A genuine Silicon Valley Web Flyer | One line of code at a time...

Category Archives: Computers

UNIX: Password Smarts

From UNIX For Dummies:
Like every UNIX user, you should have a password. You can get along without a password only under these circumstances:

You keep the computer in a locked, windowless room to which you have the only key, and it’s not connected to any network.

You don’t mind whether unruly 14-year-olds borrow your account and randomly [...]

Happy Graduation Class of 2007

This is the day that you put in the back of your mind, and hope that you arrive to it in one piece. It’s a day where everything comes together. The realization that you never have to sit in a classroom again. Just when you thought that your scholastic adventures were over, they were just [...]

Take the AListApart Survey

If you consider yourself a webaholic, and you love to manipulate hypertext, you should take this survey:

Props to PB

I just wanted to thank Roland Lazenby, Neal Turnage, Kevin Cupp, Courtney Thomas, Tricia Sangalang, Anthony Della Calce, Omar Maglalang, Alex Rickabaugh, Tim Leaton, Jon Atwood, and every else who helped keep Planet Blacksburg up to date during this grieving process.

This community is stronger than ever, and our student population will grow and mourn together. [...]

It’s a monkey with a camera

That’s what he says. That’s what the logo looks like. But how interesting could it be to watch a monkey with a camera?
It’s actually very interesting. Especially if this monkey is constantly being bombarded with media coverage. I’m talking about 23-year-old videoblogger Justin Kan and his website justin dot tv.
The reason it’s so addicting for [...]

Visiting the Left Coast in April

I have been out of school now for about four months, and I have been trying to find a full-time job. That infamous question rekindles in my brain, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
A fireman, an astronaut, or a web developer? I would definitely pick the third choice. It seems that [...]

vpn service