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Re: Rant the Second: Gutter Helmet, Again

Jones — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:51:24 -0000

Looking for info on how the Gutter Helmet should be installed. I think the installation is all wrong. The installer layed the Helmet on top of the shingles so the water can run down behind. Now I have wet ceilings in the corners where I have valley's on the roof. They have been back a couple of times to caulk the shit out of top of the Helemt where it lays on the roof. Neeed to see where they say tuck the Helmet up under a row of shingles so the water runs over rather than under??????

Re: Gutter Helmet: A new start?

Damien Cabral — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:05:03 -0000

We hope that the mentioned issues have been resolved with our last visit to your home. We strive for all of our customers satisfaction and stand behind our product and workmanship. By the way - very interesting Blog.

Re: IP Registry Statistics - August 2007

mikeytimons — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:57:32 -0000

Nice one. I have stumbled and twittered this for my friends. My friends will enjoy reading it also.

Re: Dear Apache Software Foundation: FIX THE MSIE SSL KEEPALIVE SETTINGS!

Trumenas — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:47:37 -0000

I totally agree with you that the developers of the Apache Web server creates a great product despite of the fact that sometimes it makes some small mistakes like you mentioned. I hope that it would never happen again in the future. Well I have to find out if they have fixed this problem. Btw thanks for the interesting post!

Sincerely,

Craig Barteson from software application development

Re: Baseline Testing With cURL

spierzchala — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:16:24 -0000

Thanks for that Ethan. It's been a few years since I looked at the article and I've moved DBs a few times, so the slashes probably got stripped by some transfer mechanism along the way.

I will update the post now.

smp

Re: Baseline Testing With cURL

ethanmiller — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:40:18 -0000

This is useful stuff! thanks!
Just want to point out that the formatting of logformat.txt is confusing: The n and t characters should be \n and \t (backslash n, backslash t) for new lines and tabs.

Re: Moleskine: Made in China

piratejim — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:15:50 -0000

When I heard that Moleskine was changing their manufacturing to China (boo hiss!) I went around to all the book stores that sold Moleskine and poured through the inventory. I was able to snag 4 or 5 journals that didn't have the Made In China tag on the label. This is a sad thing for a company to do. What a sellout.

Re: Browser Wars II: Why I returned to Firefox

ov3rcl0ck — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:43:30 -0000

google chromes Plugin API isn't yet finished nor matured, they're porting and creating compatibility layers to allow you to run FireFox plugins in chrome. However staying with Firefox might just be the way to go for now.

Re: Effective Web Performance: The Wrong 80%

spierzchala — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:16:43 -0000

Having looked at the Aptimize Web site (I unfortunately was not able to attend Velocity this year), it seems to do many of the things in a single package that Steve Souders recommends sites do to improve measured performance.

However, as the above post notes, Aptimize is simply another in a long line of tools designed to fix the technical problem of poor Web performance.

If Web performance is being examined after a site has been released, the question of how the site got out the door in the first place becomes even more important.

Re: Effective Web Performance: The Wrong 80%

JFraser — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:56:08 -0000

Got any feedback on Aptimize? When I was at Velocity there was a lot of buzz about it but would like to hear from someone using it.

Re: Gutter Helmet: A new start?

spierzchala — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:27:39 -0000

Jury's still out with us. After a botched install, we are waiting to see how Gutter Helmet does this fall and winter.

We lost a set of back stairs to ice and snow after poor installation. Gutter Helmet is installed by franchisees, so your mileage may vary. Ask around and see what other people's experience has been.

Re: Gutter Helmet: A new start?

homeadvisor — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:07:30 -0000

I have had good experiences with Gutter Helmet. As a HI expert (as much as one can be) I usually recommend gutter helmet to friends who are thinking about gutter protection. Learn more about gutter helmet leaf guards at http://www.gutterhelmet.com/leaf-guards.cfm

Re: T-Mobile Dash 3G: Continuing Impressions

roniplachta — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:32:09 -0000

Hi - Used the skype - works pretty well for voice (Called nigeria and Israel). No video support at this point to the phone camera (although the camera has a video function). I think Time will come and all cell phone will be IP base. One will pay a monthly payment for service and you will be able to use it as much as you want. Just like a local land line.

Re: T-Mobile Dash 3G: Negative Final Impressions

les — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:08:17 -0000

If you really want to hate it. Download or use Google Maps or GPSed. You will soon see that it is quiet hard of hearing when it comes to GPS satellites. Sometimes it hears 10 of them, half the time it doesn't hear any.

If you use the auto lock feature (so if someone finds your phone they can read your email or otherwise use the phone), every time it kicks in (like every 10 minutes) it pulls you out of your gps app.... so, if you want to use it as a gps while driving or if you want to let others track your travel via the web.... you're out of luck.

