Such a small thing, and yet so very annoying

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How Annoying is This?

How Annoying is This? 01/21/2003 10:56 AM
How Annoying is This? or Always, Always Blame the Data ! I was just debugging code as part of Mark's new online magazine Tekka. I wrote the login code and the way we wanted it to function was that if you tried to view something you didn't have access to then it would display a preview of the content (we originally were going to have it automatically create the previews based on the source text but we opted to create them manually to make sure that everything looked as good as possible; it made sense since the preview is essentially "marketing" for the article itself). What started happening over the weekend was that the previews worked fine for content I created. Of course as soon as the real content and previews flowed into the "system" (and I use the term "system" loosely; very loosely) then we started to see errors. In specific we saw that the previews were getting arbitrarily clipped. Now the previews I had made were quite short (probably between 1K and 4K of data) and the real ones were much longer. Of course the very first thing I thought of was some kind of byte size limitation. I knew that I was passing a much larger chunk of content into my templating class and perhaps that was it. So I merrily plunged into Google looking for information on string size limits in PHP. Sigh. Since Google seems to treat the extension of a url as a word (at times; it is bizarre) within the url's content it means that searching for PHP content can be difficult at times. I did find a most helpful bit of content on string size limits in BEALogic application servers though. Nothing to do with PHP of course but helpful to someone I guess. So then I delved into the source code for the templating library, FastTemplate. Nothing. Then I stopped reacting and started thinking. Yes that is the hardest part of debugging and one that all of us just plain hate to do. What I did was setup a simpler test case, pulling JUST the display code out of the logic and then taking my own data and making it larger. No problem. Worked fine. ###?*($#*# (fill it in). Hrm... Then I started thinking about the content I was getting from Mark and what I knew about it. Well I know Mark is an all Mac shop so I started to wonder about lower order ASCII characters being hidden in the content. You know -- what about ASCII 17? Or ASCII 3? So I scp'd the content back to my own server Windows box and used a gui editor. Sure enough there turned out to be two ASCII 0s embedded in the content EXACTLY where the content was being truncated. Mark and I hashed it out and I'm still not sure where these came from but it really doesn't matter. He made sure to get rid of them and so did I. What was happening was that the ASCII 0s were acting to truncate the string of preview content as it was passed to the display method. I ended up adding this to the routine before passing the content off for display: $preview = str_replace("\0","",$preview); Moral of the Story? Think before debugging. Simply your test case as much as possible. Check the data; even invisible things can screw you up.

Are You Annoying?

Are You Annoying? 07/24/2004 01:14 PM

When Tech Gets Really Annoying

When Tech Gets Really Annoying 06/24/2005 07:22 PM

It's almost lunch time, and I'm driving down the street, not too fast and not too slow. My belly has been reminding me for a while that it's been several hours since I finished my bowl of Honey Bunches of Oats, and just then a Burger King joint comes into view. I'm thinking, "Hmmm. I wonder what their special is today." Apparently reading my mind, the super spiffy gee-whiz Daktronic s Message Center animated sign flashes "SPECIAL" several times in a very special animated sequence that must've taken hours to program. Then the display changes to read

TENDERCRISP CHICKEN

in really big letters, and pauses for a few seconds. As I get closer and closer to the restaurant's driveway, I'm thinking to myself, "That would taste really good about now," but the cheapskate in me is also asking, "How much does it cost?" By this time I'm less than a block away. Next comes

SANDWICH COMBO

(or something like that) in really big letters. Great. So you've got a SPECIAL on a TENDERCRISP CHICKEN SANDWICH COMBO and it takes you four blocks to tell me that? By the time it's too late for me to turn, in the sign still hasn't flashed the SPECIAL's price, so I drive right on by, looking for another place to buy lunch. Their advertising efforts just lost them a sale.

I realize that there are few rocket scientists running Burger King restaurants, but does it take a marketing genius to know that there is a limited amount of time for them to convey a message to passing motorists? With the old-fashioned signage, a Burger King would put up "TNDRCRISP COMBO $3.95" or something like that, which can be read in a glance and gets the message across in a fraction of a second. The galling thing is that with the electronic signage they could do the same thing, but they choose to jazz it up, and end up failing to get their message across.

