ClickTracks Appetizer — free, limited version of the excellent (and expensive) ClickTracks web traffic analysis software. Windows only, alas, but really great despite that. … [Read more...] about ClickTracks Appetizer
The Smoldering Ruins of Centralia
The Smoldering Ruins of Centralia — Lots of other stories linked in the comments. File that under truth, stranger than fiction. … [Read more...] about The Smoldering Ruins of Centralia
Dreamweaver, WebDAV, my foot, and Transmit
So it turns out that in version 8, the latest, the wizards over at Adobe > Macromedia managed to completely, totally, utterly HOSE Dreamweaver's WebDAV compatibility. On both platforms it fouls up the lock files, and on Macs it's so slow as to be entirely unusable. I've been … [Read more...] about Dreamweaver, WebDAV, my foot, and Transmit
John Scalzi walks the plank
Hilarious interview with John Scalzi … [Read more...] about John Scalzi walks the plank
This is what happens when people show up to product concept meetings hung over.
This is what happens when people show up to product concept meetings hung over. (from Wendy) … [Read more...] about This is what happens when people show up to product concept meetings hung over.
It’s DLD day!
Jennifer Crusie's new book (improved! with added Bob!) is out today. Really, it should be a national holiday. Who wants to work when you could be reading Crusie? … [Read more...] about It’s DLD day!
Recommended: His Majesty’s Dragon
So I said I'd be posting recommended stuff, and here's the first: His Majesty's Dragon, by Naomi Novik. This was already out in the UK (as Temeraire) and has been getting a fair amount of buzz on my friendslist, so I snapped it up when it came out on Tuesday. DAMN, y'all, this … [Read more...] about Recommended: His Majesty’s Dragon
Frog Review
Frog Review — Web usability reviews… with frogs. Seriously. … [Read more...] about Frog Review
Jane Smiley on George Bush
Jane Smiley on George Bush "There is nothing you have to offer that makes Bush want to know you once you have come to disagree with him. Your opinions and feelings now exist in a world entirely external to the mind of George W. Bush." (via Making Light) … [Read more...] about Jane Smiley on George Bush
Growth Cycle of a Writer
Growth Cycle of a Writer — YES. That's it, exactly. (And I'm still hibernating.) … [Read more...] about Growth Cycle of a Writer
