I signed up for google alerts over a year ago now and I absolutely love it. It can be used to:

1. track use of your name all over the web
2. track spammers by signing up for alerts on your domain
3. keep track of specific words in a news feed
4. and much more…

Recently I have been getting numerous dubious alerts for some topics I signed up for. Read the rest of this entry »

Flickrssp is a php script developed by Brian Sweeting to use the Flickr API with Todd Dominey’s Slideshowpro Flash extension.

I have been messing around with this combination for quite sometime now and it works beautifully when modified right. As you can see here. I am pulling in all my flickr public photosets into a customizable flash gallery. The problem is flickrssp has very poor documentation with no customer support nor official forum, so I took upon myself to document what I have experienced and how I solved it.

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I recently bought a Western Digital 320GB USB drive to use as a backup for my pictures, videos and games. Had been working pretty well until Monday; after restarting my PC, Windows Vista asked to insert a driver CD for my WD hard drive. Didn’t make any sense since this is a USB drive, tried it on my Macbook Pro, couldn’t read the drive. After doing some research online, found a forum on the western digital site with the perfect solution. Read the rest of this entry »

During my visit to the auto repair shop yesterday, I noticed some of the cars in the lot from a 1992 VW Golf to the legendary 1963 Chevy Impala. Reminded me of a post on Viget’s blog about Cars and Operating systems. Geeks that like their computers or gadgets and express some personality via their cars fascinate me.
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I have had my iPod touch for about two months now and I must say it’s exactly what I thought it would be. The obvious iPod functions; music, movies, podcasts and audiobooks are all boosted with its wifi ability. Read the rest of this entry »