My First RFC (Almost)
Thursday, April 7th, 2005The IESG finally approved my Internet draft on the CSV MIME type and send it over to the RFC Editor for publication.
Archive for the ‘Personal’ Category
The IESG finally approved my Internet draft on the CSV MIME type and send it over to the RFC Editor for publication.
Another MIME CSV Draft (-04)
Sunday, April 3rd, 2005In response to the comments from the IESG, I put up a new version of the MIME CSV draft (list of changes here). Full repository including all the old versions is here.
My Article on Track2rss
Wednesday, March 16th, 2005O'Reilly's XML.com just published my article describing the track2rss project.
Upgrading from Mozilla Mail to Thunderbird
Monday, March 14th, 2005I finally got around to upgrading my Mozilla Mail installation to the new Thunderbird client. Unfortunatly, it went less smoothly than I have hoped but it worked. At first, I followed the instructions provided by David Tenser. Unfortunatly, on the Linux side I ran across a rather nasty bug which ...
Free Tax Filing Software
Tuesday, January 18th, 2005For folks making upto a certain amount of money, free tax filing software and online services are available. Take a look at the IRS FreeFile program for more.
Free Gmail Invites
Tuesday, January 11th, 2005Just got three Gmail invites, email me if you want one (blog /at/ gmail.com).
FOUND: RSS Feed for Drudge
Tuesday, December 14th, 2004I have long been a fan of the DrudgeReport but haven't been able to find a good RSS feed. Today I stumbled upon just what the doctor ordered (from BootlegRSS).
Get Free 100 Anytime Minutes from SprintPCS
Thursday, December 9th, 2004I just got an email from SprintPCS about this - taking a short survey gets you 100 anytime minutes (spread over 2 months, at 50 mins/month). You must be a business customer.
Vern Paxson to Step Down from the IRTF
Friday, October 15th, 2004I just noticed in the IAB minutes that Vern Paxson, the chair of the Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) is stepping down from his post at the next IETF meeting. Vern was the person who asked me to chair the ASRG and was very patient with me while I was ...
Happy Succos!
Wednesday, September 29th, 2004The Jewish holiday of Succos begins shortly. Since most work is forbidden for the next three days, I will be away until Saturday night. Happy holidays!
Five More GMail Invites
Tuesday, September 28th, 2004More Gmail invites available, email me at blog /at/ shaftek [.] org to get one. First come, first serve only. UPDATE: All out!
“In the Future Everyone Will Have His 15 Minutes of Fame”
Tuesday, September 28th, 2004I got mentioned in a Associated Press story.
Happy New Year!
Wednesday, September 15th, 2004Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins in a few hours. Happy New Year 5765 to everyone!
Free Gmail Invites
Wednesday, September 8th, 2004I got six more Gmail invites. Feel free to email me if you want them (blog /at/ shaftek [.] org). UPDATE: All invites have been used up!
Why do people sneeze in the sun?
Wednesday, July 21st, 2004I also wondered why I tend to sneeze after walking into the sun from shade. Apparently it is a known condition called "ADCHOO" - Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst or photic sneeze reflex. It also is genetic and affects about 25% of the world. More info in this Wikipedia article. Learning ...
Class Action Lawsuit Insanity
Tuesday, June 29th, 2004Going through some paperwork recently, I ran across a settlement notice from the insurance company insuring my wireless phone (if you had a Treo 600, you would do it too). Well guess what - I get a phone card with upto 50,000 minutes (yeah right) that expires in 180 days ...
Future of this Blog
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2004Until I have resigned from the ASRG, this served as a place for me to comment on various issues in the spam world and the technology world at large. Now that I am less involved in these, the focus of this blog will probably shift to more personal and less ...
