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A repository of some of my publicly available applications and code.

TweetType - A Movable Type Plugin to Tweet Posts

tweettype-web-sm.pngI use Movable Type Pro for my personal site as well as for my business SpaceRef. I needed to be able to have new articles from our sites posted right away to Twitter once an editor had approved them. To do that I wrote a Movable Type Plugin called TweetType. Version 1.1 will be available shortly. I'm already working on version 1.2 which will include the ability to enter an API key for a few URL shortening services.

FreeBSD 7.0 MindTouch Installation Guide

MindTouch is an open source collaboration platform geared for the enterprise but useful for even smaller projects or businesses. When I first started using it was known as Deki a product of MindTouch. That's all changed now, it's just MindTouch. Because we wanted a more secure install of MindTouch we chose FreeBSD as the operating system. There was no port of MindTouch at that time so I ported the code so it would work on FreeBSD. The guide is for 7.0. We've since updated our system since to 8.0 but the guide has yet to be updated, however it is almost identical and should help you get it installed on 8.0.

What's My IP?

You would be surprised at how difficult it is for people to figure out their IP address. For those people who need to know but can't figure it out, click the link above.

Recent Blog Entries

What if Twitter was Down for Several Days? Perhaps it's Time for a new Internet Protocol
Anil Dash has an opinion piece today on CNN which basically says don't let a service like Twitter or Facebook…
Using Social Media Tools Like Twitter to add Value to Advertisers Campaigns
SpaceRef has recently started using Twitter as an additional marketing tool as part of our advertisers campaigns. We don't spam…
Apple 12″ PowerBook G4 Meet Yellow Dog Linux
I hate it when a perfectly good computer just sits around doing nothing. In this case it's my old Apple…
New Media Hearings - CRTC Should Once Again Do Nothing
Ten years ago I testified at the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) New Media hearings in Ottawa and argued that…
Analysis - Twitter's Business Model & Sector Sentiment
I joined Twitter on May 8, 2007 on the advice of my business partner at @SpaceRef @KeithCowing. Not too long…
What Alternative Space News Sources Including Blogs, Social Networking Sites do you Use?
There are many good space news sources available, they include SpaceRef, Space.com, NASA Watch, The Space Review, Spaceflight Now etc.…