ISSN 1496-3221
January 24, 2002
If you can read this, then everything is ok again. Contrary to popular belief, the internet does not necessarily adhere to the principle of 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Case in point? My lovingly pieced together software router froze up last night around 2:00 am, and for some stupid reason (on my … More
January 22, 2002
And there you have it. Proving once and for all that these fair wordsmithing talents are not those of some one hit wonder, my latest prosaic donation to the pseudodictionary has been published for all to admire. For those of you who missed it the first time around, here’s my previous contribution.
January 22, 2002
The grantcam is now broadcasting from the new digs. Big whoop, eh?
January 21, 2002
Today is my first official day on the new job. Actually, that’s not quite correct. In truth, I’ve been technically on the job since the beginning of January, but today marks the first day that I’ve been physically at the job. As in “not working from home” on the job. As in “sitting in an … More
January 20, 2002
Have you been sensing an eerie quietness today? Well, it’s probably because the mail server has been down since about four o’clock this afternoon. Rest assured that I have contacted the other Grant, and he’ll give the box a kick as soon as he returns from wherever the heck he is right now. By the … More
January 20, 2002
Great jumping piles of convoluted file system goodness. Every single day is new adventure with the Qube. Tonight, I finally managed to figure out where Webalizer was depositing all of the daily server statistics. I knew that they had to be somewhere within reach of the web server, but I never imagined that they’d be … More
January 19, 2002
Damn. Something is just starting to sink in. I now have a real computer to use at the office. I now have licensed copies of the software in need to perform required tasks at the office. I now have a voluminous coffee cup perched cheerfully on the desk at the office. I guess that starting … More
January 18, 2002
And yes, Mac OS X is installed by default on my new G4. Look out world.
January 18, 2002
Craig Linton takes a quick, pointed look at the usability of Mac OS X, specifically targeting aspects of everyone’s favorite interface whipping boys, the dock and the window widget. All well and good you might say. But then he gets all crazy and starts into offering viable solutions on making them better. What the hell’s … More
January 16, 2002
Note to self. The meticulous thinning out of household files disguised as efficient recycling is not necessarily a good thing. In the future, an attempt should be made to keep all canceled cheques for a period of no less than six months. Trust me, it’ll just work out better in the long run. People will … More