Parental Advisory: Explicit DRM
On the cover of a technical book published by Sybex it proclaims that the entire contents are available in PDF form on the accompanying CD. Which sounds nice, doesn’t it? If only it were true.
[Read more →]Been Caught Stealin' (Focus)
Garth vents on the subject of Windows applications stealing focus. I agree, this is by far the most annoying thing about using a WinBox on any regular basis.
[Read more →]GPS-assisted driving
This picture via the Fishbowl, original discoverer lost in a too-long chain of attribution.
Broken Standards
A few days ago I submitted my first story to slashdot - a question to Ask Slashdot - and yesterday it was posted:
[Read more →]Gooey or Webby? Or both?
It seems that everywhere you look these days, the division between web and desktop is becoming less and less, well, divided.
[Read more →]Essentials for Windows
So at this point you may be thinking that girtby.net has jumped the shark. First a best-of list, and now an essential-apps list! What next, pictures of my cat?
[Read more →]UNIX tip o' the day
I never knew that the +X mode for chmod meant set the execute bit only if a directory or if the execute bit is already set on a file.
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