Late Night Fiction

AIM ..Today

matt — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:46:21 +0000

It’s been a while since I last used AOL Instant Messenger, but after downloading it today I was reminded of why I had stopped. The latest version of AIM, version 6.8, is more loaded with ads than the last version I regularly used: version 4.3 or so. Back then, when the only ad in the [...]

Organizing Photos

matt — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 04:56:34 +0000

I’ve spent a few years accumulating digital pictures on my computer and over the past two finally started to organize them. With the introduction of Windows Vista it made this process a little easier through the use of tags and ratings. Folder Structure I keep all my pictures under my personal Pictures folder in Vista. Below that, [...]

Wirelessly Connected

matt — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:01:15 +0000

I wanted to share the kind of setup I have between the internet devices I own that allows me to stay so connected in a wireless world. I have three main internet-enabled devices that I use regularly: my Motorola Q, my iPod Touch, and of course my laptop. These all have a few things in common [...]

Mobile Blogging

matt — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:47:48 +0000

Blogging is a great thing. And with the increase in mobile device use, faster wireless network speeds, and new technologies in recent times, it makes sense that blogging has moved to the mobile scene. When I started “moblogging” I was simply using email on my phone to compose a post, email it to my blog, [...]

How to run PHP5 on 1&1

matt — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:57:27 +0000

Running PHP5 with 1 and 1 web hosting is quite simple. All it requires is creating a new (or editing an existing) .htaccess file. Create a .htaccess file (if one doesn’t exist) in the directory you’d like to run PHP5. Add the following lines: AddType x-mapp-php5 .php AddHandler x-mapp-php5 .php This will automatically tell the server to run .php [...]

New Direction

matt — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:50:15 +0000

The winds have shifted once again. I’ve decided to move “Late Night Fiction” (just the name) to a blog on a different domain where it can concentrate on the many various things I write about, like projects I’m working on and such–basically half of the other arbitrary things I write about here. This site (blog.chicken-cheese.com) [...]

The New Facebook, Today

matt — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:12:49 +0000

Most remember a few months ago when the ones in charge of Facebook were forcing us all to go along with the drastic design and functionality changes they were making to the site. There were those who liked it, and those who strongly resisted it (myself included). Us members even went so far as to [...]

Late Night Twitter-Fiction

matt — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:59:45 +0000

Late Night Fiction is now on Twitter! If you use it, you can follow us over there and stay updated on the latest posts, etc.

Hulu

matt — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 16:54:20 +0000

Hulu is a site that lets you watch TV shows, movies, and clips from them both online for free. As I write this I’m getting caught up on the latest Simpsons episodes and yesterday I watched Liar Liar for the first time in years (it made more sense now). If you have a good internet [...]

Flock

matt — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:22:03 +0000

I recently stumbled across the browser Flock. They call it the “social browser” and it really is. Built upon the Firefox framework, it integrates your entire social internet life right into your browser. Want to check up on your friends’ latest status updates from Facebook? Pull up the “People” sidebar and you will see the [...]