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Amazon Web Services 4.0 Beta

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We announced the open beta test of version 4 of the Amazon Web Services yesterday. You can see the list of new features, sign up for a Subscription ID, or si...

Minichopper Jig

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Here are some pictures of the jig that we will use to hold the various pieces of the minichopper frame in the proper alignment to each other while we fit the...

Home Shop

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For the past 6 months or so, my boys and I have been working to construct and equip a really awesome home workshop. Our ultimate goal is the construction of ...

Feed Domain Statistics

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A Syndic8 fan asked me to analyze the number of distinct domains represented in the Syndic8 feed database. A few SQL queries later, and I had the answer: 15,...

WordPress Rocks!

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You can tell a good tool from a bad tool by using it.

IE and RSS, and RSS-Powered Attacks

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Steve Gillmor at eWEEK says that IE’s failings were somehow responsible for the rise in the popularity of RSS. That’s an interesting theory, but I really don...

Quality Services

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When I first got involved with the web and other online technologies I decided that I would learn as much as possible about the various technologies involved...

Applied XML DevCon

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I will be speaking at Chris Sell’s Applied XML Developer conference in late October.

Simple AWS Site

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As part of my job, I tell developers time and time again how easy it is to create a site powered by the Amazon Web Services.