A question came up today about something I've been doing for years but never adequately explained. In addition to this blog (which contains long-form articles written by me), I also maintain two other link blogs: Symlinks.Tumblr.Com is my collection of interesting tech articles, and SFoskett.Tumblr.Com is for non-technical "Good Reads". Symbolic Links In UNIX file systems, a … [Read more...] about Regarding My Symbolic Links and Good Reads
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Top VMware Blogs 2014: How I Voted
Once again, it's time for vSphere-Land.com's "Top vBlog" voting. And once again Feedbin and Twitter are full of hundreds of bloggers lamely begging for me to vote for them. And once again, I didn't base my votes on their begs or my own hunches. Follow along as I explain how I actually voted and why I think you should use the same mechanism. And no, I'm not going to say who I … [Read more...] about Top VMware Blogs 2014: How I Voted
Replacing Google Reader With Feedbin and Reeder
I am an avid Google Reader user, so I'm thoroughly annoyed by Google's decision to kill it as of July 1. But there's no stopping the tide, so I've made the move to Feedbin as a Reader replacement as of today. It's a slick, snappy web application with a committed developer and, critically, support for Reeder, my favorite offline RSS reading application. Let's hope this … [Read more...] about Replacing Google Reader With Feedbin and Reeder
Google Reader’s Roach Motel “Un-Friends” the Internet
Late this afternoon, Google finally flipped the switch and turned off the integrated “Shared Items” link blogs In Google Reader. Now, Reader automatically shares to Google Plus, a walled-garden social network for nerds. Where once Google embraced standards like RSS, Reader's shares are now held captive. Lots of folks are not happy about this. What Changed in Google … [Read more...] about Google Reader’s Roach Motel “Un-Friends” the Internet
Instapaper for iPad and iPhone Enhances My Web World
One of my favorite iPad and iPhone apps is Instapaper. Like the iPad itself, Instapaper seems almost foolishly simple and derivative until you experience it. Then it becomes something else entirely: A product so useful you may ask yourself "how did I ever get along without this?" Insta-What? Instapaper is a mash-up of social web bookmarking, readability and reformatting, and … [Read more...] about Instapaper for iPad and iPhone Enhances My Web World