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Relative Privacy

MikeKeran — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:25:36 +0000

No one likes being spied on. If you need proof, look no further than the push-back against TSA’s body scanners, concerns about unmanned aerial drones, or the recent clamor over online privacy policy changes.

How to Setup a Domain

MikeKeran — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:39:46 +0000

I get asked this question a lot: What’s the best way to setup a new domain? Unfortunately, the answer has dozens of variations based on what sort of traffic you’re expecting, what kind of Web site you’re running, and what software is running that site. But there is one recommendation that has remained the same for several years: divide or be conquered – put your domain registration, Web hosting, and email hosting with three different companies.

A Drupal Developer’s Setup on Windows

MikeKeran — Wed, 04 May 2011 20:22:59 +0000

This page outlines what I’ve done to get a good Drupal dev environment – Apache, MySQL, PHP, Git, Drush and most Linux-style shell commands – running on Windows. There are other solutions out there and I’m always interested in hearing what others have done to optimize their setup. Please leave any suggestions is the comments.

The End of the Typewriter

MikeKeran — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:20:13 +0000

Obviously, I’m writing this on a computer. But the keyboard I use is basically the same as the Sholes & Glidden typewriter of 1873, the first model to be commercially successful. That success has run out as Godrej & Boyce, possibly the last typewriter manufacturer, closes its doors.

New to Drupal: Better Core Community

MikeKeran — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 19:29:04 +0000

The biggest change in Drupal over the past year is not the Git migration or the release of Drupal 7, both of which were fantastic steps forward for Drupal. It’s the more inclusive developer community.

Imitation is Flattery, Isn’t It?

MikeKeran — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:30:52 +0000

Google ignited a bit of a firestorm when it claimed that Bing was poaching its search results. To test their theory, they baited a honeypot and caught Bing with its hand in the jar.

Customer Service: Compare and Contrast

MikeKeran — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 21:48:33 +0000

Someone should make an Amazon.com commercial out of this.

My youngest got a Leapster for Christmas – it was the first gift she opened and she was so fascinated with it that she nearly forgot to open the rest of her gifts. Like many hi-tech kids toys, it combines education and entertainment. Kids solve math problems while playing a Frogger-type game, for example, and connect to the LeapFrogs’s Web page to turn their game progress into rewards.

Phoebe was in heaven… until the stylus stopped working. And that was only the beginning of LeapFrog’s failure.

To See the Future of the Internet, Look to the Past

MikeKeran — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:31:50 +0000

Yesterday’s ruling by the FCC regarding “Net Neutrality” allows those of us whose livelihood depends on the Internet to breath a very limited sigh of relief. The Good: the FCC upheld the concept of Net Neutrality for broadband connections; the Bad: they didn’t for wireless connections and they may not have the legal basis to enforce their policy over wireline providers.

SQL Injection Humor

MikeKeran — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 18:47:44 +0000

See the cartoon after the jump...

Bit Rot

MikeKeran — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:05:58 +0000

bit rot [bit rot]
- noun

An computer affliction whereby the machine’s digital innards slowly decay and leak out onto the floor
The point at which a perfectly reasonable computer engineer is so flummoxed by seemingly random computer crashes that they no longer believe in the deterministic nature of the hardware they are working on