Author Archives: Josh Harrison

Enabling OpenID

I have successfully enabled picklewagon.com as a delegate for my OpenID. This has been something I have been wanting to do for a while. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be.
What is OpenID?
OpenID.net says it best:
OpenID eliminates the need for multiple usernames across different websites, simplifying your online experience.
You get to [...]

Jungle Disk Discount Offer

I recently blogged about how much I like using Jungle Disk as a backup service. Today I got an email from them with a discount code for friends and family. I have 10 to give away. It reduces the price of the software from $20 to $10. Bargain! The offer is valid for 30 days.
If [...]

Using Jungle Disk and Amazon S3 To Backup Data

I have officially found a backup service I am happy with. I have tried other services in the past but wasn’t completely happy with them for one reason or another. After hearing about JungleDisk from various sources, I decided to give it a try. I’m pretty happy with it so far.
I have been using it [...]

Download Firefox 3 Today

Have you ever wanted to be part of a world record? Now is your chance. Today, June 17, 2008, is the day to download and upgrade your browser. Firefox has designated today as the day to break the world record for most downloads for software in a single day.
Those of you who are already using [...]

I’m Waiting…

I’m waiting for the next generation of photo sharing sites. I ended my quest a few months ago because each of the sites I reviewed had features I liked but they lacked at least a few I am interested in. I ended up “settling” for Flickr.
Flickr is great photo sharing site. It seems to excel [...]

Wordpress Adding Social Networking Features

I heart Wordpress. It is great software and is a great open source software success story.
For those who aren’t familiar with Wordpress, it is the blogging software that is running my site. I am happy with the decision I made to use it.
One of the great things about Wordpress is it allows other developers to [...]

Get Rid of Your Resume

Over the last few months, I have learned that one of the best people to get career advice from is Seth Godin. I have a few posts in the hopper that I will finish up and get posted within the next few days.
Except I saw a post he did today on how resumes will not [...]

Private RSS Feeds

For quite a while now, I’ve been looking and thinking about how a password protected feed could be accomplished. This seems to be quite a problem. One that does not have a solution yet.
Why would somebody want an authenticated RSS feed? I personally would like one for a private blog that I have. Other reasons [...]

Glen Phillips Concert

Last night I went to the Glen Phillips concert. He is my all-time favorite musician. I first heard his music when he was the lead singer for Toad the Wet Sprocket. He was great then and he is having a good solo career.
Take a look at his MySpace page. He’s got some music and other [...]

Back and Better Than Ever

I’ve decided to finally stop my stint of not posting to my blog. I have been busy with moving and starting a new job, but there are so many ideas and thoughts in my that need to be put somewhere. I’m excited to get posting again.
For those of you that are still reading this blog, [...]