From all of…well…me to all of you: Have a very Merry Christmas.
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Archive: December, 2008
Versatile random string generator
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For techies
A cursory glance around the web will reveal a ton of PHP-based random string generators. With enough looking you’ll find generators that do any of the following: Strings with letters Strings with numbers Strings with letters and numbers Uppercase, lowercase Fixed, variable length strings Option to include symbols Problem is, none of them ever incorporated [...]
Read More extension, programming, securityThe Mobius Strip of computer support
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I’ve learned that one of the biggest office-cluttering offenders when you run a company is receipts. The government wants to see them for tax purposes, so you hold onto every last one to save every last dollar. The problem, of course, is that you’ll collect a crap ton of these stupid little bits of paper [...]
Read More coding theory, customer serviceParse URL’s in text, create links
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For everyone, For techies
I’m absolutely in love with the status update stream I’ve put together for Fwd:Vault (follow link for example). However in the process, I’ve discovered a huge drawback to the Twitter messaging system: it does not store links. The Twitter site itself will identify URL’s in messages and convert them into clickable links for you automatically. [...]
Read More fwdvault, php, regular expressions, TwitterSmash bugs, don’t treat symptoms
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For entrepreneurs, For everyone, For techies
I previously discussed why certain “automagical” features can sometimes facilitate the creation of crappy code. However they only create a possibility of crappy code. Today I want to warn you against a practice that will create crappy code 100% of the time. First a scenario – you have written a program in your language of [...]
Read More crappy coding, security, software developmentThe dream of every tech support grunt
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For everyone, For techies
I’m not gonna lie. Some days, with some people, it’s tempting… Don’t worry, I’m not talking about you. Or you.
Read More for fun, tech supportPownce shutdown announced
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For entrepreneurs, For everyone, For techies
I awoke to an e-mail this morning containing the following… We are sad to announce that Pownce is shutting down on December 15, 2008. As of today, Pownce will no longer be accepting new users or new pro accounts. To help with your transition, we have built an export tool so you can save your [...]
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