Thanks to Steve at the Utah Tech Spotlight, I am now backing up critical files on my Mac using Mozy. Steve did a Spotlight event with Josh Coates, founder and CEO. They also recorded a podcast.
Setup was a breeze. The install was via a pkg install which was effortless and they even included an uninstall [...]
Entries from April 2007
Backing Up with Mozy
April 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments
5 Question Interview with Matt Mullenweg, creator of WordPress
April 30th, 2007 · 2 Comments
I have been a fan evangelist of the WordPress blogging software for years. I also love the Akismet spam plugin and have recently played around with Wordpress.com. So I thought it was a perfect fit to ask Matt Mullenweg if he’d be interested in participating in my 5 Question Interview series. Matt co-created the WordPress [...]
Tags: 5 Question Interview, Wordpress
The Hummer, The BMW, and The Ford Explorer
April 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments
At some point or another, I have done my daily tasks on each of the big three operating systems. When I was a programmer, I used Red Hat Linux daily. When I moved into project management, I switched to Windows. Most recently, I toil my days away on a MacBook Pro running OS X Tiger. [...]
Tags: Observations, Uncategorized
190.6
April 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment
After traveling for work the last week, my weight has stayed pretty steady. Traveling is tough because you tend to not eat on a regular schedule and then when you do get to sit down, you over eat. Does anyone have good tips on eating healthy on the road?
Tags: FatBlogging, Uncategorized
5 Question Interview with Dave Hoff and Anthony Webb of IMified
April 14th, 2007 · No Comments
IMified is a IM application that I was turned on to by Steve Rubel. It was developed by Dave Hoff and Anthony Webb as a way to solve an immediate need, to get data in and out of 37Signal’s Basecamp.
What was the inspiration for IMified? Why IM? Are you guys old school users of AIM [...]
Tags: 5 Question Interview, Programming, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
Wow! Traffic Surges
April 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments
I had 6,160 visitors to my blog…yesterday! Most the traffic is to read the interview with Twitter developer Alex Payne. The second most popular is the post about experimenting with CakePHP.
Tags: Blogging, Uncategorized
Auto Discovery of Sitemaps
April 11th, 2007 · No Comments
I was surprised to see Yahoo come out with the news that sitemap.xml files can now be referenced within your robots.txt file. It’s a great idea and I’m glad to see Yahoo announce it. I can only imagine that this was because it was their idea?
sitemap.xml files let you tell Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft (yes [...]
Tags: Internet
When the Internet was a New Phenomenon
April 10th, 2007 · No Comments
If you only watch one viral video this year…
Via Chris Brogan who found it via Jack Lail’s site who credits Rocketboom.
View Photos and Videos in Twitter
April 10th, 2007 · No Comments
Thanks to the folks at 30Boxes.com, you can view Flickr photos and YouTube videos within Twitter posts. Simply link to them in any tweet, and using this Firefox Plugin, you can see them on your Twitter page.
Tags: Twitter, Flickr, YouTube
Tags: Consumer Generated, Uncategorized, Web 2.0
Using Google Maps and Google Earth for Relocation
April 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment
I’ve found two tools that have dramatically helped me prepare for my move to Phoenix, Arizona, Google Map’s new My Maps and Google Earth.
Google Maps
The family is heading down to Phoenix this weekend to do some reconnaissance as well as visit with some family. Since we are flying, we need to rent a car to [...]
Tags: Cool Tips, Google, Uncategorized, Web 2.0