Monthly Archives: July 2006

My Web 2.0

By C.G. | Published: July 29, 2006

I just realized that with all this Web 2.0 talk of late, that I don’t surf the web anymore. Yes, I visit websites from time to time but most of time on the Internet is not surfing. For me, I’ve taken technologies that make Web 2.0 what it is – Web 2.0 – and transformed [...]

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Upgrade to WordPress 2.0.4

By C.G. | Published: July 28, 2006

So I just completed my first ever upgrade of WordPress and I have to say that I’m very impressed with how easy it is. I just followed the directions of backup the MySQL database, backup the code files and copy over the new ones. My FTP program only overwrote the files that WordPress comes with [...]

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Tips: Firefox Upgrade Script for Ubuntu

By C.G. | Published: July 27, 2006

So the other day, the Mozilla Corporation released Firefox 1.5.0.5 for all operating systems and Windows XP.  Being the good geek that I am, I downloaded the build to patch those vulnerabilities and to say I’ve got the most recent version of something running on my computer.  The last time I upgraded Firefox was when [...]

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Newton’s Law of Porn

By C.G. | Published: July 26, 2006

Warning: This post might be unsuitable for people under the age of 18 (or 21 in some states). It contains adult themes, language, and free thought that could be found offensive or NSFW. I advise everyone to read it anyway. Ok… Now that the disclaimers are take care of, on with the post. Newton, being [...]

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Google Calendar (Life) Hacks

By C.G. | Published: July 24, 2006

Although not much of a hack. I’ve been using Google Calendar to hack my life in positive ways. Not only am I putting everything on the calendar, I’m taking advantage of the near limitless calendars you can create in Google’s online PIM of AJAX-y goodness. In addition to creating my own personal calendar, I made [...]

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