Archive for January, 2008

Amazon Patents Customized 404 Pages

Amazon Patents Customized 404 Pages. I’m going to patent scratching your nose with the back of a pencil. Really, software patents are evil.

Wrap up your work and pick up the next day from the same spot

Ever been working on a project, and you have a bunch of tabs open, and you want to finish work for the day, and lets say, read the news or watch a movie?
So, you can always open a new browser window, and even minimize the work one, but you are always at risk of accidently [...]

How to Write Better Posts, Every Time

How to Write Better Posts, Every Time – how to make good content great.

Snow

It’s snowing here in Jerusalem now, which doesn’t happen so ofter here, and is an excuse for some fun and photos.

My street, taken form the roof of my building.

Wahl Rose Park.

Do social networks have to be viral?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m a big fan of Facebook. But the fact is that in most scenarios, I cant read certain info without adding an application, and I can’t add an application without inviting friends, and I can’t accept an invitation to add an application without adding icons and banners to my [...]

Yet another round of tweaks and improvements

In the last week or so, I’ve been slowly tweaking this site, spending allot of time on the subtle, little details. The navigation menu has been streamlined, and I added 2 types of ‘asides’ Reading and Site Update. I may be adding more in the future, and have a feeling that this might emerge into [...]

A Reality Check about Blogging for Money

A Reality Check about Blogging for Money – Although Darren Rowse makes $250k a year blogging, He explains that it’s not all fun and games.

Prologue – Group notification WP Theme

While not the biggest believer in the traditional form of microblogging, such as twitter, (Face it, nobody really cares what you’re doing) I think that the format is excellent for group communication. That’s exactly what Prologue is. While not exactly a blog theme, Prologue stretches WordPress into the right mold in a way only WordPress [...]

Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8

Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8 An interesting article from ALA about web standards, browser support and browser targeting.

Love what you do

In web terms, this in not new, but still really worth watching. Steve Jobs’ commencement speech to the graduates of Stanford University in 2005, Is one of the most inspiring things I heard. Worth watching.