January 2003 Archives

What's in it for me? January 31, 2003
Your customer’s personal information is valuable. Don’t expect them to give it to you for free.

Patching Aggie's referrer January 31, 2003
A patch for Aggie to fix the broken referrer header.

Referral Abuse January 30, 2003
Aggregators are misusing the http referrer header to identify themselves.

Crude remote server availabity checking January 25, 2003
Check your server availability with Google Translate.

Is this the end? January 22, 2003
Spammers are starting to figure out SpamAssassin.

Laptop usability January 22, 2003
I wish my laptop was better able to detect changes in my work states.

Library Access January 21, 2003
Always be on the lookout to provide additional value to your customers, especially if you can do it without adding any cost.

Rethinking Warchalking January 21, 2003
Warchalks are just advertising for open wireless networks.

Color Correction January 20, 2003
Letting people see your products in every available color combination is a good idea. Just make sure that you’re showing the right colors.

Another reason for favicons January 19, 2003
Including a favicon for your site makes it easier for people using tabbed browsers.

Jury Duty January 17, 2003
I’m on jury duty next week, so I’m looking for WiFi near the courthouse.

Broken aggregator January 17, 2003
Bad feeds have broken my aggregator. This problem could be exploited by a malicious attacker.

Prices anyone? January 17, 2003
Product reviews need to provide more complete product information.

External Links in new windows January 10, 2003
Alter the behavior of external links in Movable Type.

Expressions January 8, 2003
A Movable Type plugin for plugin developers. Let people use expressions like <MTFoo bar="[MTEntryBody encode_xml="1"]"> in your plugins.

Worth quoting January 4, 2003
Penn Gillette on professionalism.

Spam humor January 4, 2003
Cruising through the spam that SpamAssassin caught in the last month, I came across some funny messages.

Small Businesses missing the Web January 3, 2003
Many small businesses don’t think they need a Web site. But having a site can enhance any business, save money, and increase revenue.