Re: T-Mobile Dash 3G: Continuing Impressions

roniplachta — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:19:59 -0000

Hey thanks again! This time I got it. It downloads itself as a CAB file. When I go to Explore and execute it it opens itself and installs. It did not install itself automatically for me. Would be great if it can handle the video feed. Will try it later this weekend.

Re: T-Mobile Dash 3G: Continuing Impressions

spierzchala — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:33:56 -0000

Roni:

Been a few weeks, but if I remember, I downloaded using IE on the Dash 3G directly from skype.com, and it was auto-installed from that point. I suggest giving that a try, as it was seamless enough that I don't remember the process (which is more than I can say for the failed installs of Opera Mini).

smp

Re: T-Mobile Dash 3G: Continuing Impressions

roniplachta — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:12:44 -0000

Thanks Stephen - appreciate the quick response. maybe I did not download and install it correctly. Did you do the download through the phone connection itself? I downloaded the file on a PC. moved it to the application folder and tried to execute. Have you logged in to skype.com via the phone itself and downloaded on the phone directly? Once you download how do you install? Maybe that is my problem... Still new to this mobile system.

Thanks - Roni

Re: T-Mobile Dash 3G: Continuing Impressions

spierzchala — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:41:06 -0000

I got skype to install without difficulty and have done a very limited amount of testing with it, mainly because I have a unlimited calling plan for the US.

From everything I saw, it worked well. I can't think of any gotchas that might cause problems, but you may want to enable your WiFi (if it isn't) before installing.

Re: T-Mobile Dash 3G: Continuing Impressions

roniplachta — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:33:10 -0000

I tried to install skype mobile but couldn't. Did you actually install it and used it on this phone?

Re: Effective Web Performance

spierzchala — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:29:20 -0000

The breakdown that I encounter tends to be heavily weighted towards synthetic measurements, but that may be because I work for a firm that still has a heavy emphasis on this method of data-gathering.

Also, synthetic performance measurements are often seen or portrayed as less intrusive and invasive than the other methods. That does not take away from the effectiveness of usefulness of the data that is gathered from Browser-side and Server-side passive data collection.

An effective Web performance strategy requires a holistic view of the site and a realization that one technology alone won't be enough to provide a clear perspective of the site's performance from a business, operations or customer perspective.

Re: Effective Web Performance

twitter-12499082 — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:21:48 -0000

Good overview, lots of good nuggets here. What would you see the breakdown being between synthetic, webbug passive, and hardware passive out in the field?

Re: T-Mobile Dash 3G – First Impressions

seoworkgroup1 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:10:47 -0000

Gr8 piece. really appreciated. This phone is a serious upgrade to the old EDGE/GPRS Dash, which had always interested me.

Re: Rant the Second: Gutter Helmet, Again

Jim — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:07:04 -0000

We unfortunately purchased Gutter Helmet leaf guard system for the front and back of our home 3 years ago. What a HUGE mistake! After installation, the crevice between the gaurd ("Helmet") and the gutter has attracted house sparrows, which now nest in the convenient gap. We have seen leaves and debris blown over the guard and lodge in the gutter. Water drips between the gutter and house for days after raining. The worst problem, however; are the 3 years of ice dams and icicles which now form on the guard in both front and back of the house. This NEVER happened before, and no other modification has been made to add to the problem. The ice load get so heavy that when it finally releases it sounds like a train rushing down the roof and with explosive force smashes into the ground, crushing anything it lands on. We are afraid to let our pets out during these episodes, thinking harm may come to them. Thanks Gutter Helmet leaf guard system, your product has posed both safety and structural dangers to our home, and instead of being an amenity it has DEVALUED the overall worth of our house. We consider Gutter Helmet leaf guard system as the WORST possible option in home improvement, and in recourse, we will be romoving the Gutter Helmet leaf guar system and throwing it where it belongs - IN THE TRASH!

Re: Rant the Second: Gutter Helmet, Again

Peter — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:17:50 -0000

I had Gutter Helmet installed at my cottage less than two years ago. I noticed this spring water was dripping out the end of the eavestroughs. Upon inspection, they were full of water. All four downspouts were completely clogged. I called the salesperson who sold me the stuff who said he would get back to me and there would probably be a service charge for them to inspect the problem. He never called back. I removed downspout connections and cleaned the evestroughs myself.
Regular eavestroughs would probably collect the same amount of debris, but would be easier to clean and half the price.

Re: Google Chrome: One thing we do know… (HTTP Pipelining)

spierzchala — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:29:18 -0000

Cool. Now, if it's not supported by anyone, it should get pulled from the RFC. And now that the browser engines are almost all abstracted from the browser that wraps around them, maybe it's time to look at what works to make browsers and content delivery faster.