How to send email with an attachment in Perl
I've been beating my head against this all day, but I think I've finally figured it out. I gather that...
Archive for Web Tech
That high-tech FBI
Yesterday, I stopped by the FBI website to find out how to file a Freedom Of Information Act request. My...
Repeating a missed web ad
Most of the time, I try my best to ignore online advertising. But once in a while, an ad catches...
Standards compliance as a browser add-on
It turns out that SVG, a web standard for displaying scalable vector graphics, has been quietly growing in popularity and...
How to forward your Twitter posts to Facebook
Do you post to Twitter but not to Facebook? Do you want your tweets to appear in your Facebook account,...
Some writing, some reading/listening
Took a break from magazine stuff to wander over to the East Bay for a writing-in-a-café afternoon. Wrote 1600+ words...
Today’s new Google features
Some interesting new time-related features from Google today: Google Wake Up Kit--have trouble waking up? This new Google Calendar feature...
Uploading high-quality video to YouTube
I've thus far avoided posting much video online, partly 'cause I don't really know how (even though I helped document...
Twittering at cons?
Just saw a blog entry about heavy use of Twitter at the SXSWi conference this year and last. Sounds like...
New “My Library” feature in Google Books
A bunch of my friends have been using LibraryThing to create an online catalog of their books, share that catalog...
Separating form from content
Some thoughts on form, style, and content, in various kinds of writing.
Becoming an instant expert
Here's a recipe for becoming known worldwide as an expert on any topic: Write a column in 1997 that mentions...