When learning PHP I spent hours fixing errors simply because I forgot to put a semicolon ‘;’ at the end of a line
Creating my first Ruby on Rails application today I’ve just spent hours on one small part just because I forgot the equal ‘=’ sign in the view file where I wanted to see things
<% can anybody hear me? %>
nope.
<%= We hear you now Steve! %>
hooray!
Does podcast start with a capital P? It’s not something I’ve though of before, the whole podcast thing passing by me until today – when I stared in one!*
Podcast’s are like radio shows that you listen to offline. If you have the right software, the show will download when you are on the Internet and copy itself to your music player. Then you can listen to it when you are out and about. Although I am a fan of audio (be it music, documentaries, comedies and so on) as much as the next person, I’ve never got round to playing with podcasts and finding ones I want to listen to regularly.
The biggest reason for that is the difference between iTunes and Windows Media. Having just played with the iTunes podcast setup instructions as directed on this page, I had the system setup in less than a minute so I should automatically receive the future shows as they are released. Unfortunately, I don’t use iTunes for all my music. My new phone syncronises through Windows “ActiveSync” which talks to Windows Media Player. I dare say I could change that to sync with iTunes, or figure out how to make podcasts work with Windows Media player but I simply haven’t spent any time to figure that out. I used iTunes when I won an iPod Shuffle, but I don’t use the device that often. I’ve been using my new phone to listen to music (it synchronises with Windows Media Player) but that too may be a passing fad.
Now, that’s my excuse for not listening to podcasts out the way, what made me start listening today I hear you ask.
Well, my experiences with taking a spammer to court have garnered a little media interest, to which point I was interviewed at the beginning of the week by “Out-law” magazine. They are a magazine that focuses on legal issues of technology. I’ve been reading it myself for a few years too. They have a weekly podcast but I’ve never listened to it. I have read the transcripts though, just never downloaded to listen. The interview with me has been included in this weeks podcast. The whole show is 10 minutes long and if you’ve ever wondered what I sound like now is your time to find out. (If you don’t figure it out during listening the spam story is in the last half and the harmonious Scot’s accent isn’t me, it’s the journalist).
Happy listening folks.
*star is probably a bit strong, featured may be a more accurate word.
My recent posts about taking a spammer to court have had quite a lot of interest. A whole host of people came via something called “Stumble Upon”. I’d never heard of that site so had a little look… which has turned into a longer look!
Stumble Upon is a web site where people share links to other web sites. Using their toolbar, you can click the “stumble” button and it will take you to a web site that may be of passing interest. Where it takes you is defined initially by the subjects you say you are interested in and then (at least I guess) how you rate those sites.
My first stumbles this evening have taken me through a variety of linux related web sites, including this one (screen shot provided in case it vanishes off the web). It appears to be the text of the linux kernel (the operation system) but someone has changed the font colours in different places so that you can see a picture of the Linux penguin logo. I highlighted the bottom row of text in the screenshot so you can see the text is still there – just black on black.
I’m not sure how long I’ll stay on ‘stumble upon’ though, I can see it eating a lot of spare time.