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Cricket
I’ve mentioned from time to time how keeping a blog has shaped not just my ability to write, but also to be a critical thinker. It has raised my awareness of the value of speaking clearly and eloguently. That point was driven home again today while I was looking into the [geeky protocol I’m playing…
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Free (as in, “really!”) Audio Books
Holy crap, how is it that nobody’s told me about LibriVox.org before? Tons of public domain audio books, as read by volunteers from around the world. Free, and in MP3 and OGG formats. What’s not to love!
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Documenting JavaScript – jGrouseDoc
Over the years, I’ve spent a lot of time searching for (and even creating) tools that do automatic documentation of JavaScript. As anyone familiar with this issue can attest to, it’s not an easy problem to solve, and the tools available seem to yield mediocre results at best. There is, however, a new entry into…
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Using a router as a switch/hub
The ability to use a router as a hub is probably common knowledge in some circles, but Google yielded surprisingly little useful information on the topic. So here’s my weekly contribution to the geek knowledge base… Your average home computer user will eventually find themselves using a router to take better advantage of their broadband…
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The Software Paperweight
There, I did it. I’ve set my away message on AIM to, “On Skype (as Broofa)”, and am quietly tucking it into a dusty corner of my desktop. Possibly, hopefully, never to be used again. Okay, okay, I’m not quite that serious about it. Heck, this’ll probably only last ’til my next reboot, but still.…