Wednesday, September 4th, 2002
Impressive bit of Flash. It's a ASCII text music video set to an Offspring tune. check it
Wednesday, September 4th, 2002
The Communication Arts Interactive Annual is up. I've yet to take it all in, but I'll give you a head start. Ready...set...go!
Saturday, September 7th, 2002
Great news! It seems that Sony will be shipping the new Cybershot DSC-F717 in October. That means that I'll finally be able to get my hands on the Cybershot DSC-F707 that I've been wanting for a real bargain.
Monday, September 9th, 2002
An incredible flaw in Windows XP has been revealed. A simple web link can delete files of the hacker's choosing. If you can, PLEASE run Windows Update and apply the latest service pack. I do not want to reveal how this flaw is exploited, so please visit Windows Update.
If you don't want to run Windows Update, you can get info at Gibson Research as to how to fix this hole.
Tuesday, September 10th, 2002
Here's some good head rollin' fun.
Tuesday, September 10th, 2002
In honor of my mom's trip to Norway and because I didn't get to go along, I'm there in "spirit".
Wednesday, September 11th, 2002
The W3C has released Amaya v6.3 this week. Amaya is an open source web browser and authoring tool that is hosted by the W3C.
Wednesday, September 11th, 2002
Thursday, September 12th, 2002
Greetings from Amazon.com. We've recently learned from our supplier that the item you requested to be notified about, Segway Human Transporter (also known as "Ginger" or "IT"), will not be available in the foreseeable future.
Friday, September 13th, 2002
Friday, September 13th, 2002
If you have XP and don't want to download the Service Pack for whatever reason, I urge you to run this fix from Gibson Research. This will take care of the security hole mentioned in Monday's report.
Monday, September 16th, 2002
Mozilla is leaking.
Tuesday, September 17th, 2002
So this guy said to me, "I think you're hitting my balls".
I was at the driving range, so it was in context, but why phrase it like that?
Tuesday, September 17th, 2002
TechTV has a cool little article up on their site that discusses the horrors of hard drive failure and also has links to wav files of the sounds that you never want to hear your computer make.
Friday, September 20th, 2002
I just got a new monitor at work. It's a flat panel and is pretty similar to my previous one. What's completely f'd is that the controls for brightness, contrast, etc. max out at 31...or 63 on other settings. Isn't it standard to use values that range from 0-100?
Sunday, September 22nd, 2002
This weekend I attended two birthday parties, drove 200 miles in 3 hours, ordered a computer for my grandma and did last week's calculus homework. I can't wait to get back to work tomorrow so I can relax.
Monday, September 23rd, 2002
Read all about it. Google has added a news page to their site.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2002
The istockphoto.com t-shirt design contest results have been posted. Congrats to the winners.
Tuesday, September 24th, 2002
Last night I had a really f'd up dream. I don't remember all of the details, but Dan of redcricket.com was helping me modify my golf swing to accomidate my freshly missing left thumb.
My thumb is a little sore from a hang nail, but I'm not sure why Dan ended up in my freaked out dreamland. I may have to evaluate the amount of time that I'm spending on the internet.
Thursday, September 26th, 2002
I finally got around to reading the xhtml 2.0 article over at xml.com. XHTML 2.0 feels less like a new house and more like spring cleaning.
Thursday, September 26th, 2002
I just upgraded to Windows XP Pro. I have to say that it was the easiest install that I've done. I installed it on my Dell C600 laptop and it was a breeze. Typically, with a Win2k install you need to run through the drivers disc to get all of the hardware working properly and with XP I didn't even need to put that disc in. Everything just works. I may have a different story tomorrow, but for now I'm happy.
Friday, September 27th, 2002
Happy fourth birthday to Google.
Friday, September 27th, 2002
I'm currently going through hell trying to get drivers for Windows 2000 loaded on a new Dell. The cd that Dell provides with new PC's is nearly useless if you decide to install an OS other than the one that came pre-installed. We go through this every single time with them.
Saturday, September 28th, 2002
I have a Belkin Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway Router and their matching PCMCIA card. I can't be sure if it's Windows XP or the XP driver for the wireless card, but my internet connection has increased by 5-7 times. I'm getting an internet connection close to 2 megabits over 802.11b. That blows me away. I was previously getting at MOST 300kb with the Win2k OS and driver.
Monday, September 30th, 2002
This week will be pretty quiet. I have a calculus test to prepare for and a proposal to write. Towards the end of the week I'll be adding a photos section and start working on getting my bookmarks organized in a database so I can post them here.
