Baishia

November 6th, 2009 by brantgurga

In the history of my relationships, it has been a slow journey. However,  I have now been with somebody for over a year. To most, she is know as Dianna, but for me she is Baishia.

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Facebook Connect Breaks

November 5th, 2009 by brantgurga

Today, when I went to Geni, I was presented with an error about a bad SSL connection. Upon investigating, I discovered this was a Facebook issue.

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My Financial Breakdown

November 4th, 2009 by brantgurga

I spread my money all sorts of places. I have the basic savings and checking accounts, but I also own stock and make loans to developing countries.

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Hulu

November 3rd, 2009 by brantgurga

I am a fan of Hulu. Hulu is a collaboration between NBC and Fox networks. Most of the networks’ shows are already available online, but Hulu brings them together into one place. Hulu has also done a better job of coming up with some innovative features like integration with social networks, Hulu Desktop, and show recommendations.

Retooling

November 3rd, 2009 by brantgurga

I talked a few days ago about some of the security tools I use. After using some of those tools more as well as investigating them, I am going to revise my assessment of them.

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Digitally Signed E-mail

November 1st, 2009 by brantgurga

I am currently exploring e-mail certificates again in the wake of Thawte ending the Web of Trust. E-mail certificates are useful for two reasons. They provide for digital signatures and encryption.

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Free Money

October 31st, 2009 by brantgurga

My  mom generally regards me as having poor financial management. Whether that is true is in the eye of the beholder. Part of what I have done in getting where I am financially is to take advantage of opportunities to get things for free.

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Broken Link Reporting

October 30th, 2009 by brantgurga

In the prior incarnation of my site, I had a 404 handler that reported broken links to me so that I can set up an appropriate redirection to the intended content. Until today, that functionality was missing in Wordpress. However, I found a plugin that brings that functionality to Wordpress.

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Hope

October 29th, 2009 by brantgurga

Tonight, I watched The Astronaut Farmer. On the surface, the movie is about a man building a rocket and going to space. But with any depth beyond that surface, the movie is about hope and not giving up on it.

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Now with CDN Goodness

October 29th, 2009 by brantgurga

Portions of the site now come through the Coral CDN. That should ehlp the page load faster.


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