I know, it’s passé to cuss out Microsoft, but I’ve got something going on at work right now that is driving me crazy, and I just have to vent. There’s an internet standard called MIME that was designed to help various systems exchange files. One key part of MIME is the “content-type”. With a content-type, [...]
Through the Wire
"Hey, I'm just happy to be here…"
February 17th, 2004
Mixed Messages
In today’s NewsScan: STOLEN CODE RAISES SECURITY CONCERNS The distribution on the Internet of stolen source code for portions of Microsoft’s Windows 2000 and Windows NT operating systems is raising new concerns among security experts. A former federal computer crime prosecutor says, “This raises real national security concerns. The fact that Microsoft’s software is so [...]
February 5th, 2004
I, Swab A. Kippers…
As annoying as spam is, I’ve been pretty amused lately at some of the fake names associated with messages in my spam-box. I’d thought about adding a new featurette on the blog home page listing my favorites, but then I figured that everyone sees enough of them that it might not really be worth the [...]
February 4th, 2004
The Real JDK 1.4.2/JBuilder fix
Regarding running JBuilder on Mac OS X after installing the recent JDK 1.4.2 update, I knew there had to be a better way, and today on the Apple java-dev mailing list, I happened to see it: in the JBuilder.framework directory, there’s a bin directory containing a file, “jdk.config”. That file is the one that had [...]
February 2nd, 2004
OS X/JBuilder 7/Java 1.4.2
Just in case anyone else gets caught: Apple’s “Software Update” is offering to update your Java to 1.4.2. After I ran the updater, JBuilder wouldn’t run; trying to run it from the Finder was causing one or two bounces on the Dock, followed by nothing. Having been bitten by some JBuilder problems last time Apple [...]
February 1st, 2004
Malachi Favors Maghostut, RIP
I am saddened to report that Malachi Favors Maghostut, bassist for the Art Ensemble of Chicago, the Ritual Trio, and other groups, has passed on. Every time I saw Favors perform, I felt a special warmth towards him. He always had a benevolent, even-keeled presence on stage, and his precision groove bass lines anchored even [...]