Brian Shumate

Webmonkey on Drupal, Dries, and Acquia

2008-06-21T21:45:20-04:00

I've been pleasantly surprised to see Webmonkey back on the scene, since some of my initial web tomfoolery was done whilst skimming and soaking up many a Webmonkey article and tutorial back ye olde 20th century.

Macbook Air: It Spies on You...

2008-06-21T20:29:56-04:00

We've all seen the good, bad, and ugly on MacBook Air - whether it's the whining about a lack of user replaceable battery, the missing optical drive, or lack of two USB ports. If the machine fits your needs with respect to portability and form factor, then much of this doesn't concern you.

Indeed, I chose the machine for its specific merits, and have had just some minor qualms with the compromises in hardware or even the performance, since it serves me well for what I am doing with it. Up until now.

iPod Touch Hacked by 7 Year Old?!

2008-04-27T22:51:41-04:00

My seven-year-old has quite literally used a basic combination of simple techniques to compromise my iPod Touch. What's even funnier is that she did this in just thirty minutes flat.

I think this is just wonderful! For months, I've wondered about the consequences of incorrect passcode entries on a locked iPod Touch. Having gone through the nightmare of locking myself out of my cell phone once, I was a bit leery of finding out how the device would defend itself.

Viva la Finland! (and the Leningrad Cowboys)

2008-04-01T23:08:01-04:00

A country band from Saint Petersburg? A group of cowpokes by way of Russia and calling themselves the Leningrad Cowboys? Nah- these guys are neither actual cowboys, nor do they hail from Russia.

Dropping Acid for the Third Time!

2008-03-05T08:22:06-05:00

So — in case you do wonder: my viral marketing, search engine optimized, solar-powered Aibo dog ran the Godin Banarama algorithm to generate the working title for this bit of entertainment courtesy of the fine folks at The Web Standards Project.