What is a Partner – Part 1
If you remember, I spent 17 years building software, running a startup, and also running a consultancy. Imagine my surprise when I entered...
Why is my connection to Google, Gmail or HSTS Site Untrusted?
Connection to Google untrusted? Fix below! Lately, I have had issues connecting to Google, Google Mail and other random services over the...
Why my computer shut off automatically
One of my laptops used to immediately shut off. This always happened to me when I was in the middle of working on something important....
Top 5 Reasons Why Twitter Is Jumping The Shark
I was an early adopter of Twitter. “How early?”, you ask? Early enough to get DanWilson as my Twitter handle. Trust me, that is...
Usability and Error Messages
I often consider usability when using web applications, especially when I am the user. Our lovely state of North Carolina, is very tech...
How To Use Gmail to Tame Runaway Mailing List Messages
I am on a lot of mailing lists. “How many?” You ask? I’m on 27 mailing lists as of right now. Most are low traffic so I...
And The Global Prize Of Number One Spammer Goes To
I started a blog so I could share interesting stuff I learned with others. This altruistic motive (and the thousands of adoring fans, of...
Libpurple I Hate You
I use both Pidgin and Adium for chat clients. Both use libpurple, which has always been a good thing… that is until 2-19-2009. Why...
Error Message FAIL
I was working on a server migration last night. In process, I set up the DNS for the mail servers. When I entered the value for the DNS...
iPhone Problems? Does the iEmperor Have No Clothes?
If you open a window and listen carefully, you can hear the moaning and wailing of the iPhone crowd as their iPhones are malfunctioning...