Category Archives: Tech

Canon PowerShot G2 and Windows Vista

Posted on 2/25/2007 by Stephen

I just upgraded one of my home computers to Microsoft Windows Vista Business and discovered that my Canon PowerShot G2 camera was unsupported. I hadn’t bothered to check whether my camera was supported; it seems most digital camera drivers are … Continue reading →

Posted in Tech, Windows | 26 Comments

Random Tidbits

Posted on 3/6/2006 by Stephen

(10:38:13) Me: i have to learn harvard asm (10:38:16) Me: *sigh* (10:38:35) Friend: lol (10:38:48) Friend: they gonna have like ivy league jokes in the asm (10:38:58) Friend: woudl you like some tea and crumpets sir (10:38:59) Friend: har har … Continue reading →

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Facebook Spider

Posted on 1/26/2006 by Stephen

I’ve written a Perl program to spider Facebook. I was looking for a way to quickly generate statistics about the University of California, Berkeley student population, and I figured that since almost everybody had a Facebook account, I could dump … Continue reading →

Posted in Open-Source, Perl, Tech | 21 Comments

Richard M. Stallman and Chris DiBona Pictures

Posted on 10/29/2005 by Stephen

I’ve uploaded pictures taken by CalLUG (UC Berkeley GNU/Linux Users Group) staff during the Richard M. Stallman and Chris DiBona speeches. Please click on either of the following thumbnails to browse the complete album. Richard M. Stallman Speech Chris DiBona … Continue reading →

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Back in Business

Posted on 10/20/2005 by Stephen

Now that I’ve survived my first wave of midterms, I plan on devoting more time to my extracurricular activities. I’ve noticed that my daily del.icio.us script for WordPress is broken, so I’ll be updating it to work again, and I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Linux, Open-Source, Perl, Tech | 3 Comments

Chris DiBona Speech

Posted on 10/14/2005 by Stephen

The UC Berkeley Linux Users Group will be hosting a speech by Chris DiBona, Open Source Program Manager for Google and a former editor of Slashdot, on October 17 from 6-8 PM at 306 Soda. As with all CalLUG events, … Continue reading →

Posted in Berkeley, Cool, Linux, Open-Source, Tech | 1 Comment

Downtime

Posted on 10/1/2005 by Stephen

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ve probably noticed that this site has been experiencing a lot of downtime in the past few days. My server hosting provider has recently installed a new firewall, which has been randomly … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Rants, Tech | 3 Comments

T-MobileWeb’s Hidden Cost

Posted on 7/13/2005 by Stephen

T-Mobile offers unlimited Internet access for compatible cell phones through their $5.99 a month T-MobileWeb package. The service allows you to check your email, chat on popular instant messaging networks, and download games and applications. The email access is very … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants, Tech | 3 Comments

Random Tidbits

Posted on 5/17/2005 by Stephen

Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will also display games in wide-screen, high-definition format. It will be powered by three 3.2-gigabyte processors, compared with a single 733-megahertz processor in the current Xbox. Eric A. Taub, The New York Times Three 3.2-gigabyte processors? The … Continue reading →

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UPDATED: Daily del.icio.us Links Script for WordPress

Posted on 5/10/2005 by Stephen

I’ve released a new version of my Daily del.icio.us Links Script for WordPress. This new version introduces a code cleanup and the ability to show the tags associated with a link as well as links to your del.icio.us page of … Continue reading →

Posted in Perl, Tech | 2 Comments