I just updated the virus definitions on my machine, which I always do first, as a test, before moving on to the other machines. Of course, my AV is not working properly now! Ugh!
Oh, and my first attempt at posting this ended in utter failure as well, when our internet connection belched for a few moments.
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If you use My Yahoo! and want to use it as a news aggregator you can just click Add to My Yahoo! and start it up. It’s nowhere near as flexible as other aggregators but it requires no downloading or installation. Maybe it’s a step toward more wide-spread use of RSS? (link via Library Stuff)…
I suppose this was just a matter of time, eh? And I suppose that Symantec is rating it such a low risk because, really, who would be dumb enough to open this sort of attachment? Well, there’s a news story about it, so I bet there are some folks who have… 🙂 Follow these topics:…
Dave is complaining about Verizon. The “install” of the DSL service branded his browser, changed his homepage and changed all the email server settings. Yeah, Roadrunner’s “install” did the same thing, when all it really needed was the gateway IP and DNS servers. In fact, once I got my router pointed at the correct gateway,…
As cool as Gmail is, there are some things that leave me frustrated with it. Here’s a short list of things I’d really like to see: – Give me an option to export contacts! Or, what would be even nicer, let me sync my Outlook contacts with Gmail contacts. Having started on Gmail before it…
I haven’t started a podcast, though. That might be a bit too far for this introvert. But I’ve been a guest on a few, and I’m always open to being a guest on yours. Those connections can prove invaluable in the era of mass layoffs. I’m thankful to everyone who reads and shares my words with their network. That’s how the community gets built, and we are all better with a community of smart people around us willing to share their knowledge and connections.Â
Plus, introverts get to participate without competing with the loudest voices at the bar. The internet can provide that for all of us if we are willing to escape the enshittified social media platforms. It’s still there.Â
Put something into the world and let that work connect you to the audience who needs to see it. It’s like going to a networking event with the whole world.Â
As we discovered last night at the Dave Matthews concert, when you’re a rock star you can walk up to the microhpone mumble something completely unintelligible, and people will cheer you for it! What a life! *L* Despite that, it was a good show, and Dave mumbles a little less when he sings. 🙂 My…