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Archive: December, 2002

December 7, 2002

Mei camera obscura.

Fresh from the in box: I’m afraid I’m going to have to ask you to cease and desistin the usage of your “Grantcam.” You see, I’m Grant… Ihave a camera, granted, it’s not a web cam, but still…obviously mine is the true Grantcam. I searched all overyour lovely little site for your date of birth, … More

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December 6, 2002

When webcams go bad.

 I found this image staring back at me from the EvoCam preview window when I came into work this morning. The camera was working, the timestamp was updating and new files were being uploaded to the server, but the images (taken yesterday) were frozen in some sort of suspended (and yet composited) animation. It’s a … More

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December 6, 2002

They don’t call it boilerplate for nothing.

This is an actual signature found at the end of an actual message that I actually received today. Bulletproof and bilingual. What more could you possibly ask for in an email transmission and any accompanying attachment? ———– IMPORTANT NOTICE — AVIS IMPORTANT ————–Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. Recipientshould check this email and any … More

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December 6, 2002

Unofficially, we’re a user group now.

I am pleased to report that the first meeting involving two of Calgary’s four or five remaining Newton users occurred last night. I say four or five because the count varies based on who happens to be in town and responding to their email at any given time. As far I as can recall, this … More

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December 4, 2002

The flash cards were nestled all snug in their slots…

While my serial cable was tangled in knots. Yes, it’s that time of the year again and wouldn’t you know it, the December update of the Newton FAQ has just slid down the chimney.

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December 4, 2002

Photo of the day.

 Service station signage. Southeast Calgary.

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December 3, 2002

My company can beat up your company.

The humble little startup I work for and enjoy immensely, is currently scrumming for one of the positions in the annual Fast Company Fast 50. As is with the rest of the entries, we have our own tale to tell and vision to share. Hopefully, if enough other people pause to consider our story, we … More

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December 3, 2002

He’s dead Jim (Von Ehr).

That’s it. Fontographer is dead. Done. Buried. Toast. And FontLab, that wiseacre kid with the intercap haircut, killed it. Finally. The Mac version of this current, supported, stupidly powerful typeface creation tool just started shipping and there is absolutely no reason not to plunk down your $200 measly US dollars, punch in your geriatric Fontographer … More

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December 3, 2002

Blogger control undergarment.

BloggerControl is a new kid on Pyra’s block specifically for users of Blogger Pro and Blog Spot Plus. Great. Wonderful. It’s about time. I love it. So when did this happen? Does it actually work? Has anyone used this mechanism to report problems and get feedback since it appeared? It’s got to be better than … More

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December 3, 2002

Now you see it. Now you don’t.

And now you see it again. Mozilla 1.2.1 hit the shelves late yesterday and fixes a DHTML-related bug found in version 1.2 last week. As usual, the release notes are awaiting your inspection.

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.