http://thezaz.com/ The personal website and blog of Thom McGrath. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:23:19 -0500 en http://thezaz.com/blog/2013/03/persistent_login_cookies.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2013/03/persistent_login_cookies.html Persistent logins aren't hard to get right, but easy to do wrong. Especially when the leading guide doesn't work in modern practice. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:40:53 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2013/01/implementing_wildcard_ssl_with.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2013/01/implementing_wildcard_ssl_with.html Because SSL is a bitch by itself, wildcard SSL is like trying to teach a lion to bake. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:40:39 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/10/service_real_studio_string_obf.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/10/service_real_studio_string_obf.html A simple web script to help you obfuscate Real Studio strings. Mon, 22 Oct 2012 00:09:11 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/10/a_month_with_sli.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/10/a_month_with_sli.html Oh SLI, thou are a heartless bitch. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 01:02:24 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/08/balancing_battlefield_3.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/08/balancing_battlefield_3.html Battlefield 3 has a serious problem with the medic class. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 03:01:12 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/07/the_prize_of_the_office.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/07/the_prize_of_the_office.html Every office/man cave needs a trophy. I got mine. Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:52:06 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/06/prometheus.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/06/prometheus.html I can't stop thinking about this movie. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 15:08:37 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/05/marvel_isnt_so_dead.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/05/marvel_isnt_so_dead.html The day I read that Disney had purchased Marvel, I feared the worst and wrote about it on this very blog. Disney has a remarkable habit of destroying everything they touch. And then The Avengers happened. It has pretty much... Mon, 07 May 2012 18:24:50 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/04/getting_customizable_toolbars_.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/04/getting_customizable_toolbars_.html You know how I said I wasn't updating HIToolbar anymore? Turns out that was a good choice. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:56:15 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/04/passwords.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/04/passwords.html For too long we've been making suggestions about secure passwords that don't make sense. Staying secure online doesn't have to be hard. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 09:41:16 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/04/welcome_back.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2012/04/welcome_back.html The ZAZ has been offline for a little while now. Here's why, and what the plans for the future are. Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:22:36 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/12/the_battlefield.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/12/the_battlefield.html Battlefield 2142 is better than Battlefield Bad Company 2 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:34:47 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/11/a_mostly_pointless_entry.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/11/a_mostly_pointless_entry.html I've been using an iPhone 4 for about a day now. Since Apple cancelled the white model, it was time to go with the black. My original iPhone was rapidly becoming a problem, so it was time. I've owned an... Tue, 02 Nov 2010 21:46:13 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/10/left_4_dead_2_comes_to_mac.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/10/left_4_dead_2_comes_to_mac.html Left 4 Dead 2 comes to the Mac, and it runs great. Wed, 06 Oct 2010 01:20:55 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/09/bug_fixes.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/09/bug_fixes.html We fix bugs, and develop new features. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:53:33 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/09/the_web_edition_and_resources.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/09/the_web_edition_and_resources.html More Web Edition Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:40:41 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/08/my_fellow_iphoners.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/08/my_fellow_iphoners.html Anybody willing to send me an old 3GS? Sun, 15 Aug 2010 00:06:38 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/05/macs_and_games.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/05/macs_and_games.html Macs and PCs both suck at gaming Fri, 28 May 2010 16:40:35 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/04/microsoft_officially_supports.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/04/microsoft_officially_supports.html Microsoft drops a bomb on Ogg. Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:53:36 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/04/apple_is_betting_on_the_wrong.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/04/apple_is_betting_on_the_wrong.html Flash sucks, but it might win this war. Wed, 14 Apr 2010 21:08:56 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/01/my_take_on_ipad.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2010/01/my_take_on_ipad.html My reaction to the iPad announcement. It was bound to happen. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:57:45 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/11/steam_is_pretty_cool.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/11/steam_is_pretty_cool.html Yeah, I like Steam, what of it? Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:22:30 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/11/microsoft_continues_to_threate.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/11/microsoft_continues_to_threate.html Internet Exploder does it again. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:13 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/10/feedback_tricks.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/10/feedback_tricks.html Here's a short list of some neat secrets about Feedback: OpenSearch Support If you use any OpenSearch enabled browser, such as Firefox or Internet Explorer, you can visit http://feedback.realsoftware.com/ and your search field will light up with the ability to... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:21:59 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/09/feedback_ships.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/09/feedback_ships.html Hark! A new feedback system?! Again?! More sentence fragments?! Hell yeah! Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:07:56 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/09/do_something_challenging.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/09/do_something_challenging.html Do something challenging, just because you can. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:09:45 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/09/marvel_dies.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/09/marvel_dies.html I really hate Disney. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:18:01 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/07/chrome_os.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/07/chrome_os.html A mini-rant about Google's latest pile of junk. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:01:38 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/07/iphone_upgrading.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/07/iphone_upgrading.html Upgrading from iPhone to iPhone 3GS and SE S500i to iPhone. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:44:41 -0500 http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/06/come_with_us.html http://thezaz.com/blog/2009/06/come_with_us.html The clan grows! Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:53:19 -0500