Monthly Archives: April 2009

CD burning problems

Posted on April 22, 2009 by arcster

I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my ability to burn CDs. Continue reading →

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New Dylan video

Posted on April 21, 2009 by arcster

Video from Beyond Here Lies Nothin’

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2009 Summer Reading list thoughts

Posted on April 10, 2009 by arcster

Fans of my blog (hahaha) may recall last summer’s reading list. Every book was a pleasure. It will be tough to surpass this summer. Careful planning is needed. Some preliminary thoughts: Finish Swann’s Way. Read some of Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales. … Continue reading →

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I’m annoyed with Webroot Spy Sweeper

Posted on April 10, 2009 by arcster

I’ve been using Spy Sweeper for years and it’s been reliable. But last week it prompted me to upgrade. When I did, it lost my subscription information and is displaying a key code that expired in 2006. Spy Sweeper keeps … Continue reading →

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Inherent Vice listed on Amazon

Posted on April 8, 2009 by arcster

Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice is scheduled for release 8/4/09. It’s available for preorder on Amazon.com. Be kind: Order it via my associate id so I get a share. Thanks.

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Simple AWS item lookup using PHP

Posted on April 6, 2009 by arcster

I have posted some basic code demonstrating how to do an Amazon Web Service REST query using PHP and then transform the resulting XML into html for display on a web page.

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