http://socket7.net Crisis Averted! A weblog by Brett Stimmerman. brettstimmerman@gmail.com (Brett Stimmerman) brettstimmerman@gmail.com (Brett Stimmerman) http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 45.545841-122.946059This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site.http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/318622173/bwsTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-06-23

Jiffy Firefox Extension

]]><ul> <li><a href="http://billwscott.com/jiffyext/">Jiffy Firefox Extension</a></li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-06-23http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/315954179/bwsFri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-06-19

Ack in Project TextMate bundle

]]><ul> <li><a href="http://github.com/protocool/ack-tmbundle/tree/master">Ack in Project TextMate bundle</a></li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-06-19http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/289186014/bwsTue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-05-12

Ruby CSS Parser

]]><ul> <li><a href="http://code.dunae.ca/css_parser/">Ruby CSS Parser</a></li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-05-12 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/289041621/searchmonkey-launch-party <p>Yahoo! Search is hosting a developer launch party for <a href="http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000534.html">SearchMonkey</a>, our new developer platform this Thursday, May 15th from 5:30 to 8:30pm at Yahoo! Headquarters in Sunnyvale.</p> <p>You'll have a chance to meet with the developers behind it, see live demos, enjoy free food and drinks (alcohol for the big kids only), and land some schwag if you're into that kind of thing.</p> <p>To get on the guest list, register at <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/491985">upcoming.org</a> and send your full name and company (if you have one) to <a href="mailto:searchmonkeyevent@yahoo-inc.com">searchmonkeyevent@yahoo-inc.com</a>. Security will only allow registered guests through, and space is limited.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=5AIVlh"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=5AIVlh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=O2SipH"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=O2SipH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~4/289041621" height="1" width="1"/> party Search SearchMonkey yahoo! http://socket7.net/article/searchmonkey-launch-party#comments http://socket7.net/article/searchmonkey-launch-party Mon, 12 May 2008 16:44:19 -0700 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=crisisaverted&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsocket7.net%2Farticle%2Fsearchmonkey-launch-partyhttp://socket7.net/article/searchmonkey-launch-party http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/270465816/bwsTue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-04-14

GridFox

]]><ul> <li><a href="http://www.puidokas.com/portfolio/gridfox/">GridFox</a></li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-04-14http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/263761891/bwsFri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-04-03

CSS Compatibility and Internet Explorer

]]><ul> <li><a href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc351024(VS.85).aspx">CSS Compatibility and Internet Explorer</a></li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-04-03http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/255326795/bwsFri, 21 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-03-20

Home — gitnub — GitHub

]]><ul> <li><a href="http://github.com/Caged/gitnub/wikis">Home &mdash; gitnub &mdash; GitHub</a></li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-03-20http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/254072445/bwsWed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-03-18

