A little explanation today, as background to the bizarre fax we got this morning. We don’t have a traditional ISP, we have a company that we are partnered with, who provided a consultant about 6 years ago to put together our computer network. (Before I worked here). We’ve simply thrown up a fractional T1 between…
20 Year Archive now Available on Google Groups This is actually fairly interesting. It’s got a listing of some of the more historic posts, like the first mention of Microsoft, or the first mention of AOL in Usenet. (Via Firda’s weblog .) This also presents us with a dilemna. For the last 20 years, how…
Speaking of big stinks, I just had to replace a monitor upstairs. I knew as soon as I hit that hallway that it had shorted, the odor was a definite give away. Luckily we had an extra sitting at an empty cubicle, so I didn’t have to run out and buy one on the spot….
Big Stink Over a Simple Link Let me just say it now, in case anyone is worried about the legal ramifications, I don’t care if you link to my site, please do. Not only do I not require a “linking agreement” but if you show up often enough as a referrer, you’ll get a thanks…
News: Is that a bargain PC under your tree? There are some pretty good deals out there if you happen to be looking to pick up a nice PC for the kids or something. You could end up with a pretty decent machine.
I installed Opera 6.0 last night, and I’ve been playing with it a little bit today. I haven’t played enough to really give it a full review, but here’s a few notes: Things I like (and that separate it from IE 6): The built-in ability to not accept pop-ups. The zoom feature so I can…