There was a giant email toolbar that appeared in my instance of Microsoft Word 2002 (correction: Microsoft Word 2003), and turning off all of the toolbars would not remove it. It’s not immediately obvious how to do it. I searched Google, but there were no good answers on the first page of results. Luckily, it…Continue Reading…
There’s an article in Yahoo Business today that says it takes hard work to become great. I agree. There’s also mention of something researchers call the ten-year rule. Reinforcing that no-free-lunch finding is vast evidence that even the most accomplished people need around ten years of hard work before becoming world-class, a pattern so well…Continue Reading…
I was reading Phil Vischer’s account of what killed Big Idea, and found something that reminds me of exactly what Cybiko Inc. did in 2000-2003. Come to think of it, 2001 was a pivotal year for me. I visited China and Hong Kong, I bought a Cybiko and started programming, I bought my first domain…Continue Reading…
It needs to: Be plug-and-play with WordPress plugins Work with WordPress 2.0.1 and up Work without using ttf fonts (imagettftext is not supported on my server) Work with Akismet Work with the “Welcome back” thing that WordPress does I looked at seven different Captcha plugins today. I spent a long time trying to customize Nio’s…Continue Reading…
I’ve been thinking about Joel Comm’s “500 Words” service for awhile now, and I’m going to give a try. I’ll keep you updated on how it goes. I bought “Grand”. Just one quirk: after previewing the ad, clicking the “Buy” button brings up the error that I have to agree to the terms — even…Continue Reading…
I’m going through a ColdFusion book and it says: To change your workspace option later (Windows only), select Edit > Preferences or press the Control-U keyboard shortcut. But the option isn’t there! I checked Dreamweaver 8 Help. Same thing: Change Workspace (Windows only) enables you to select a Designer layout–an integrated workspace with panels on…Continue Reading…