bluefish code editor
i’ve been looking for a code editor for linux which is similar to homesite and edit plus and have found the bluefish code editor. It looks good, but haven’t downloaded it yet – waiting for that elusive paid linux project.
Month: May 2003
page does not appear at all in netscape 4.x
If you have a site which does not load at all in netscape 4.x, here are two table related errors I have experienced which may cause this:-
1. missing closing tags for nested tables
2. too many nested tables
google to treat blogs seperately in searches
An article on the register about googles plans to treat blogs seperately to “authoritative” web content, as blogs dominate rankings and make it hard for people to find “real” information.
Sounds like a good idea to me, especially considering the uninformed waffle that gets indexed on this site…
the beauty and horror of blogs
read on a bristol noo-meeja list today:-
The beauty of blogs is that they allow anyone to publish anything they want.
The horror of blogs is that they allow anyone to publish anything they want.
Personally, I find blogs without a consistent theme unreadable. In most cases it’s like reading a William Burroughs novel without his special brand of wit and insight.
<shudder>
spam is 25 years old
interesting article on the BBC site about spam, which is apparently 25 years old this weekend (spam, not the article).
download old versions of browsers for testing
from the old browser archive at evolt.org
time to sit up straight
I’ve always been a sloucher. I’m fast approaching 30 and have a well developed slouch. When I stand or sit with a correct posture it feels like im falling over backwards. So starting today I am going to stop slouching so I dont look like the hunchback of notre dame by the time i’m 35.
Google dance article at evolt.org
An article on the “Google Dance” at evolt.org. The google dance is apparently the 2 or 3 day index update period for the google index.