Git.tmbundle - Gitorious

]]><ul> <li><a href="http://gitorious.org/projects/git-tmbundle">Git.tmbundle - Gitorious</a></li> </ul>http://del.icio.us/bws#2008-03-18 http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/242194237/the-wait-of-words Recently, my coworker <a href="http://wonko.com">Ryan</a> and I discovered something interesting about Yahoo! IT requests: <a href="http://wonko.com/post/poetry_gets_results">poetry gets results</a>.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=BSg9KOe"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=BSg9KOe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=Z9sgOME"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=Z9sgOME" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~4/242194237" height="1" width="1"/> it poetry work yahoo! http://socket7.net/article/the-wait-of-words#comments http://socket7.net/article/the-wait-of-words Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:48:26 -0800 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=crisisaverted&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsocket7.net%2Farticle%2Fthe-wait-of-wordshttp://socket7.net/article/the-wait-of-words http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/172627473/yahoo <p>Last year I left sunny California to pursue a job in the rainy Pacific Northwest. The company was young, private and had a ton of potential. I was ready for something new. The timing was just right, and it was a great adventure.</p> <p>Last month I left the rainy Pacific Northwest to pursue a job in sunny California. The company is mature, public and has a proven track record of success. I was ready for something new, and also something familiar. The timing was just right, and it will be an even greater adventure.</p> <p>So long, Portland. Hello, Yahoo!.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=Qj4bQ6a"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=Qj4bQ6a" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=FkTh3PA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=FkTh3PA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~4/172627473" height="1" width="1"/> portland real life work yahoo! http://socket7.net/article/yahoo#comments http://socket7.net/article/yahoo Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:33:45 -0700 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=crisisaverted&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsocket7.net%2Farticle%2Fyahoohttp://socket7.net/article/yahoo http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/138567866/my-biggest-complaint-about-the-iphone <p>After a month of iPhone ownership, I can honestly say I'm pleased with the device. While it's true the iPhone is flawed in several ways, it is simply the best cell phone (and iPod) I've owned.</p> <p>If I were to lodge a <strong>single complaint</strong> against the iPhone, it would not be about the lack of a native IM application. It would not be about how EDGE is painfully slow. Or how the camera lacks zoom and brightness controls. Or the lack of voice dialing. Or Bluetooth limitations. Or the various UI inconsistencies. Or poor voicemail sound quality. Or MobileMail's automatic resizing of photos. Or the error-prone keyboard. Or the lack (so far) of an official native SDK.<p> <p>In fact, nearly all of the above limitations I can happily live with. They are mostly software-bound and can (and hopefully will) likely be remedied by a future update. Yes, EDGE is slow but it's decent in a pinch.</p> <p>If I were to change <strong>one thing</strong> about the iPhone, it would be the headset. Their one size fits all construction means that they do not fit my ears and their size cannot be easily changed. They easily fall out, and since the tiny speaker sits so far away from my ear canal when not falling out, they produce a very hollow, tinny sound and let too much outside noise into my ear. For a device where two of three major features lean on the headset, the included set is unacceptable.</p> <p>What's more, the jack won't accept most off the shelf headsets without a separate adapter. Even if it did, those sets wouldn't have the built-in and oh-so-handy microphone and button anyway. Only the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/2tlwsq">V-MODA Vibe Duo</a> comes close to being the perfect iPhone headset. It's too bad they aren't $50 to $70 cheaper and have an iPhone-compatible button. It's also too bad I'm not the <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=yLzs5aHv3jI">hacking type</a>.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=4WEfR9Nf"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=4WEfR9Nf" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=K4svrhCk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=K4svrhCk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~4/138567866" height="1" width="1"/> Apple iPhone http://socket7.net/article/my-biggest-complaint-about-the-iphone#comments http://socket7.net/article/my-biggest-complaint-about-the-iphone Sun, 29 Jul 2007 10:45:01 -0700 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=crisisaverted&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsocket7.net%2Farticle%2Fmy-biggest-complaint-about-the-iphonehttp://socket7.net/article/my-biggest-complaint-about-the-iphone http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~3/131834002/ilace-lace-for-the-iphone <p>The folks over at <a href="http://www.iphonewebdev.com/">iPhone Web Dev</a>, a great resource for iPhone web application development, have <a href="http://www.iphonewebdev.com/ilace/about.html">forked Lace</a> with a few little tweaks and made it play nice with the iPhone.</p> <p>They've set up a <a href="http://www.iphonewebdev.com/ilace">live demo</a> to play with (it works damn well), and have released the modified source to boot.</p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=eAe9M6xJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=eAe9M6xJ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?a=gnaRrivH"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/crisisaverted?i=gnaRrivH" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/crisisaverted/~4/131834002" height="1" width="1"/> iPhone Lace software http://socket7.net/article/ilace-lace-for-the-iphone#comments http://socket7.net/article/ilace-lace-for-the-iphone Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:10:14 -0700 http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetItemData?uri=crisisaverted&itemurl=http%3A%2F%2Fsocket7.net%2Farticle%2Filace-lace-for-the-iphonehttp://socket7.net/article/ilace-lace-for-the-iphone http://api.feedburner.com/awareness/1.0/GetFeedData?uri=crisisavertedTue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500