PHP Sucks, But It Doesn’t Matter
Jeff Atwood at “Coding Horror” – PHP Sucks, But It Doesn’t Matter: Some of the largest sites on the internet — sites you probably interact with on a daily basis — are written in PHP. If PHP sucks so...
View ArticleSimple Update Protocol (SUP)
Paul Buchheit (the creator and ex-lead developer of Gmail) of FriendFeed has suggested a new format – Simple Update Protocol (SUP) to minimize multiple feed polling. The idea is simple - The feed...
View ArticleSkypecast Shutting Down
Skypecast has been shut down by Skype, apparently due to the quality concerns. Skypecast was sort of a poor man’s podcast tool.
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Promoted on the Most Valuable Online Property
Google’s new browser Google Chrome is being promoted on arguably the most valuable property on the web – Google Homepage. The browser itself is “google cool” with Javascript applications performing...
View ArticleGoogle Gears and Linux
“Google Gears” could not be installed because it is not compatible with your Firefox build type (Linux_x86-gcc3). Please contact the author of this item about the problem. Found the fix in this Google...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome Promotion inside Gmail on Firefox
Just noticed that Google web mail interface is showing recommendation to upgrade to Google Chrome on reasonably modern version of Firefox (10.0.5 Extended Support Release) Not for the first time though.
View Article“Software is a Process”
Two very insightful posts from Dave Winer - We Make Shitty Software (from year 1995) A message from developers to users Dave writes - “Software is a process, it’s never finished, it’s always evolving....
View ArticlePersistent “Bad Request – Error 400″ when using Google Apps Mail
Gmail for Google Apps sometimes throws “Bad Request – Error 400” after you have persistent session (chose to “Stay signed in” while logging in). I have 4-5 Gmail accounts which I’m usually logged in at...
View ArticleHas Oracle Just Discontinued MySQL MXJ Connector?
MySQL MXJ connector download page is empty, and MXJ connector is no longer listed on the MySQL connectors list. It’s not just me because I found this post on MySQL forums - In your release notes you...
View ArticleGoogle Maps Tracks and Stores Location Data – Even When your Location...
This is scary. Apparently, Google Maps has been tracking and storing all my locations over last several months even when my location detection is turn-off and there is a neat little visualization of...
View ArticleFixing ‘No Audio’ Issue on Mac OS
I have been facing an audio service issue with my Macbook Pro (Catalina 10.15.1). After I open it from sleep, sometimes audio does not work at all. Closing the applications (browser, Spotify) or...
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