Come to think of it, these electronic marquees suffer from some of the same maladies that make PowerPoint presentations so painful. Deane has written several posts about some of the issues with PowerPoint; if only the people setting these signs up would bone up on Po werPoint etiquette they'd have better success with their streetside advertising. Or at least it wouldn't suck quite so badly.

There should be a severe penalties for people who set up messages on electronic marquee boards that span more than two pages.

Annoying the sharks

Annoying the sharks 07/03/2004 11:43 AM
Where I'm staying, the kids have had the Discovery Channel all morning. It's shark show after shark show. The underwater scientists wrestle them, tag them, measure them, and check their teeth for unsightly plaque. Fine, but I plan on swimming in the ocean this summer, so could we please stop annoying the sharks for a while? Thank you....

Annoying Mousequito

Annoying Mousequito 08/22/2004 10:40 PM
ugh, get away

A Break From Annoying Ads?

A Break From Annoying Ads? 05/25/2004 05:12 AM
A high demand for online advertising space coupled with low supply is giving Web publishers the upper hand. It could mean a break from outlandish ads that block the article you're trying to read. By Amit Asaravala.

Over 3,400 Annoying Gimmicks

Over 3,400 Annoying Gimmicks 03/25/2005 04:09 PM
Consolidated B-24 Liberator nose art archive. Signs of the zodiac, dirty jokes, self-fulfilling prophecies, and stumpers. (Some questionable content [NSFW-ish] and site design)

Free to be annoying

Free to be annoying 06/12/2004 12:00 AM
USA Today Jun 12 2004 3:06AM GMT

Why Mobile Phones Are Annoying

Why Mobile Phones Are Annoying 04/13/2004 07:20 AM

Truth- More Annoying Than Fiction!

Truth- More Annoying Than Fiction! 08/30/2004 01:35 PM

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Well, having run down the rest of the page referenced in my revised “Rumor?” post, it appears that those little Microsoftians have been busy. Unfortunately, they’ve been busy figuring out ways to break Windows XP under the guise of ‘improving’ security. As you go down the page you may start to wonder why Windows XP works at all after installing the SP-2 patch. Something that I think will catch Messenger users by surprise, since I…

STOPzilla - End Annoying Pop-Ups Forever

STOPzilla - End Annoying Pop-Ups Forever 07/01/2004 10:35 AM
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the 20 most annoying conservatives of
the year

the 20 most annoying conservatives of
the year 12/06/2003 05:05 AM

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Aren't Cellphones Annoying? And What's
Up With Those PDAs?

Aren't Cellphones Annoying? And What's
Up With Those PDAs? 08/19/2004 07:35 AM

There was a time where I thought my career was going to be in that sparkling sugarplum factory known as "computers," but reading columns like this one by Robert J. Samuelson has convinced me that my career in "journalism" is much more suited to my desire to string lots of curmudgeonly words together and get paid for it. This week's insightful column? "A Cell Phone? Never for Me." You fight that power, Samuelson. (I especially like the part where he notes that he has also "resisted ATM cards, laptops, and digital cameras." This is the part where Zombie Thoreau puts down his cell phone and slaps the wax out of him.)

So that's journalism, I guess. I can't wait until I'm old and can write columns for Newsweek like, "What's Up With Mustard?" and "Holo Porn? It's 2D for Me."

Read - A Cell Phone? Never for Me. [Newsweek]

Potentially Annoying Features

Potentially Annoying Features 05/13/2004 02:04 PM
I just installed The Unread, a menubar application that tells me how many unread messages I have in my inbox.... (155 words)

Blowing away that annoying hum from a
PC's fan

Blowing away that annoying hum from a
PC's fan 05/28/2004 07:50 PM
IHT May 29 2004 0:48AM GMT

DHTML Pop Up Ads Redefine Annoying

DHTML Pop Up Ads Redefine Annoying 12/30/2002 10:45 AM
"The novelty has worn off and now it's a hate/hate relationship. The new "pop out" type ads on web sites are the newest plague to sweep advertising on the internet. They totally block the content on the page until you locate the little teenie weenie "close" link."

"Why Mobile Phones are Annoying"

"Why Mobile Phones are Annoying" 04/18/2004 03:21 AM

Microsoft Celebrates National Small
Business Week with Technology and
Service Offerings for Small Businesses

Microsoft Celebrates National Small
Business Week with Technology and
Service Offerings for Small Businesses 05/18/2004 01:31 PM
In recognition of National Small Business Week and the significant role the nation's 7.5 million small businesses play in the U.S. economy, Microsoft is teaming with other organizations that focus on small companies, including the Small Business Administration, to provide higher levels of support and services.

