Using the V600 with a Mac
Though not supported by Apple or Motorola, it is possible to use the Motorola V600 mobile phone with an Apple computer, in this instance a 15″ Al PowerBook. This article describes setting up … Read more
Technology
Back on the Air
Just a quick note to mention that mike-sheryl.com is back on the air after a brief outage. Unfortunately, dotster never replied to any of my customer support queries so I don’t know if … Read more
Six Apart Addresses Customer Concerns
Reacting quickly to vociferous feedback from a very engaged customer base, Six Apart today offered clarifications to their previously announced licensing terms. From what I can tell, the major issues have been addressed, … Read more
From One DB to Another
I find it very interesting how an export file from a mysql database, as created by phpmyadmin, is a self-contained, self-expanding unit. It’s not just a file containing the text of your blog … Read more
Due to Clerical Error
Actually, because I simply forgot, the domain registration for mike-sheryl.com lapsed today about 4:30PM, PDT. This means any emails sent to anyone at mike-sheryl.com are currently (11:30pm) bouncing. Since I recently moved this … Read more
MT3: First Take
A new version of MovableType was released today. To say the announcement, which included a surprising twist with respect to licensing, was controversial would be quite the understatement. Suffice to say, a lot … Read more
New Site Features
I’ve been working on the site today with the following results: one nice feature has been added, and there are a few minor changes to the site navigation. Most notably in that regard, … Read more
Liteon DVD & Dantz Retrospect
I got a new dvd-writer to replace one that had died. The Liteon 812s was only 105$ and features the latest technologies: 8X DVD +/- R/RW. It now works great on my XP … Read more