Getting cold calls again? Here are some tips for clamping down on cold callers. Continue reading “Fighting Robocalls and Cold Callers”
Fighting Robocalls and Cold Callers
Ethics of CritterCam vs Ipod Tortoise
HuffPost recently wrote about an art installation at Aspen Art Museum involving some tortoises with iPads glued to their backs. But there is controversy. Is it ethical to strap something unnatural to the back of an animal? Continue reading “Ethics of CritterCam vs Ipod Tortoise”
Linux Migration from Windows XP
Now that Windows XP is no longer supported by Microsoft, many people are considering the cheapest alternative: linux. There are lots of posts offering ways to do this. Here are a few… Continue reading “Linux Migration from Windows XP”
Installing OptiPNG on Dreamhost
Google’s PageSpeed Insights can help you tweak your site’s accessibility by making things load faster. One way to make your website load faster is to optimize images.
Google suggests using Optipng for optimizing PNG or Portable Network Graphic files. There are a lot of ways to enable and use optipng, but I’m going to show you how to install it on your Dreamhost shared hosting server. Dreamhost doesnt automatically offer optipng, so until they do, it’s not that difficult to install it locally. Continue reading “Installing OptiPNG on Dreamhost”
facebook… facepalm…
Facebook is becoming increasingly commercialized. On one level, it seems nice–even convenient. For instance, you could gift someone a set amount of money to donate to a charity of their choice. Or you could donate money to a specific charity on behalf of someone on facebook.
But the first time I saw this, I wondered how easy it would be to assume that the person for whom this ad appeared on facebook was personally asking for gifts. Continue reading “facebook… facepalm…”
