Posts under ‘software’

A new protocol with a funny name, PubSubHubbub, is out in the wild, complete with a free-to-use implementation of the most difficult part, the hub itself. Instructions for use in wordpress are fairly straight forward.
So what does all this non-sense mean? If you happen to have a conforming RSS reader (like, say, Google Reader is [...]

TokBox is a website that provides video chat services, also known as webcam services. Yes, it's true, just about every instant messaging platform already does this: Skype, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Messenger –�even Google Talk does video chat now. On top of that, there are already so many sites providing video calling and conferencing like [...]

In this Tech Tip of the Week (TTOW, get it, almost seems like a feature, doesn't it?), I will present, once again, Intense Debate, a centralized commenting system that has benefits for content authors and readers alike.
Earlier this year I looked at both Disqus and Intense Debate. I weighed each of their merits and drawbacks. [...]

In short, I have a new site you can read: http://revjim.tumblr.com/
There are hundreds of sites begging people to put their cool links into them (delicious.com and the like). But none of them really let you customize the site and make it your own. On top of that, almost every piece of social networking software has [...]

When: Saturday, November 1st, 6:15am
Where: Eisenhower State Park near Denison, TX
What: Sunrise Photography on the lake followed by hiking
Who: Photographers, Models, Hikers, and Sunrise Enthusiasts
Why: WHY NOT?
This Saturday, November 1st, I'm heading out to Eisenhower State Park for some sunrise photography on the lake followed by a nice hike on some of the park's outstanding [...]

I know that most of you didn't like the auto-twitter posting that appeared on my site. In truth, I don't really care for it on other sites either, unless I don't follow that person in Twitter and so long as they have more than just nothing but Twitter posts for months on end.
At the same [...]

Maybe it isn't Vista's fault. Maybe it's just software developers not implementing their products correctly in Vista. But, much the same as Linux or, to some extent, the Mac, software is what makes an OS useful. If the software doesn't work then the OS may as well not work.
I can't seem to get my iPod [...]

So I bought a laptop.
My employer — heretofore known as the Great White Devil (as coined by Joel Watson of HijinksEnsue) or GWD for short — was giving me some after my request for a RAM upgrade to the impossibly small 512kb that I have now due to the new Encrypted status of my laptop [...]

I'm not misinformed enough to proclaim, "nothing changed, it just broke all by itself". But, I don't have any other explanation. My Wireless Card has suddenly stopped working in Linux.
I'm almost certain I didn't have a kernel upgrade or software install in between the last time it worked and now because I remember upgrading all [...]

I've been using Skype off and on here and there, but, thanks to it's Linux support, I've decided to make it my primary vehicle for Audio/Video Chatting, especially when away from home.
Skype Me: jimreverend