I just finished an overhaul to Codeblocks.

Additions / Changes:
- C# Support
- Public workspaces, unmoderated public boards with no save password
- Fixed bug with single quotes in Ruby highlighter
- Internet Explorer users rejected based on user agent; not compatible with IE
- Fixed single-quote file name issue resulting in it not loading

A beta version of Codeblocks is now live. You can access Codeblocks by clicking the link in the way top right. It is a functionality build, not a design build - it’s fairly simplistic HTML right now, nothing fancy - but the code editor is working, along with collaborative editing and file storage. Aesthetic design is the last entry on a long list of priorities.

Additionally, a few people looking to take advantage of the work in progress build found it funny to spam the script with “Sparky is Gay” files, etc. I’m forewarning everyone now that any misusers of the script will be reported to their ISP, as the spammer mentioned above already has. This may seem like an idle threat, but kindly be reminded that as a web host, almost all ISPs take our complaints very seriously, and we have had about 20 people disconnected due to previous abuse.

On a lighter side of things, I’ll be adding syntax highlighting for C++, ColdFusion and LUA sometime this week. PHP and JavaScript debugging are also on the way. Please post comments with any suggestions you may have!

I had a great idea for a way to extend this site and make it useful.
I’m announcing the “Codeblocks” feature today, to be availible as early as next week.

Here’s how it works:
By visiting the “Codeblocks” section of this site, you can type or copy/paste code in a variety of languages into an online, syntax-highlighting editor, and save it to a file on the server. (No code will be executable on the server, so don’t even bother trying to exploit.) Anyone else can then load your file, view it, and edit it. (You’ll need a password to save edits, so only people you give that password to can change your original file.)

What do you think? Would you use a feature like this?

Those of you who know me have undoubtedly heard my rantings on this flawed product.

I’m not in a ranting mood per say, so I’ll simply list my main gripes with the new ultra-thin laptop:

1) Thin, not portable.
The Air is thin, I’m not denying that. But my issue here is that it’s only thin. It’s not a UMPC in any way, though it sacrifices features and power like a UMPC does.

2) No optical drive.
How does Apple expect to sell these to the professional crowd without an optical drive at all? Bye, all chance of video editors buying

3) One USB port.
ONE port. ONE! How is the damn thing still portable, when you have to lug around a USB hub, optical drive, and mouse all the time?

4) Single mouse button.
How hard is it to put a freakin’ right mouse button on the trackpad? Control-clicking is extremely annoying, not to mention that it doesn’t work in Windows or Linux.

5) Price tag.
Continuing with the Apple business model of gouging now and worrying later, the Air starts at a ridiculous $1799 - more than twice what a usable Windows UMPC would cost you.

In conclusion, I would never buy one. Kudos to not Apple.

As you can see, the site has been replaced by this fancy new WordPress blog.

I’ve decided to take a break from music for a while; there’s a lot going on at C9 right now and I’m devoting all my energy to getting some new services online (Game server hosting, for instance) as well as developing many of our long-overdue projects - CloudBoard, for instance.

I’m not quitting permanently. I’ll probably pick music back up again, sometime in the future. But for now, I’m taking a break - don’t expect to see anything before 2009.

Welcome to the blog. I’m aware that most people won’t read or care about this; it’s as much a record for me as it is a look into my life for everyone else. I don’t really have much to say at the moment, I’m still configuring this fresh install. I’ll post later.