Happy 4/04! It’s 404 Day.* Time to check your site for broken links! I like to use Linklint, a command-line tool, but I bet there are better ways to do it. Check out a friend’s site too! If you find broken links, send them a nice card. Also, maybe today you want to spruce up [...]

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The question was inspired by a total mind-bender of a comment on the Computer Science Canada forums — how does one create a boat in turing? It got Tony Targonski, a blogger at compsci.ca, thinking about which watercrafts best represent which programming languages. Turing, obviously, is a kayak; human powered, great for beginners and very [...]

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Microsoft announced late Thursday that it would extended the support lifecycle for Windows XP on what it calls Ultra Low-Cost PCs (ULCPCs). This means ultra-portable, low-power computers like the Asus Eee PC, sub-notebooks and MID-based handhelds will still ship with Windows XP, and that their owners will be able to get support for the software. [...]

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Following my screed about putting the details of your lunch online, a couple of people pointed out FoodFeed. FoodFeed is a Twitter-based feed in which you tell the world exactly what you’re eating when. It’s searchable, so you can find other people who like coffee too. What do you think? Is this useful? Is it [...]

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After this come the Release Candidates. Are we ready? As users, as developers… and is it ready for us? The front/back buttons have been redesigned yet again, your favorite extension hasn’t been upgraded yet, but the browser’s quicker than ever. OS integration continues to improve, with native UI widgets for Windows, OS X, and GTK [...]

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