A look at DNS Twister, a powerful tool for detecting typosquatting domains and protecting against phishing attacks.

Announcing the official web-based remake of VGA Planets, with support from original creator Tim Wisseman.

How to properly send email from Amazon EC2, including configuring Elastic IP, reverse DNS, and using Elastic Email as a relay service.

How to set up SSL with Mono HTTPListener using a signed certificate.

A simple C# class for determining MIME types by file extension.

A list of great WordPress plugins including Tiny MCE Advanced.

Solving Flash IO Error #2038 when uploading files in .NET applications.

Fixing DOM ready detection in Internet Explorer when using SSL.

How to replace all occurrences in a string using a variable in Javascript.

Launching geographicalmedia.com — a semantic web project for world news statistics and analysis.

First impressions of Google Chrome and why it really is a better browser.

Leaving The Gambia and travelling across West Africa by van.

Dogs, a giant Gambian rat in a tree, and morning chaos in Fajara, Gambia.

Announcing the launch of Geographical Media's website builder, later renamed to Lara.

Ultimate Frisbee pickup games in The Gambia.

A screenshot from my desktop showing the weather difference between The Gambia and Canada.

On the phenomenon of beards and young guys in Africa.

Converting .geographical media to SQLite and optimizing LIKE queries.

Discovering and working around the CSS file size limit in Internet Explorer 6 and 7.

Samples of basic javascript transition effects for use in web applications.

A life update — living in The Gambia and what I've been up to.

Announcing version 1.24 of .geographical media web publishing software.

Linking to my old blogger blog at joshtracker.blogspot.com.

Release notes for .geographical media version 1.23.

The very first post on joshua.perina.com.

Ok, so it has been a long time since I posted. I will be starting up a new blog soon and will post the new link here.

Before you all think I am dying out here I need to make a new posting. I am happy and healthy and back on my feet, the infection passed without worry and only held me up a couple of weeks in Dakar.

My stay in Dakar continues. It seems I pushed myself over the line during my 10 day march from St. Louis. After arriving in Dakar and sleeping for 3 days with my stomach churning from the untreated

After a seductive stay at Auberge Menata in Noakchott I left by car for St. Louis, Senegal. Arriving in Senegal was yet again a tremendous shift, and even the colonial architecture and pervasive touri

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After a brief stop in Nouadhiboo Martin and I hop back on our bicycles to continue the ride south through the desert, though we had not expected it, this part of the road was even more desolate than

Any of you who may have travelled to a malarius country before will have experienced the frustrations and question marks around what to do to prevent malaria. For those of you who haven't here is a l

It took 7 days, and many, many gallons of water but my charming bike and I made it accross the desert into Maritania. The trip was made possible by the tremendous generosity and helpfullness we encou

From Agadir I watched Emma leave on a bus back to the real world and realized once again I was alone. There are a lot of feelings which come to you during those moments. I sipped a mint tea and pond

On Tuesday, less than two weeks after seeing the Pope, Emma and I attempted an ascent of Jbel Toubkal, the tallest mountain in the Atlas range and the highest in Northern Africa. Though normally a fai

From Rome, Emma and I travel to Barcelona by plane, spend the weekend partying and dancing it up with her friend Ange. We spend a day site seeing the Gaudi exhibits and buildings and travel up to Fig

In Rome we went to see the Pope. I would suggest that few things are more rewarding than this experience if you allow it to be. The fun began as I walked up to a Vatican guard blocking a side entrance

Turns out its still going on and not in the symbolic sense.

Ahh Venice, how many stories have been written about your windy little "streets". Well actually, I know how many cuz they are the only books available in English in every bookstore. I'd say about a

Well, this year has been a good one. I have accomplished a lot and learned even more. Built some great friendships and some good memories. I had a lot to be thankfull for as I stood atop the roof

What? That was from the Ming Dynasty against northern China. You must be thinking of the Opium Wars...

Don't write Greek in your blog posting. Turns out, it won't post.

Today I embark on the second part of my journey. After several months in Sweden and travelling about Scandinavia I left this morning for the airport to start another period of long and liquid travelli

Uppsala (Sweden)

After Cuyo, Josh travels to Palawan. A thin strip of land, undeveloped, split in half by an ugly, dirty town, Peurto Princesca. He feels good, refreshed, renewed, his spirit quenched after his days

After the mornings excitement I choose to spend the day in the hands of my missionary friends. We visit a local church where it is the first day of a two day convention. The hosts of my companions are

After Sagada, Brian and I along with the "Three Dutch Girls" (Chocolate, Margali and Susan) travel to Banaue where the girls are performing research into the local tourism industry to complete their s

March 8th, we spend a cacophonous seven hour period jostled relentlessly by the poor suspension of a Lizardo bus bound for Sagada on the cruel, unpaved roads of the Philippine Mountain province. Flexi

The city of Manila is a jumble of activity, a thriving, bustling hub of energy which can neither be ignored nor easily left behind. Into this swirling tempest we fall and struggling to catch our breat

On Thursday, February 24th Brian and I make our way down to the Kaohsiung international airport and take our second plane ride of this trip. Despite internet searching, several phone calls and even a


Kending, Taiwan on a winter Monday is a quiet place. This little tourist town lives for the weekend traveler. Saturday night the town bustles with lively vendors, random fireworks displays and thousan

Lost:

Financial Statistics:

Our last weekend in Seoul we fore go sleep to pack in as much nightlife and site seeing as possible. Two pumping nights at club M2 in Sincheon result in us heading directly from the club at 6am to cat

Using an old apartment building:

Well, I can say, with certainty, there is good reason why the superbowl starts in the afternoon and not at 8 o'clock in the morning. The problem with an 8am start is that the drinking begins at 7am a

In truth, it is the people we meet on our journey that truly shape its experience. The places we visit provide a common backdrop and an enabling atmosphere for the free exchange of ideas, but it is t

Busan (also spelled Pusan) Harbour is a bustling, unattractive place and the city seems to follow suit. After a couple of weeks in Japan we started to feel like savvy travellers. A first taste of Kore

Well some interesting financial statistics here for you numbers people out there:

From Osaka we hop back on the Shinkansen and travel to Hiroshima for a day of historical review. From the outside Hiroshima seems to be a city shaped entirely by its explosive past. We walk around th

On the way to Osaka we stop in at Himeji and walk from the train station up to the largest castle in Japan Himeji-jo. Looking up at this ancient place is a spectacular sight, and I believe this may be

With Mt. Fuji behind us we travel to the small town of Marugame on the island of Shokoku where we stay with Brian's friend Ian who is teaching English in the town. It turns out he's a great host and w

After a quintessential Tokyo weekend, we began our exploration of the Japanese country side. Heading south west toward Mt. Fuji, we discovered the efficiency of the Japanese rail system the Shinkanse

Well, two nights in Tokyo and life's been wild. Big city fun in a place crazier than any. The people here are great. We arrived late on Thursday night after a long flight and managed to figure out

Well, here we are. Almost midnight, sleepin at Ryan's, and finally ready to hit the road. Packs are packed, stuffs in storage and minds are open. First stop - Tokyo.