Microsoft Solutions for Small and Medium
Business: Small IT Solution

Microsoft Solutions for Small and Medium
Business: Small IT Solution 07/19/2004 11:14 AM

Annoying things about giant sunglasses

Annoying things about giant sunglasses 06/24/2005 05:13 PM

Several things struck me in this New York Times article, Sophia? Is That You Behind the Shades?, about giant sunglasses, none having to do with the weaing of giant sunglasses themselves.

First it was the discovery that the house style at the Times is to spell New York's Nolita neighborhood, "NoLIta" which I guess makes sense (North of Little Italy) but sure looks ugly in print. Then it was the realization that "crème brûlée" was being used as an adjective to describe the color of someone's giant sunglasses. I object. Crème brûlée is a yummy dessert, and sounds far too affected when used as a color -- unless you're a French chef with a limited command of the English language.

The final blow was the quote from a woman in the business who said, "People are loving theses shades because they make you look hoboish in a rich way[.]" You've got to be kidding, that sounds just like Derelicte to me! And what the hell is, "hoboish in a rich way"? I spent five hundred dollars on giant sunglasses and a peasant skirt but look like I slept on the street? Is that it? Sounds hoboish in a stupid way to me.

Virus-like game annoying AOL IM users

Virus-like game annoying AOL IM users 02/11/2004 08:17 PM
A new Web-based game that lets players pretend to catch Osama bin Laden is annoying America Online Inc.'s (AOL's) Instant Messenger users with its virus-like self promotion, according to reports from users.

Annoying AirPort Error Message #1

Annoying AirPort Error Message #1 07/05/2004 07:11 PM
If you're going to throw an error message this useless, log more detailed information to the Console or wherever so I can figure out what the hell is going on without wasting two hours on a nice holiday afternoon. By Tim Jarrett (via MyAppleMenu)

Email viruses are more annoying than
spam

Email viruses are more annoying than
spam 06/15/2004 03:47 AM
I've had my primary email address for many years, and I also get email through a number of work-related aliases, including editors at newsforge.com, roblimo at slashdot.org, and rmiller at osdn.com. So I get spam. Tons of spam. And I filter it all. I filter viruses, too, not because they can affect my Linux computer, but because they suck up bandwidth. And my virus email traffic now exceeds my spam traffic by a factor of at least two to one.

Mick Hucknall, Simply Annoying

Mick Hucknall, Simply Annoying 01/10/2004 09:38 AM
During the time that 1,000 People More Annoying than Mick Hucknall has been in existence, only 97 celebrities have been judged less annoying. Another 10 achieved the sweet release of death. (01-09)

Ad Blockers Working To Get Rid Of
Annoying Flash Ads

Ad Blockers Working To Get Rid Of
Annoying Flash Ads 03/06/2004 02:05 AM
Most people know that lazy (bad) marketers are never going to realize that forcing annoying ads on people is not the proper way to build a sustainable business, but is it too much to hope that some will realize there's a better way? These days they just seem to move from one bad idea to another. As more and more people have started using pop-up blockers, advertisers are increasingly switching to "rich media" ads, usually using Flash technology, that takes over the browser to display some ad, rather than what the surfer is looking for. That is, instead of realizing that people don't want to see their ads, and maybe such intrusive and annoying solutions are a bad idea - they just find new intrusive and annoying methods that get around the blockers. As we were just discussing, this pisses people off, because it screws up the reason they're online. Pissing off your potential customers doesn't seem like a good long term strategy. Already, the various ad blockers are working to block out these rich media ads as well, and we can be pretty sure that these same lazy marketers will put what little effort they have into coming up with another annoying and intrusive ad campaign - rather than figuring out how to deliver something people want.

Annoying Web Ads Redux (Ziff Davis)

Annoying Web Ads Redux (Ziff Davis) 04/12/2004 06:17 PM
Ziff Davis - There are more effective and less annoying alternatives to pop-up ads.

The 10 Habits of Highly Annoying
Bloggers

The 10 Habits of Highly Annoying
Bloggers 02/21/2003 04:44 PM
For a long time I've known that some things have bugged me about certain blogs and/or bloggers. This is my attempt to collect them in a top-10 list. I was going to write a paragraph for each one, but I...

