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Yes, I went there. Yes, I took pictures. Yes, I am a Trek fan. Even cooler than being there – running into other fans from New York passing through, making the same impromptu unlikely pilgrimage.

Otherwise, I’m just having fun in Davenport, Iowa. Old music, easier times. Away from work. *breathe*

I live in a nice world. I try to be a nice guy. I don’t disable hotlinking by default.

That was, until some website using an East Timor top-level domain was hot linking to the ENTIRE LOCAL COPY of Inanis Glass on my server.

Apache mod_rewrite fixed that. They are now permanently and forever rickrolled. Have a nice day!

(I just hope the rule doesn’t rickroll my own site… )

EDIT: Two Notes – 1) I know the Gadgets Sidebar is wonky during page resizes smaller than the width of the main column. 2) when I say “put your email address in the comments form”, I mean in the email address field. You don’t have to put it in the main comment body – everyone can see it there, including spambots.

Ever feel like you might want to beta test something? Now’s your chance! Drop me a line in the comments (be sure to add your email address to the comment form!) and I’ll forward you a completely free copy of the Inanis Seven WordPress theme for your own personal (or professional) testing.

I’ll limit the number of people who get a beta copy,   More »

I don’t know how I missed this. This is pretty cool and handy from a tech’s point of view, and from a geek point of view too. Apparently, this software called Connectify uses some new network magic in Windows 7 to create wifi hotspots out of your wireless adapter. More »

Really, it does. All you have to do is get a copy of the installer juice, hack some files, and it will properly disable Aero in Vista AND Seven, so that you can have a non-installing tool for your clients, friends, family…. whatever. Here’s how. More »