I continue to get a fair number of web server “404 Not Found” errors on my site (caused by users requesting documents that aren’t found). I strive to minimize such errors when making changes to the site, so normally I read through the server logs to find anything that needs to be fixed. To make this process easier, I recently installed a custom 404 error handler in PHP based on Harold Bakker’s Mail on 404 script. This script will send you an e-mail message anytime a 404 error is generated on the server. I modified it slightly to also send…
Earlier this week, the Indiana Jones trilogy was finally released on DVD. We've been watching these with the kids which has been interesting to say the least. Now they refer to it as being made in the “olden days” — I guess that counts for 1981 for these guys. On the day it was released, the front page of the Mercury News had a picture and lead-in to their review of the DVD set which gave it 4 stars — “4 Disc Set a Must-Own”. I predict they're going to do quite well on this one.
Today while catching up on PalmInfocenter, I saw a new application called ForPhotos which takes pictures from your Zire 71 and posts them to a web site during synchronization. You can create a free trial account on ForPhotos.net or sync to any compatible server. You could actually set up your own server to do this because they've provided a spec for the photo transfer XML-RPC interface. Very cool. I tried it out with a couple of pictures from a Giants game last month and it worked quite well (Brian's Palm Photos). Their software takes the notes from the picture to…
Tom's Hardware is a popular destination for new PC hardware reviews and information. They don't have an RSS feed, but they do have a e-mail newsletter which is nicely done. This and AnandTech are the two PC hardware sites that I regularly read. Unlike AnandTech however, Tom's Hardware doesn't have any way to view reviews on a single (printer-friendly) page. Not a huge problem but it makes you appreciate the sites that offer a way to print a long review for easier reading. Some highlights from this week's newsletter include: MO Storage Means Mo Safety reviews magneto-optical drives with the…
Today Intuit published an Open Letter to TurboTax Users, apologizing for problems caused by their activation (anti-piracy) restrictions that limited TurboTax to run on only one PC. In response to feedback from our customers, I want you to know that we're making an important change to TurboTax software and have removed activation technology. The new TurboTax for Tax Year 2003 Software can be used fully on multiple computers. I wrote about this back in February when I was starting my taxes. I only needed to load it on one PC, but still find this sort of thing extremely annoying. When…