Archive for: December, 2006

.Mac is dead to me

December 13th, 2006

I eagerly signed up at it’s inception. iDisk was fantastic. So was syncing between computers. Sure there were performance problems and a lot of the value was in future potential. But it was new. And this was Apple. ...They’d work it all out in due time.

A couple of years later, I’m still waiting for the [...]

I sub consciously added…

December 5th, 2006

a signature to the bottom of a private Vox post—As if it was an email.

Frustration - A Story in 36 Steps

December 3rd, 2006

Read that Google Spreadsheets now support dynamic updates of stock information.
Get excited!
I can have all my stock info aggregated together! In a useful layout!!
(I don’t care about daily info so much. Online portfolio deals do.)
Read the help documentation for GoogleFinance().
Figure out maths involved.
Enlist Lane’s help with maths.
Play around with fields until the layout is optimal.
Add [...]

Site feeds are getting the shaft

December 1st, 2006

Google’s Webmaster Blog officially recommends offering gadgets over feeds.

Q: Why is it better to create gadgets rather than create feeds?
A: First, gadgets are much more flexible. As a publisher, you control the format of your content. Second, gadgets are by nature more interactive. They can be built with flash, HTML or AJAX, and are generally [...]