Monthly Archives: January 2005

Multitasking Considered Harmful

By | January 5, 2005

Here’s your challenge for the day. Read this Seattle Times Magazine article from start to finish without trying to multitask. Even though the article puts forth cogent arguments for why multitasking (especially with intellectual tasks like reading) by humans is usually inefficient, I couldn’t stop myself. First, I had to check on the progress of… Read More »

Top Ten List from Bill de hÓra

By | January 2, 2005

My favorite “top ten predictions for 2005” list so far is Bill de hÓra’s list. If you’re an open source, Java, XML, Python, web service, Mozilla loving geek, you’ll like it, too.

WordPress 1.2.2

By | January 2, 2005

WordPress 1.2.2 was released in mid-December and includes a couple of important PHP-related security fixes, so everyone should upgrade, especially with the santy worm going around. I upgraded tonight, and it was a pretty easy process: Download and Prep New Version While connected to the root dir of the website via ssh, download the newest… Read More »