Tired of Apple Rumors

Published: 2 years, 8 months ago (Jun 1, 2009) in Sci/Tech
Tags: apple · 2 Comments

Twice a year, Apple has a “major conference” (MacWorld in January and WWDC in June) where new products are unveiled, the community speculates about Steve Jobs’ health, and a whole assortment of rumors are generated till the next conference. Such is the case with next week’s WWDC 2009 in San Francisco.

Launch of Public File Repository

Published: 2 years, 9 months ago (Apr 21, 2009) in Sci/Tech
Tags: files · 0 Comments

I’ve decided to employ a much simpler file repository than my previous one. In the past, I had to take a raw file, convert it to a PDF, make note of the file name and size, create a new row in my repository table, add the name and size info, and finally create a link […]

AJAX Commenting for WordPress 2.7

Published: 2 years, 10 months ago (Apr 13, 2009) in Sci/Tech
Tags: wordpress · 11 Comments

This plugin does not work with WordPress 2.8+ and has therefore been disabled on the site. If you’ve been looking for a new way to give your WordPress.org powered site a more “Web 2.0″ look, you’ve undoubtedly discovered the elegance of AJAX. Before WordPress 2.7, there was a “comment loop” which allowed people to really […]

EarthDesk – Mac/Windows Desktop Wallpaper

Published: 2 years, 10 months ago (Apr 11, 2009) in Sci/Tech
Tags: mac · 4 Comments

Ever spend hours trying to find “just the right” wallpaper to accommodate your personality? Well I think I found one to tickle my fascination with astronomy.

Apple MacBook Pro 8 GB RAM Upgrade

Published: 2 years, 10 months ago (Mar 26, 2009) in Sci/Tech
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In the latest example of Apple charging a premium for its products, an 8 GB RAM upgrade option has been released on Apple’s site. The price tag – $1,200. That’s enough to buy another MacBook! Seriously, I’m hoping our friends in Cupertino are just pulling an early April Fool’s joke, because that’s ridiculous.

Reduce WordPress Spam with Invisible Defender

Published: 2 years, 10 months ago (Mar 17, 2009) in Sci/Tech
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I used to solely employ Akismet to quarantine spam comments on RK.md, but after receiving hundreds of spam comments per day, a better solution was necessary. I sifted through the plugin repository and came across new preventative measures to eliminate spam in a slightly different way – by not allowing spam bots to post bogus […]

Facebook’s New Look

Published: 2 years, 10 months ago (Mar 15, 2009) in Sci/Tech
Tags: facebook · 3 Comments

Many of you have already had your Facebook profiles transitioned to the new layout, and just like the last transition eight months ago, many of you are upset. But before you join one of those “THE NEW FACEBOOK LAYOUT SUCKS” groups, or boycott Facebook entirely until they give you the option to revert back, let’s […]

Blogging

Published: 2 years, 11 months ago (Mar 8, 2009) in Sci/Tech
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I embarked on my blogging journey four years ago, and what do I have to show for it? Well, I’ve learned a lot. I’ve surprised a lot of people with my cynicism and strong opinions. And maybe, just maybe… I’ve ticked some of them off too.

Apple Refreshes Desktops

Published: 2 years, 11 months ago (Mar 4, 2009) in Sci/Tech
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Apple finally released refreshed versions of their Mac Mini, Mac Pro, and iMac desktop computers yesterday. They also refreshed their networking hardware (Airport Extreme/Time Capsule) to incorporate dual band technology. This significantly improves range and optimizes speed for each client.

Commending My Readership

Published: 2 years, 11 months ago (Feb 24, 2009) in Sci/Tech
Tags: internet · 8 Comments

I was analyzing my Woopra site statistics over the past month, and much to my satisfaction, only 30.18% of my viewers use a flavor of Internet Explorer (IE). This is music to my ears! In fact, the Worldwide Web Consortium data shows that Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Opera have all been picking up steam across […]