I’ve never really liked CAPTCHA systems. You know, those images of contorted characters that you are forced to input on many web forms. The idea is that spam bots will be blocked from submitting the form and only humans shall pass. Half the time, even I can’t make out the characters. Maybe I’m a cyborg. [...]
Category Archives: Books
Find the Closest Coffee and Closest Books
March 4, 2007 – 11:03 pm
There’s a post over at Lifehacker describing how you can use a mobile phone to find the nearest Starbucks. You can either text your zip code to MYSBUX ( 697289) or use your phone’s browser to go to mobile.starbucks.com. Not that it’s hard to find a Starbucks, and those who frequent there generally know where [...]
Adapting to New Technology
February 14, 2007 – 4:59 pm
It’s understandable that some people need to adapt to a new technology like ebooks. With all the different formats, DRM, and hardware out there, the average person may need some hand holding to get started. But what about when the paper book was first invented? The video below is pretty funny and shows that the [...]
Discounts on O’Reilly Books
February 7, 2007 – 3:21 pm
To celebrate Web Design and Development Month, O’Reilly has put together a special resource page on the topic. See the right sidebar of that page for details on how you can buy 2 books and get the third free by using the discount code opc10. If you don’t want to get three books, you can [...]
