Archive for October, 2005

October 8, 2005: 3:00 pm: MatthewApplications, Technical, WordPress

Bad Behavior (as previously noted - only two comment spams since installation)
Easier custom field insertion when writing posts
Easier display of custom fields in posts
Random Quotes

Installed but not used (effectively) yet:
WP Database Backup
WPTheme Manager

And suggested by RWC:
Technorati Tagging
File Organizer

: 2:58 pm: MatthewBusiness, Political, Privacy

Well, Bruce Schneider has written an article about phishing that is changing my thinking…

I previously had really mixed feelings about holding financial institutions responsible for people’s losses, since I think there’s a good factor of cluelessness as part of it. But the observation in the article that the business decision to make getting credit easy has made me ponder my stance. Without businesses accumulating the data and making a market for it, this might not be an issue…

October 6, 2005: 2:07 pm: MatthewLinux Misc, Technical

A good description of connection tracking in IPTables and how to use it

October 4, 2005: 9:40 pm: MatthewEnvironment, Political, Technical

For those of us who are computer pack rats… ripped right from Robert’s headline,

FREE E-Waste Recycling Event at the Chronicle Pavilion (2000 Kirker Pass Rd, Concord, CA).

The event is scheduled for:

Friday, October 7th from 1:00pm-6:00pm
Saturday, October 8th from 8:00am-1:00pm
Sunday, October 9th from 8:00am-1:00pm
Get those old broken computers and monitors out of the closet and keep them out of the landfill!

For more information, and locations of other free collection events in California, visit Got E-Waste, Inc’s Website.

October 2, 2005: 4:21 pm: MatthewPolitical

So Robert took the test and I had to do a comparison…

You are a
Social Liberal
(65% permissive)

and an…
Economic Conservative
(61% permissive)

You are best described as a:

Centrist


Link: The Politics Test

I guess being registered Libertarian is the right place to be…

: 3:37 pm: MatthewTechnical

OK, I think I have to try VirtuaWin since I have two or three mental spaces active on my computer at any time… may as well see if I can separate them visually and make my life a happier place.