Stop that! / Industry acting, somewhat,
to address annoying pop- ...

Stop that! / Industry acting, somewhat,
to address annoying pop- ... 06/06/2004 06:45 PM
Pittsburgh Post Gazette,PA-14 hours ago ... While Web portals such as Yahoo! and Google already use stronger limits, observers say rogue marketers are unlikely to be affected by such voluntary standards. ...

"E-mail Addresses It Would Be Really
Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone"

"E-mail Addresses It Would Be Really
Annoying to Give Out Over the Phone" 08/28/2004 02:53 AM

Judge Says Oracle Can Keep On Annoying
Peoplesoft With Bids

Judge Says Oracle Can Keep On Annoying
Peoplesoft With Bids 09/09/2004 08:14 PM
While the Department of Justice had said that an Oracle takeover of Peoplesoft would harm competition a federal judge has just announced that the DOJ had not proven its case, thus allowing Oracle to keep on trying to take over Peoplesoft. Of course, that doesn't mean they're actually going to get Peoplesoft, as the company has pretty effectively been pushing aside each and every bid. So far, the whole merger attempt has done nothing but slow down both companies.

Opera Chat: Disabling annoying colors

Opera Chat: Disabling annoying colors 02/01/2005 10:08 PM
Colors on IRC can be annoying. This is a tiny howto on how you can disable them in Opera.

Online Advertising May Get Less Annoying
As The Market Improves

Online Advertising May Get Less Annoying
As The Market Improves 05/25/2004 11:55 AM
Since the online advertising has rebounded (quite a bit), one very good consequence might be the fact that we'll actually be seeing fewer intrusive and annoying ads. When the ad market was struggling, publishers were willing to go with ever more intrusive and annoying ads, because advertisers were willing to pay more for them (stupidly believing that the more they annoyed users, the more they may buy from them). Lazy marketers have been spending lots of time trying to come up with more intrusive ways to get around the various blocks people have put up to stop intrusive and annoying advertising. Of course, this is even more pointless than just coming up with intrusive advertising in the first place. Specifically getting around a requested block tends to bring out quite a bit of anger in users - which doesn't seem likely to lead to a favorable buying decision for the advertiser. However, now that the market has rebounded, and publishers are realizing they're competing for visitors, not ad dollars, they're able to be a lot more picky in the ads they'll offer. They are more focused on not annoying their users with such intrusive ads, and making sure the user experience is much more welcoming. Of course, this doesn't mean they won't be seduced by newer formats - but it does mean visitors should let sites know when they find the advertising intrusive and annoying.

"pandagon.net - 12/04/2003: "Twenty Most
Annoying Conservatives of..."

"pandagon.net - 12/04/2003: "Twenty Most
Annoying Conservatives of..." 12/06/2003 03:50 AM

Remove or relocate annoying Adobe Fonts

Remove or relocate annoying Adobe Fonts 01/22/2004 02:36 AM
It like it when Adobe provides me free fonts. I hate it when they install them in strange places and you can't seem to find where that strange font that you never ever use resides. Or where that triple version of Courier is h...

Oracle president: Company perceived as
annoying

Oracle president: Company perceived as
annoying 05/19/2004 08:37 PM
SAN FRANCISCO -- The public's perception of Oracle, that the software vendor is a bit annoying, is disappointing to company President Safra Catz.

Spam's Assault Going Beyond Annoying
E-Mail (Los Angeles Times)

Spam's Assault Going Beyond Annoying
E-Mail (Los Angeles Times) 05/31/2004 05:38 AM
Los Angeles Times - Within weeks of Ed Harwood's fatal motorcycle crash, the memorial website for the charismatic copywriter from England who called himself "Fatso" was filled with hundreds of remembrances.

A fix for annoying mplayer full-screen
mode switch

A fix for annoying mplayer full-screen
mode switch 07/21/2004 09:27 AM
Up to now, I have been usin VideoLan Client (VLC) to view videos on my Mac. But I don't like VLC because keyboard control is too complicated. I really like MPlayer, because I can skip forward and backwards simply by pressing ...

