagged: cheatsheet editor reference vim).
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.@spidermitch Apple Store at Bridgeport Village a madhouse today. What's going on? It's like they have all the hottest gadgets or something! [mitchcontla]
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A day late and $214 short, it's The MitchCast Episode 120: http://themitchcast.com/2010/07/28/the-mitchcast-120/ (via @spidermitch) [mitchcontla]
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July 24th |
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Getting ready to move. New house on Monday! [mitchcontla]
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July 22nd |
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“@mckingsley: Waiting for my iPhone 4 bumper refund email that everyone has has been getting” I'll forward mine if it helps. ;) [mitchcontla]
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Just got email from Apple: Bumper refund on the way... no action required by me! Very nice. [mitchcontla]
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July 17th |
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1/2 gal. Newman's Own Virgin Lemonade at Safeway for $1.50. You can't buy lemons to make lemonade for that price. Good stuff! [mitchcontla]
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July 14th |
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All in all though, iPhone 4 rocks and happy with it (via @mckingsley) Here, here! [mitchcontla]
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Sunshine in Oregon! Time for an Iced Tea Lemonade at @Starbucks! [mitchcontla]
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July 13th |
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Minimized footprint for move to smaller office. Dual monitor, Ubuntu/MacBook Pro, BookArc, wireless HID. http://twitpic.com/24yl31 [mitchcontla]
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I don't know. Had my iPhone 4 for a week. No loss of bars no matter how I hold it. Great signal, no dropped calls. #worksforme [mitchcontla]
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