ISSN 1496-3221
April 14, 2003
Oh happy day. Apple finally released another public beta of Safari replete with tabs. If you’ve been following the various rumor sites or Dave Hyatt’s Surfin’ Safari weblog, you probably already know that this version also sports niceties such as form autofill, the ability to reset your privacy settings, bookmark importing, improved AppleScriptiness, and ongoing … More
April 8, 2003
Apparently, deleting an email account in Apple’s Mail.app not a very good idea. I knew there was still a reason for me to be running Claris Emailer under OS 9. I know. I’m a wimp.
April 8, 2003
The lovely Dean Allen guides us down memory lane in this little ditty about PageMaker and Quark and all things stupid about growing up with page layout software. One was a inept piece of software from a decent company. The other was a slightly less inept piece of software from a company who thought customer … More
April 7, 2003
You know how you can install one of the those point-of-use taps that dispenses almost-boiling hot water right at your kitchen sink? Great idea, right? Sooner or later some smart person will see the light and combine one of those things with a coffee maker. When they do, do I ever have the web address … More
April 6, 2003
You know what I love doing? I love spending way more time and energy than I really ought to cleaning up a series of posts on a public message board that I run because some knob who had his Corn Flakes pissed on this morning decided to peck them out of his keyboard so fast … More
April 2, 2003
ASP in a Nutshell with asparagus and noodles. Calgary.
April 1, 2003
Bare Bones Software Announces New Pricing Option BEDFORD, Mass. — April 1, 2003 — Bare Bones Software today announced they have expanded their pricing options for BBEdit 7.0, the award-winning professional HTML and text editor for the Macintosh. Now available is the option to purchase a single user license of BBEdit with hand delivery by a … More
March 31, 2003
What started as a subtle visual declaration by several regulars in a typography forum, has transformed into a full-on community-powered display of creative voice. Submit an icon or three to the Typophiles For Peace virtual quilt, brought to you by mighty folks over at — where else but — Typophile. I’ve sent in a couple … More
March 30, 2003
No, this isn’t a photograph from my non-stop birthday party weekend. If you must know, the hastily scrawled caption on the back of the snapshot reads as follows: “Grant fetching some beer for Dad. August 1964.” Aside from the shape of the bottles and the style of my shorts and, I suppose some things never … More
March 28, 2003
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