So, AJAX is one of the more recent causes of excitement in the web-based application delivery world. The first major site to feature AJAX (as far as I know) was Google’s gmail. Assuming that you are okay with writing tons of Javascript, it’s quite a nice way to spice up your application enough to makeContinue reading “Attempting AJAX”
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An Hour in Montepulciano
I’ve arrived in town an hour too early for the Internet joint to open. I came alone, so I have some time to kill. I’ve come to the top of Montepulciano to look west over some of the most pictuesque scenes in Tuscany. Wait a minute: I take that back. Pretty much everything in TuscanyContinue reading “An Hour in Montepulciano”
My Wife and I Went to Portland and All I Got Was This Poison Ivy
My sister-in-law had a conference to attend in Portland, Oregon, and she happened to have two companion fare-rate tickets available. What the heck, we said. We’ve never been to Oregon, before.
(Yet Another) Microsoft Internet Explorer Rendering Bug
Microsoft Internet Explorer always has the more interesting interpretations of markup.
Terre Haute Tribune-Star Snubs Hometown School
The Terre Haute Tribune-Star, a puplication I rarely think of since I graduated from college, is running a story about how Indiana State University (in the ‘Haute) will be the “first public university in the state to require all students to have notebook computers“. After mentioning ISU’s new plan, the article goes on to sayContinue reading “Terre Haute Tribune-Star Snubs Hometown School”
Something’s been bugging me…
For a few months, now, Katie and I have been repeatedly finding a certain bug in our house.
Hyperthreading CPUs and User Experience
Brian has an article on his blog about Hyperthreaded CPUs and their effects on “the user experience”, by which I’m sure he means the typical response on a graphical desktop to a user’s actions — something like moving the mouse, dragging a window, opening-up a menu, etc. I disagree with a few of his assertions…Continue reading “Hyperthreading CPUs and User Experience”
Character Assassination
Using a programming language touted for its strong internationalization support along with an application server that should do the same, one would think that “international” characters would be easier to deal with. It turns out that the world is out to get me.
Ridin’ Along in my Automobile
Some dude in Shenandoah, MD takes his pickup out for a drive. In the river.
How old are you, really?
An investigation into time delta computation.