Why Mobile Phones are Annoying (Jakob
Nielsen's Alertbox)

Why Mobile Phones are Annoying (Jakob
Nielsen's Alertbox) 04/13/2004 04:55 AM
Cell phone conversations in public places annoy people .. Why Mobile Phones are Annoying .. Jakob Nielsen

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"Why Mobile Phones are Annoying (Jakob
Nielsen's Alertbox)"

"Why Mobile Phones are Annoying (Jakob
Nielsen's Alertbox)" 04/14/2004 09:03 AM

Grok Description matches for Such a small thing, and yet so very annoying
GrokA matches for Such a small thing, and yet so very annoying

"Heat Vision and Jack"

"Heat Vision and Jack" 06/27/2004 09:00 PM

Waxy.org: Daily Log: Waxy's Bandwidth
Blowout #1: Heat Vision and Jack

Waxy.org: Daily Log: Waxy's Bandwidth
Blowout #1: Heat Vision and Jack 06/26/2004 05:50 PM
Video: Heat Vision and Jack .. Bandwidth Blowout

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PSC Inc Names Jack Farrell President and
CEO

PSC Inc Names Jack Farrell President and
CEO 08/22/2004 02:21 AM
PSC, Inc., a global provider of data-capture products, today announced that Jack Farrell, a mobile and wireless industry veteran, has joined the company as president and CEO. [PRWEB Aug 22, 2004]

xmms-jack 0.10

xmms-jack 0.10 09/13/2004 04:37 PM
An XMMS audio output plugin for the jack audio server.

xmms-jack 0.8

xmms-jack 0.8 02/14/2004 07:39 AM
An XMMS audio output plugin for the jack audio server.

xmms-jack 0.6

xmms-jack 0.6 12/22/2003 12:39 PM
An XMMS audio output plugin for the jack audio server.

xmms-jack 0.14 (Default branch)

xmms-jack 0.14 (Default branch) 04/16/2005 07:05 AM
xmms-jack is an XMMS audio output plugin for the jack audio server.

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Changes:
Added support for Beep Media Player, and reduced CPU usage through major backend improvements.

XMMS Jack audio plugin

XMMS Jack audio plugin 12/02/2003 04:58 PM
v0.6 Available

Do you know Jack?

Do you know Jack? 04/09/2004 04:08 PM
At age 80, Oliver "Busta Jack" Jackson's cuttin' and scratchin' has more to do with gas and dry skin, than his turntable grooves. Stayin Alive was a big hit for the Bee Gees, but for Chicago's newest rap star, it's a mission. If you think it's because Busta Jack has a violent rivalry with gangsta's on the coast, well, you don't know Jack. Busta Jack is the world's oldest rap star, and the biggest challenge about stayin' alive... Meet Busta Jack.

Jack of All Trades

Jack of All Trades 02/19/2004 12:13 AM
JOAT, a loyal reader now owns a place in my links. Thanks JOAT for all of the feedback and comments. He blogs about Security as well, and I respect his insight....

You Don't Know Jack about VoIP

You Don't Know Jack about VoIP 09/21/2004 02:56 PM

Jack Kelly: They're out there

Jack Kelly: They're out there 05/03/2004 03:57 AM
Jack Kelly: The Case Of Iraq's Weapons Is Not Closed .. "They're out there."

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Jack the Sickert

Jack the Sickert 12/30/2003 09:51 AM
Wanna read a bad book? Borrow a copy of Patricia Cornwell's Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper - Case Closed. I like Cornwell enough to have read all (?) of her Scarpetta series even though I've been disappointed by each of them; often they have a good set-up but resolve the situation by the literary equivalent of running people over with trucks. Portrait of a Killer, though, pretty much just stinks. In it, she "solves" the mystery of the Ripper murders. The killer was the artist Walter Sickert. Her evidence isn't just inconclusive, it's annoying. And her certainty —...

Reinventing Jack

Reinventing Jack 02/19/2004 12:55 PM
Quick-serve chain Jack In the Box tweaks its reinvention plans to combat costs and competition.

Jack Stays in the Box

Jack Stays in the Box 09/15/2004 02:58 PM
It offers higher expectations for the new fiscal year and a plan for growth and continued brand reinvention.

Jack in the Box yuppified is JBX

Jack in the Box yuppified is JBX 05/19/2004 01:27 AM
San Diego-based blogger Joe Crawford brings news of "JBX," a new experiment by San Diego-based fast food giant Jack in the Box.

