Requirements for a useful website
Everyone these days can put up a website. My mom, the lady that never wanted to touch a computer when I was growing up, has a blog. But what makes you, the user, want to use a website?
Problem with OS X Discovering Linux Printers
Apparently recent version of Linux (including Fedora 13 and Ubuntu 10.10) running CUPS 1.4.x have a problem discovering Linux printers. This appears to be a problem with the CUPS implementation on Linux. As a temporary workaround, you can run the following command on your OSX system: cupsctl BrowseRemoteProtocols=cups Your printers should then immediately appear. Sources: […]
The Linux Usability Problem: How to improve the Desktop
Introduction In this article, I’ll discuss some of the issues surrounding usability of open-source software and propose what I hope is an elegant solution. I’ll use GNOME as an example because that’s what I’m familiar with the most, and is my personal preferred Linux desktop.. However, keep in mind that my comments are not specific […]
Marketing: Engineered to Fail
“We don’t have time to do it right, but we have time to do it thrice.”
“Enough” of an Interpretation
“Enough” of an Interpretation
The Beating
The Beating
Is He Psychic?
There are 3 students lined up one behind the other, facing the front of the room. The teacher has 3 black hats and 2 white hats. The teacher puts 1 hat on each student randomly, and tells them whoever can say for sure what their hat color is gets an A for the semester.
Comparing Apples and Kindles
Introduction With the recent launch of the iPad, there’s been a lot of comparisons[1] between them and Amazon’s Kindle. In this article, I’ll talk about why they really aren’t competitors and why it would be a mistake for Amazon to try to compete with the iPad.
Online Games: How To Bring The Fun Back
Introduction The greatest advance the Internet has brought us is a new level of connectivity between people around the world. And one area that has enjoyed the greatest benefit is online games. Now, no matter where you are or what time it is, you can find someone to play a game with. Anything from Chess […]
Multi-Line Macros in C
The correct form of a multi-line macro is:
#define run_and_test() do { run(); test(); } while(0) /* Note: no ending semi-colon */