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Archive for January 2006

yahoo! mail beta

In imported on 25 January 2006 with 1 comment

I know school just started, but something more important just came up… the premiere of Yahoo! Mail Beta (at least for me…) Alright, this long-awaited debut finally came to my inbox this evening, and looked a little something like this: Of course it uses all sorts of brand spankin’ new web functionality like AJAX and [...]

xmlrpc

In imported on 22 January 2006 with 2 comments

I was looking through my server logs, which is usually quite entertaining, but when I was browsing my 404′s, I noticed an odd trend. I usually don’t have more than a handful of 404′s from my own bad links, but after looking at just the top few misplaced pages, it was clear something was strange. [...]

homemade pringles can macro adapter

In imported on 21 January 2006 with 5 comments

The post over at photocritic about macro photography on a budget really grabbed my attention, and was sitting on the back burner in my mind for a while. You may have seen it slashdotted or digged. Well, I was at Safeway yesterday when I came across the chips aisle and remembered the article. I grabbed [...]

deductions

In imported on 21 January 2006 with Comments Off

I am pretty sure that someone just got beat up during a huge fight in our parking lot. Which can only mean one thing: the kids are back in town. Which can only mean one thing: school is starting. On Monday. As of today, both of my roommates are back in town, which means a [...]

macWorld

In imported on 12 January 2006 with Comments Off

Went to my first macworld today at the Moscone Center in San Francisco! Geek. In. Paradise. Got to play with a new MacBook Pro, read a mini review at my post on the BB Forum. Played with all sorts of cameras (top of the line Nikons and Canons), as well as all sorts of software [...]