OddThinking

A blog for odd things and odd thoughts.

Self-Scaling Log Files

I want an option to scale back logging into log-files over time.

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Python’s doctest considered harmful.

Doctest is a interesting and clever testing harness built right in to Python. Try not to use it.

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Blu Tack Shelf-Life and Stickiness

I have some learned some things this week about Blu Tack.

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iPod v. BIOS

I just discovered the source of an intermittent boot problem I have noticed with my new computer. It was so bizarre, I wanted to tell someone immediately, and I know at least some of you guys will understand.

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Synching my Samsung D600

This month, after another frustrating synching experience with Samsung PC Studio, I decided to write my own D600 phone interfacing software.

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Online Photo DB: Stage 4o – Evaluation of Picasa Web

DVDs Are Forever?

M looks grim, in his wood-panelled London office. “Bond, this is serious. SPECTRE have one of our key scientists kidnapped. They want ten of our secret programs mailed to them from around the world. For each program that fails to arrive, they will chop off one of his fingers, before he is released. He needs […]

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MP3 Mime Type

Dear Web Server Owners

Your MP3 files should have an MIME type of audio/mpeg.

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Web Security and ING Direct

Someone is being a fool and not understanding some of the basics of computer security. That person is either (a) the head of security at ING Direct or (b) it is me.

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Drawing Circles

Microsoft Visio 2007 has some new shapes in the Drawing Tool Shapes template, which give me better drawing options for circles.

I am doing a little nerdy happy dance.

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Categories: Geek,Insufficiently Advanced Technology,Observation
Tags: drawing, UI, usability, Visio