http://oilies.com "Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing." - Ben Franklin Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:35:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1) Php well enough to be able to troubleshoot an odd php problem. 2) How to really poach an egg 3) Web promotion. Well, enough about it to do a real promotional campaign for the Perplexing Problem http://oilies.com/?p=1160 Hey, are you reading The Perplexing Problem yet? Because you should be... http://oilies.com/?p=1158 I've spent the last six (!) hours doing various document editing and things for the Perplexing Problem, and I'm pretty wiped. That said, I'm fairly excited; I was going to do all of the ebook formatting myself, but I've changed my mind and am going to use Smashwords, ... http://oilies.com/?p=1156 And counting. Yes, this is a tease. But the Perplexing Problem is seven days away! http://oilies.com/?p=1151 It's hard, it's hard... And I don't even like Dylan that much. But, that's one of his better songs. It's hard to accomplish things - and somehow it's hard to do so when you get older. I mean, it's Memorial Day, I worked for three hours after being in a car ... http://oilies.com/?p=1149 One of the nice things about living in this time and place is the abundance of free Web services that do...well, just about everything. I've finished doing the physical formating of Perplexing Problem, and was looking at doing the e-book formatting, and...ugh. There's pdf, ebup, mobi, html, etc....all ... http://oilies.com/?p=1147 I'm 200 pages done with the Big Reformatting Project, and that's a good thing. What, do you ask, is the Big Reformatting Project? Well, in order to get a set of text to the point where it fits in the dimensions (5.25" x 9") of a standard trade paperback, ... http://oilies.com/?p=1144 It was with some interest and some indignation that I read this post by Al3x (thanks to SFist through the WSJ) about San Francisco, and why he's leaving. He writes well - and not "well, for a programmer", straight-up well. Probably better than this post is going to ... http://oilies.com/?p=1142 I'm sitting at home listening to Itunes on random play, and "As Long as She's Needed" by the Trembling Blue Stars came on. I immediately thought of the only time I've seen them live, at Sciubba's in Chicago, seven-plus years ago. They were down to a duo, and when they ... http://oilies.com/?p=1140 Woke up this morning to a shattering rain and wind. Based on that, I decided to take the bus in to work today. By the time I got here, the rain was gone, and now it's sunny, bright, and cool; is there any way to explain that other than that ... http://oilies.com/?p=1138