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I found something refreshing online today. Not only has Macromedia released another update to Flash, but they actually have the guts to admit when they’re wrong. Read this article by Mike Chambers to find out about the new update and about Macromedia’s change of attitude (and staff).

A few weeks ago, my brother brought me a stack of CDs when he visited me here in Europe. I was happy with some of them and disappointed by others. One of those CDs, however, has just blown me away. Blindside’s new CD “About a Burning Fire” is one of the best [...]

It’s official (again): “Island in the Sun” by Weezer is one of my favorite songs of all time. I’ve loved this song since the first time I heard it (in 2001). I used it a few years ago in class and heard it about 20 times in one day … and I still [...]

As you probably know, PHP 5.0 was just released a few days ago. I’ve been keeping an eye on this new PHP release because it looks like the community has made some great improvements. The main things that interest me are a new object-oriented model (it’s about time!), better xml support (again, about [...]

After finishing up my latest web related project, I’ve been on vacation from my regular job for a month. I spent two weeks exploring the wonderful European city where I live, and then two weeks in a small town. In this small town, I took a break from all things computer related and [...]