shutter

I'm slowly getting up to speed with Emacs, switching from TextMate. There are a lot of ways to use emacs on Mac, from Aquamacs to Carbon Emacs to the Cocoa port of GNU Emacs. I've dabbled in each a little bit. I'm most…

My MBP (which I've had for over a year) has a case on it, a keyboard protector, and the like; I also have a case on my iPhone. They protect the gadgets, but add a bit of bulk (and typing difficulty, in the keyboard…

Yes, I protect my gadgets with cases when possible

No, the caseless experience is more important than (normal) wear & tear

After seeing Quantum of Solace, I was reminded of a question I've wondered about for some time: How much more advanced are governments' technology (specifically the US) than tech that civilians have? This comes up in a…

The [web] startup I'm working on will need a user-to-user instant messaging system of some sort. A system that allows users to have lists of contacts, and then send messages back and forth, with a little presence…

I've noticed that a substantial amount of spam that I receive doesn't make sense -- that is, I don't understand why spammers would even be motivated to send such spam since there seems to be no gain to them. For…