DeWitt Clinton

I notice that the milestone release of Firefox 2 has implemented a mechanism for “Google Suggest“-style auto-completions right in the browser’s search box. Very neat feature. I haven’t pinged Gavin yet about whether or not this feature will be exposed in the new search plugin model. This document hints that it might be; perhaps via [...]

I pushed out a new version of the venerable Cache::Cache module to CPAN and SourceForge. It may take an hour or two for the files to propagate to the mirrors. Just a few minor bugfixes in version 1.05, nothing to worry about if it already works for you. I wrote the original module some six [...]

My friends over at Mozes hooked me up, and you can now do something else neat with my name. Use your cellphone and send a text message of “dewitt” to 66937.

Forget AJAX and web services. Here is the coolest Internet product launch of the year: Amazon.com Groceries Some points from the site: More than 10,000 non-perishable grocery items. Selection is growing every day. All items are eligible for free Super Saver Shipping and Amazon Prime A new “Shopping List” feature. Like Wish Lists, but designed [...]

I’m sure this has been done before. But not by me. So… Here are all 26 of the Google “I’m feeling lucky” links that you’ll get when you type a single letter into the Firefox URL bar: “a” is for Apple, Inc.. “b” is for the Physical Review B Homepage. “c” is for the C [...]