[N]ot exactly fast food. The look of the stores is quite different -- Chipotle meets Starbucks, but they still have the classic tacos. There are two of these stores in San Diego - pilot stores. They're like concept cars, but restaurants.

Non sequitur: One of my first geek jobs was working in a sweatshop full of nerds an Internet Professional Services Firm in San Diego. One of my first big client meetings there was a bid for a redesign of the Jack in the Box website, which had only just launched the year prior. This was, like, the paleolithic era of the Interweb. Anyway, in the pitch meeting, one of my co-workers -- a webmonkey who really wanted to be an ad man -- said to the Jack in the Box execs, "Come on, nobody actually comes to your restaurant because the food tastes any good -- we're selling IMMERSIVE USER EXPERIENCE here, not flavor." We lost the bid.
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Jack Off Before Kick Off

Jack Off Before Kick Off 01/28/2004 12:27 PM
Before holding your Super Bowl Masturbation for Peace party, heed this warning: "Due to the nature of this gathering, we recommend that you don't invite coworkers or neighbors, unless you are on very close terms with them." (01-27)

TIME.com: When Tom Met Jack -- Apr. 25,
2005

TIME.com: When Tom Met Jack -- Apr. 25,
2005 04/18/2005 01:58 PM
refuses to respond to journalists unless they bust their sources .. More fun from Time:

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Report: Jack Campbell et al

Report: Jack Campbell et al 01/09/2004 09:51 PM
We finally sort out a very confusing situation with MacWhispers, JackWhispers and Adzoox (revolving around the notorious Jack Campbell).

Jack the Ripper Demo

Jack the Ripper Demo 02/12/2004 06:23 PM

The House that Jack bought

The House that Jack bought 04/14/2005 06:56 PM
Access to a who's who of "superlobbyist" Jack Abramoff's GOP allies in the House.

A Jack Shafer Problem

A Jack Shafer Problem 02/01/2005 08:39 PM
Let me ask you something...

You Don't Know Jack... About Online
Gaming

You Don't Know Jack... About Online
Gaming 07/15/2004 10:20 PM
Clickz.com - Thu Jul 15, 04:05 am GMT

Jack C Compiler for Jackal 3.0

Jack C Compiler for Jackal 3.0 03/19/2005 02:38 AM
A new assembler

Jack Audio Connection Kit 0.90.0

Jack Audio Connection Kit 0.90.0 11/17/2003 03:01 PM
A low-latency audio server.

Jack Slapped Despite Success

Jack Slapped Despite Success 08/05/2004 10:50 AM
Jack's stock dipped after it reported good earnings. Should faithful investors be concerned?

MIT and Jack Valenti have a chat

MIT and Jack Valenti have a chat 04/29/2004 12:32 AM

MIT's The Tech newspaper recently sat down with Motion Picture Association of America head Jack Valenti for an interview about digital rights. The writer, a MIT engineering student, probes (perhaps a bit too tenaciously) the bad side of the DMCA, namely DVD encryption and playback on Linux, which is currently illegal. In the end it's a nice short piece on two opposing viewpoints coming together and trying to see each other's point of view, something that's often lacking in digital rights debates.

Jack of all trades, master of none

Jack of all trades, master of none 04/28/2004 08:48 AM

E-mail is the jack of all trades, but the master of none. There are better ways to transfer files, hold discussions, deliver notifications, broadcast newsletters, schedule meetings, work collaboratively, and manage personal information. But even though e-mail isn't the best tool for any of these tasks, it provides a single interface to all of them. Here's a challenge: Let's improve the various functions performed by e-mail without multiplying the interfaces people must learn in order to use those functions. [Full story at InfoWorld.com]

A favorite example of mine is RSS. It's an inherently opt-in, spam-free channel of communication that can replace certain of email's most broken functions: broadcast newsletters, notifications. But, as NewsGator shows us, RSS can still look and feel like email to the user. ...

Jack Watches Your Back

Jack Watches Your Back 05/17/2004 01:34 PM
Jack Chick's tract has become inflamed by homosexuals. "I believe the time will soon come when godless judges will close churches that call being gay a sin." (05-16)

Beta: Jack Tools 0.4

Beta: Jack Tools 0.4 01/08/2004 08:46 PM
Jack Tools is a Mac OS X implementation of the Jack Audio Connection Kit, which connects any number of different applications to a single hardware audio device.

Such a small thing, and yet so very annoying

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