Sam Soffes

The iDisk Sucks

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So I bought .mac in January when I started at LifeChurch.tv because I got an iMac at work. I figured getting .mac would simplify syncing all of my data across my two computers.

So I just wanted to put some wallpapers on my iDisk to I could use them on my iMac at work. It takes so long. It has to close every file, which takes forever. When you want to delete something, it has to check it for several seconds and the deletes it. If it was speedy, I would like it a lot better maybe. Even trying to drag a file to it in Finder, it gives you an error. You have to click it first and wait almost a minute for it to connect, then you can drag your files (and then wait for it to check and close each file). The $99 is worth syncing everything between my two macs, but the iDisk is worthless. I’d rather use email, FTP, or a flash drive instead.

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ExpressionEngine Kills My PageRank

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We’ve detected that your 404 (file not found) error page returns a status of 200 (Success) in the header.

That is what Google says kills my PageRank. ExpressionEngine says that this is feature. Routing all of my not found pages to my home page and returning a success error code. I asked if they would fix it and they said no.

Solution: write my own engine. I’ve already started. This will make the 8th engine I’ve used and the 10th design. I like making web sites.

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Data Portability

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DataPortability.org is a project that aims to connect all of the networks that you are a part of into one system to make all of you data easy to manage. I don’t know how this works yet, but it seems really cool. I’m all for open standards and sharing of data. Check out their website. I want to get involved. Hopefully we’ll see some of this implemented at LifeChurch.tv.

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New Contact Information

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I just got a new phone number. I figured it would be better to have a local number in Oklahoma instead of keep my Louisville number.

My new number is 405 365 4440. My old number doesn’t work anymore.

Moving into my new apartment was awesome. I love it here so far. I can’t wait to get started tomorrow at LifeChurch.tv!

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