Archive for the 'Internet' Category

Geek Comics

After perusing the web, who knew there would be comic books with an informative message? Here's some I found interesting:


Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby

This comic is written by an active developer of ruby who goes by the name "why the lucky stiff." It's a primer in Ruby accompanied by comics that venture into weirdom.

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Digg for Android

I'm currently working on a Digg app for Android for school. Once I get a real beta ready, I'll post more, but until then you can check out my progress at http://people.clemson.edu/~squire2/418/.


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Automatous Feature Update

Over the past week since Automatous' initial release, many bugs have been squashed and features have been tweaked. Here's a current update for things that are new to Automatous.

New Additions

"Invite Friends" Page

Added a fews days ago, the ubiquitous "Invite Friends" option found in many Facebook applications has been added to Automatous. This page only list friends that do not already have the application. Be sure to invite as many people as possible to help test Automatous before it's official open release.
http://apps.facebook.com/automatous/invite.php

Bug Reports

Added recently was a system for reporting bugs. If you come across any bugs, interface glitches, ... [Read more]

Automatous - A Facebook Application For Scheduling Status Changes

After several weeks of development, I have finally opened up the Facebook application I've been working on. It's called the Automatous Facebook Status Updater. It's an application that allows you to schedule how and when your Facebook status changes. Here's a few screenshots of Automatous in action.

Adding a New Update

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New Update Confirmed

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Automatous is currently open to the public for testing. To add Automatous to your Facebook account and to find out more about joining the test, visit http://apps.facebook.com/automatous/.

Switched Hosts From 1&1 to Dreamhost

So, if you've been trying to visit Nerdica.com (ahhh, old posts) for the past couple hours, you'll notice that it's been down. I've currently just switched to Dreamhost, and I'm liking it so far. The main reason I switched is because my previous host, 1&1, was slow. Some of my friends never had problems with 1&1, but my site would take almost 10 seconds to appear most of the time. Sometimes even 2-3 minutes, and that was just ridiculous. Immediately after I switched, Nerdica loaded in 2-3 seconds. And after a little Wordpress tweaking, the site loads ... [Read more]

Building a BitTorrent Box

Why?

While most of our time on the Internet is spent IM'ing, e-mail, or just browsing the Web, you may run in to situations when you need to do some powerful file transfers. If you use a laptop, you're use to getting up, suspending your laptop, and running out the door all of the time. But, sometimes you know you just need something dedicated to get work done. You'll need a solution to retrieve files and serve data when you need it. In this guide, you'll learn how to set a small headless Ubuntu server used to retrieve BitTorrent files, while ... [Read more]