I've been meaning to post some sample code for a while, and I always wanted to have a nice WordPress plugin to perform syntax highlighting of code. A cursory search of the WordPress website brought up this page, which lists a bunch of syntax highlighting pluging....

Earlier today, David Heinemeier Hansson posted on the Ruby on Rails weblog regarding an urgent Ruby on Rails security patch (Rails version 1.1.5 ). No detailed information regarding the nature of the vulnerability was mentioned in the post, but it does sound very serious....

While going through the paperwork that has accumulated since our move a few weeks ago and paying bills, I had to log into the Cingular and Allstate websites. For some reason, both are down for maintenance right now (and this is not even the first time this has happened to me). Is this really necessary?...

Since we moved to San Mateo a little over a week ago, my commute shrunk from about 25-45 minutes (depending on traffic) to less than 10 minutes. This in itself is great, and I really don't miss driving. However, it does have a minor downside: I can no longer catch up on podcasts while commuting....

I came across this interesting little survey application that matches you up with the Fantasy / SciFi character you have most in common with. It looks like most of the characters are drawn from Star Trek, Star Wars, and the Lord of the Rings....