July 2009
23 posts
Private Student Loans: A Lesson In Debt... →
Over the last 15 years, students’ unmet financial need has increased much faster than the maximum amount of money they can borrow through subsidized federal loan programs. As a result a multi-billion…
15 Ways to Eat Out More and Spend Less →
Dining out is one of the great pleasures in life. Fine food, great drinks, a meal with friends and the next thing you know you’re loosening your belt. But with a troubled economy everyone is…
40 Free & Useful GUI Icons for Web Designers →
Other than words themselves, icons are little graphics within a website that tells you how you can move to the next page, cancel a transaction, checkout the cart and the likes basically the entire…
"Lost" Bringing Back Characters From 1st Season →
Apparently they are bringing back some characters from season one of ‘Lost’ for the final season.
Ubuntu to make Linux application installation... →
Installing applications on Linux isn’t really that hard, but it is different from how it’s handled on both Windows and Macs. Now, Ubuntu is working on a newbie-proof way for users to install Linux…
Mike Vick Spent His First Night Free At Strip Club →
Former NFL QB Mike Vick had been in prison for 19 months before being released into federal custody in May. Monday, he was released from federal custody. What was the first thing Vick did? The former…
Hacker Says iPhone 3GS Encryption Is 'Useless' for... →
Apple is wowing thousands of businesses and even government agencies who have signed up for the popular iPhone. Too bad its “enterprise-friendly” security features are useless, says a hacker, who…
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“I miss Sophia. I called her yesterday to tell her that. I said, Sophia the...”
– This is from an email my step-mom sent me. My little sister Sophia has been visiting family if Florida for the past few weeks, and I think it has snuck up on everyone how much they miss her being around. We really need to start documenting all the funny things Sophia says.
jQuery 1.3 Cheatsheet →
Email Yourself Detailed 404 Errors from Wordpress... →
One of the first things you learn to do in web development is make sure everything works. Do all of your links work correctly? Do all of your images show up? And as your website progresses…
DiggBar and Digg Short URLs →
Jay Adelson clears up some of the recent confusion regarding changes Digg made to the DiggBar.
Laid Off? It's Good for You and Good for the Tech... →
Because skilled tech workers are hard to find and interesting companies abound, employees, not employers, call the shots. This was true at Apple in 1984, and it’s still true at Facebook today.
Facebook Party Raided By Police Helicopter, Dogs,... →
A party advertised on Facebook descended into a ‘riot.’ A police helicopter was scrambled and around 70 officers from two forces were called in to maintain order after the party spiralled into chaos….
Organize Your Next PHP Project the Right Way -... →
7 ‘Secret’ Ways To Use Twitter Search →
Free Services Becoming Less Free and Why I Don’t... →
I follow Mark Cuban’s blog and if you can get over the typos and poor grammar (not saying I’m perfect) he has some valid points from time to time. He takes a real world business approach to…
xkcd - A Webcomic - Sheeple →
XKCD!
Crisis spurs people to work for free - good or... →
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - With U.S. unemployment at a 20-year high, some Americans are working for free while looking for a job, but experts are split over whether it is a sign of…
Why the #$%! Do We Swear? For Pain Relief:... →
Dropping the F-bomb or other expletives may not only be an expression of agony, but also a means to alleviate it
Hackers Undermine Piracy Evidence With Hadopi... →
Yesterday we reported that a provision in the revamped French “3 strikes” bill will allow for the punishment of ISP account holders for the copyright infringing actions of others. Now a group of…
The best 200 icons for Mac lovers 1st Part. |... →
30+ Useful Photoshop Custom Shapes Set | Naldz... →
Allowing Gmail + Filters in JavaScript Form... →
A few weeks ago I learned about a great Gmail feature that allows you to filter your email with personalized email addresses using a plus sign. For example, if you think you’ll be spammed by…