Archive for December, 2005



Google’s War on Hierarchy, and the Death of Hierarchical Folders

Published on December 5, 2005

Google’s War on Hierarchy, and the Death of Hierarchical Folders
Hierarchical Folders have dominated info organization since they first appeared over 40 years ago. But in industry after industry, a strange thing is happening: hierarchy is under severe attack, and even dying out.


Removing Spyware/Malware

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Well, I’ve successfully been running my computer without a virus scanner or a software firewall for over 6 years now without getting a virus or spyware infection. But I recently had to fix a friend’s computer and found a few good tools for this purpose.
Spybot Search & Destroy (Donateware) — An essential cornerstone of Ad/Malware-Removing […]


Mashup Songs

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Rappers have been doing it for years now… taking parts of one song and adding it into another to make something better and catchy. Over the last few years, it’s evolved into an entire genre of music called Mashup (a.k.a. Bastard Pop). The main difference between Mashup and sampling, is that typically Mashup involves more […]


Time for a new look

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It’s definitely time for a new look… not only that, but also an easier way for me to keep my blog updated. So now we move beyond a programmer’s “custom built solution” into the new age of open source software… a robust, customizable, sexy approach to sharing information.
WordPress is now my blog software of choice. […]