Trommetter TechMusings of a Perl MongerGooglebombs- January 26, 2006 Google searches censored in China Google Inc. on Wednesday launched a search engine in China that censors material about human rights, Tibet and other topics sensitive to Beijing, but it defended the move as a trade-off that grants Chinese greater access to other information. Google is being very consistent. They're doing what's best for business. If they want to be able to sell ads in China, then they have to agree to the government's terms. In both the United States and China, Google is...http://www.trommetter.com/tech/archives/2006/01/googlebombs.php Today's Blogmarks- January 25, 2006 Grabbed from my blogmarks. O'Reilly Rough Cuts Get behind the scenes to stay ahead of the curve. Access new O'Reilly books as they're being written. O'Reilly and Associates want your feedback before the books become dead tree editions.http://www.trommetter.com/tech/archives/2006/01/todays_blogmark_14.php Geek Novels- January 6, 2006 A recent survey by the Guardian lists the top 20 "geek novels." Here are the top five.The HitchHiker's Guide to the GalaxyNineteen Eighty-FourBrave New WorldDo Androids Dream of Electric SheepNeuromancerI've read 2 of the top five, and only 8 of the top 20. Cryptonomicon is on my list of personal favorites. I've read just about everything in the Dune universe. Heinlein is one of my favorite authors. I've never read H2G2, but I didn't like the movie.What does all that say about my..http://www.trommetter.com/tech/archives/2006/01/geek_novels.php Today's Blogmarks- January 5, 2006 Grabbed from my blogmarks. TailRankWhat's TailRank TailRank is a weblog indexing zeitgeist site which finds hot news. Instead of reading hundreds of thousands of blogs manually to find cool stories you can just use TailRank! Members can also tag stories they find interesting.http://www.trommetter.com/tech/archives/2006/01/todays_blogmark_12.php Google Cube- January 4, 2006 And now, for Google's next trick ...Speculation is mounting that Google will this week unveil a no-frills personal computer costing as little as $200.This sounds like it could be even better than the MIT cheap laptop project announced last year.http://www.trommetter.com/tech/archives/2006/01/google_cube_1.php Today's Blogmarks- January 3, 2006 Grabbed from my blogmarks..Geotagging Flickr photos with Google Earth Google Earth is by far the best source of geographic information on the web. Combined with the Flickrmap Geotagger you can easily add geographic information or "geotags" to your own Flickr photos.http://www.trommetter.com/tech/archives/2006/01/todays_blogmark_11.php Today's Blogmarks- January 1, 2006 Grabbed from my blogmarks. mod_rewrite, a beginner's guideUntil recently, I only had the vaguest of ideas of what mod_rewrite was, and I certainly had no clue about how to use it. So, when I started designing this site, I decided to delve into the wonders that are the mod_rewrite Apache module. New digital camera Know how, where you can use it Digital cameras were one of the hot gifts these holidays -- the first one for some people, an upgrade for others. Cell-phone cameras are everywhere...http://www.trommetter.com/tech/archives/2006/01/todays_blogmark_9.php |