eTech05: Web Services Mash-Up
My first tutorial at eTech is the Web Services mash-up. It’s an intro to the topic, with examples and an in-depth review of a variety of available web “APIs”. Among the sites that … Read more
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Spam be Gone
For the time being, I’ve disabled comments on this site. You can email me if you have a comment, and we’ll take it from there. I resisted this decision for a long time, … Read more
Get Back Trackback
I turned off the trackback feature of this site this morning. Awaking once again to a mailbox full of blog related spam I decided today was the day to stop at least this … Read more
Mike’s Simple Hi-Tech Glossary
Based on recent comments and observations, I’ve come to realize that many of the acronyms encountered in the online world aren’t as well known as as many authors might wish. Herewith is a … Read more
No More Pi
This site has been upgraded from MovableType version 3.14 to 3.15. The announcement of this upgrade mentioned that it was somewhat urgent for sites to upgrade quickly to remove a fairly big security … Read more
Managing MP3 Files Using MediaRage
I spent some time today managing my digital music collection, adding tags such as artist, album, date and so on. I have a variety of mp3s of live concert recordings. As such, I … Read more
MarsEdit Test Post; Driving on Icy Roads
I’ve tried a number of blog editors, such as Ecto and a couple of others, and none offered enough value for me to switch away from typing posts directly into the standard MovableType … Read more