a crank’s progress

BBC NEWS | Technology | ‘Critical’ flaw found in Windows
Microsoft has issued a warning about a critical security flaw that affects most versions of its Windows software.
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The flaw, found by eEye Security, would allow a specially crafted MIDI instruction to swamp the cache, or buffer, in DirectX and allow a hidden [...]

O’Reilly Network: Unsung Heros and Other iTunes Tips [July 31, 2003]
[ . . . . ] there’s a lot of good music on my iPod that I just don’t seem to get to. And that’s a waste.

[ . . . . ] So I created a new smart playlist titled “Unsung Heros.” In the parameters [...]

Public Project
Welcome to Browser Cam!
Browser Cam creates screen captures of your web pages loaded in any browser, and on any operating system, so you’ll be 100% sure your web pages look good-and work right-on any platform.
I used the free trial today to see what some new things I was trying would look like. [...]

BW Online | July 30, 2003 | Why iTunes Has Bands on the Run
At the heart of the debate is this question: Who should decide what’s art, the artist or the public? The Chili Peppers and Metallica say they — and they alone — should decide how fans should listen to and keep their music.

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Three Column Layouts - css-discuss
The question of finding good 3 column layouts comes up in the mail list from time to time. Here are some that I have found, along with a few notations about what features they include and how they work. The judgement of “good” is left to you and your needs. [...]

MacMerc.com: BuyMusic blocks Mac, but we have a hack
BuyMusic.com (the site that ripped off the apple store), just started to block all Mac users. I don’t know about you, but I can’t stand when I can’t see something (not that I want to, it’s just the concept). Here’s what you do if you want to [...]

There Is No Cat - Adventures in The Trademark Zone
Did you know that Clue-by-Four[tm] is a trademarked term?
Apparently, I’m an offender as well, but I had never heard the term used before: it just stemmed from my exasperation at that moment.
Here’s the link to the USPTO details. This guy’s going to a lot of [...]

I find I’m gradually shedding Movable Type plugins. I never got the Blogshares plugin to work properly, so I gave up on it. I had to remove the WayPath plugin: my machine is so underpowered it could never complete a rebuild of new pages, so publishing was blocked. I’m shopping for some RAM to alleviate [...]

I got up early today and was on the road at 6:20, ending up with 40 miles on this first ride. Not very enjoyable. I couldn’t find a comfortable cadence or position, so some saddle adjustments are needed. I also gave in and bought some gloves to shield my hands from further nerve damage: I [...]

I’m reading The Nine Nations of North America, a book I remember being talked about when I left high school, but for various reasons, never looked up.
It’s quite interesting: while it’s not a scholarly book (no footnotes and somewhat breezy prose), it builds on factual observations and real statistics to make the case that [...]