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RSS, Atom...and SDF?

Daniel Henry calls for unity in the syndication war by proposing a new format called SDF. I haven't had a chance to really read the spec, but Daniel has obviously put a lot of effort into it. Although I'm certainly not wild about yet another feed format, if SDF ever gets widely used I'll support in FeedDemon. [read more]

Thursday, April 29, 2004 in Syndication | Permalink | Incoming Links

JPEG Dispute

Dave Shea on the JPEG patent dispute. [read more]

Thursday, April 29, 2004 in Web/Tech | Permalink | TrackBack (0) | Incoming Links

New "Gray Boxes" FeedDemon Style

Just finished a newspaper style named "Gray Boxes" which I plan to include in the upcoming FeedDemon 1.10. Unlike most styles, this one sorts news items by title. IMO, this makes "Group Newspapers" more readable since items aren't grouped by channel. To download and apply this new style, simply view this page in FeedDemon and click this link. [read more]

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 in FeedDemon | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (3) | Incoming Links

Understanding TopStyle's Preview Mappings

"Mappings" are one of TopStyle's most powerful features, but they're apparently also one of the most confusing. So what are mappings all about? In a nutshell, mappings enable TopStyle to preview files containing server-side code (PHP, ASP, etc.). Server-side code must be processed by a web server such as IIS or Apache, so TopStyle uses a mapping to pass the... [read more]

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 in TopStyle | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0) | Incoming Links

More CSS links

Here's the sign of a true geek: even neck surgery didn't prevent me from keeping up with my favorite blogs (via FeedDemon, of course). Here are a few nice CSS articles that were posted during my "down time": CSS Crib Sheet Dean Edward's "IE7" compliance patch CSS Sprites CSS Positioning and the Cascade Writing Efficient CSS [read more]

Wednesday, April 28, 2004 | Permalink | TrackBack (1) | Incoming Links

Rhett Butler, the NFL and Other Charitable Causes

I don't normally publicize this fact, but a decent chunk of what I earn goes to charity. For example, in addition to several smaller donations, last year Bradbury Software donated $5000.00 to a local women's shelter, and earlier in the year I gave $1000.00 to a local children's hospitable. The biggest problem for me isn't giving the money, but instead... [read more]

Monday, April 26, 2004 in Personal | Permalink | Comments (1) | Incoming Links

Book Meme

I've lost track of who started this meme, but I've seen it all over the place. So what the hell, I'll play along: Grab the nearest book. Open the book to page 23. Find the fifth sentence. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. From Founding Brothers:"He did not think of this course of... [read more]

Monday, April 26, 2004 | Permalink | Incoming Links

My Office

Just thought I'd show off a picture of my office setup to anyone who's curious. I work from home in a room set off by itself, which isolates the rest of the house from the ungodly noise eminating from my Logitech Z-680 speakers (now playing: Zappa's "Roxy and Elsewhere," alternating with Outkast's latest). I spent years working on a cramped... [read more]

Friday, April 23, 2004 in Personal | Permalink | Comments (10) | TrackBack (2) | Incoming Links

Whither TopStyle?

I've had a number of questions lately concerning the future of TopStyle, which is understandable given that it's been a year since TopStyle was updated. The short answer: TopStyle will certainly be updated. Even though FeedDemon is getting more attention these days (since it's new), the truth is that TopStyle sells more copies. And besides, I use TopStyle every day... [read more]

Friday, April 23, 2004 in TopStyle | Permalink | Comments (12) | Incoming Links

Unreal Recovery

I planned to watch a ton of DVDs while recovering from surgery, but instead I've been blasting away at anything that moves in Unreal Tournament 2004 (UT2004). I have a recliner set up in front of my computer which keeps my neck supported - not exactly a great position for real computer work, but good enough for fragging. I used... [read more]

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 | Permalink | Comments (11) | Incoming Links