Two Months
It's been exactly two months since Steve Jobs died, and this is just me noticing that, without trying to turn it into a bigger point than it is.
Git Basics: Stop Emailing Yourself Zip Files
A beginner-friendly walkthrough of git init, add, and commit, and why emailing yourself zip files of your code is a habit you need to break right now.
Carrier IQ: Now It's a Senate Letter, Not Just a YouTube Video
Carrier IQ's phone-logging scandal escalates as Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile confirm they use the software and Senator Al Franken sends a formal letter demanding answers.
November Wrap-Up
A rundown of the apps I actually used in November, some jQuery and Carrier IQ lessons, a failed Ubuntu experiment, and my ongoing feud with the cold weather.
Carrier IQ Is Watching Your Keystrokes and That's Not an Exaggeration
Carrier IQ, hidden logging software found on millions of phones, is under fire after a researcher showed it capturing keystrokes and texts in real time. Here's what's actually going on and why the "we don't sell your data" line isn't as reassuring as it sounds.
CSS3 Rounded Corners and Gradients (and IE9's Nonsense)
A rundown of getting CSS3 rounded corners and gradients working across Firefox, WebKit browsers and IE9, vendor prefixes included, with the workarounds IE9 still forces on you.
Cyber Monday vs. Black Friday: Did Online Finally Win?
A rundown of this year's Cyber Monday online deals versus Black Friday's in-store chaos, with some Kindle Fire bundle talk and a gripe about deal fatigue.
Black Friday Chaos, 2011 Edition
A recap of camping out for Black Friday doorbusters, the Kindle Fire frenzy, a $298 TV that vanished in minutes, and whether any of it was actually worth the cold.
Black Friday 2011: What Deals I'm Actually Expecting
A few predictions on what Black Friday tech deals to expect this year, from Kindle Fire bundles to fire-sale Android tablets nobody wants.
My Thanksgiving Gadget Wishlist
A rambling pre-Thanksgiving gadget wishlist covering the Kindle Fire, the Galaxy Nexus, Siri at the dinner table, and why Ubuntu's new Unity interface is currently ruining my life.
Validating a Contact Form with jQuery Before You AJAX It Off
A no-framework walkthrough of validating a contact form with plain jQuery 1.7 before firing off the AJAX submit, including the .on() switch and a basic email regex.
Finally Fixing the Home Network
A weekend spent finally replacing a dying router, building a two-bay NAS out of a closet shelf, and losing an entire afternoon to cable management and a DHCP lease bug.