Month: August 2005

  • Mind-blowing alarm clock

    I bought a new alarm clock, a couple days ago – my old one had taken to using unpredictable “snooze” intervals, often as long as an hour, making it very hard to keep a normal schedule (whatever that is). Anyway, if anybody wants a full-featured and very, very loud alarm clock, I highly recommend the…

  • I hate ColdFusion

    ColdFusion has to be the most inefficient web scripting language in the world. Sure, applications can be developed quickly in CFML, but installing and maintaining ColdFusion MX is a nightmare. I have installed it on at least 5 computers, now, including several versions of Windows and Linux, and have never yet seen it install smoothly.…

  • Any ColdFusion or Linux gurus out there?

    If any ColdFusion MX wonks read this, I need help. I have a CFMX 7.0 install on Fedora Core 2 and keep getting errors. I think they’re related to some packet filtering problems, but don’t know how to fix it in FC2. Here’s the summary: I finally got CFMX and Apache connected, properly, but any…

  • Quote of the Day

    “For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” – H. L. Mencken Worth remembering – for all of us.

  • I Love My MINI!

    I picked up my new car, yesterday, and it is a blast to drive; no matter how fast you drive, it feels like it wants to run out from under you. (click to enlarge) P.S. The first thing I did, after getting it home (a 170 mile drive), was get a very late dinner at…