Author Archives: kansieo

My New Keyboard

Last week, I wrote about my old keyboard kicking the bucket…so it’s only fitting that this week I write about my new keyboard.
When it comes to computer components, I usually don’t skimp, inside or out. I like cases with lights and windows, I like mice with removable weights so I can customize it’s feel, [...]

Slow MYSQL Inserts?

I’ve been doing some backend debugging of the members area since a few of the recent purchases have been processed incorrectly and have found that SQL inserts into my user table seem to be delayed.  My PHP continues BEFORE the insert seems to complete.  No, I’m not using “INSERT DELAYED”.
For example (note, this isn’t my [...]

Keyboard Went Crunch

I’m without a keyboard until I make it to the electronics store.  As much as I like the Asus Eee PC and spelling with flickr, they aren’t exactly put together for PHP development or web design.

Grand Theft Auto 4 - Does it suck?

So yeah, I, for the first time ever, preordered and waited in line at midnight to get this game. My local itty bitty GameStop probably had about 50 people waiting when I got there a few minutes after 12AM.
Looks like another huge bank for RockStar.
Anyway, I only played about an hour before I passed [...]

So there we have it. Caffeinated Content 3.0.0

No, this is not Sparta! (nevermind…)
Anyway, it’s ready for general consumption. Couple things that I wanted to get into this release were not added, but a couple unexpected things were added instead (a quick history page, and the ability to grab 1000 results at a time, for example). One of the [...]

Caffeinated Content 3.0.0 Teaser

Barring any travesties, here is what you can expect by 12PM (Noon) EST tomorrow:

One of those “Holy Bejeezus!” moments…

In my (not-so-) omnipresent mind, it’s not very often that my draw will drop in disbelief…but I had one of those moments not too long ago.
I was working on some of the new updates to Caffeinated Content for WordPress (I know, long time in coming, but believe me, totally worth it) and I stumbled across [...]

PSA: Greener Grass

So you want to be rich? Make your name amongst Internetters? Just remember, while it is important in this business to reach out, to strive for greater achievements, to go for that greener grass on the other side of the fence…you must still be careful because…

Sometimes you can reach too far!
Most importantly, you [...]

The World According to Texans

Spurred on by this post, I found another one of these nifty little maps. They really go a long way to show how people think…or how people assume people think. Perhaps very prejudiced either way, but still hysterical.
I found another based on Swedish perceptions of Europe which I’ll post later.

WordPress 2.5 and Caffeinated Content 3.0

WordPress 2.5 is out, and introduces a slick new admin interface and a few other features.
So far, Caffeinated Content 2.8 seems to work fine with WordPress 2.5, but I hit a glitch in my newest, Caffeinated Content 3.0 (it runs fine on WordPress 2.33).  I’m going to delay it’s release a few more days to [...]