ISSN 1496-3221
July 24, 2001
Heir To The Evil Empire ThroneRegardless of how anyone interprets the current titanistic status of Microsoft and America Online, in my opinion both of these companies are the corporate equivalent of the spawn of satan. RealNetworks is their ugly stepsister.
July 23, 2001
July 23, 2001
Dagnabbit. I just smashed the end of my thumb with a hammer whilst fixing a stubborn cord retractor in our vacuum cleaner. Deep purple is definitely not my favourite colour when it comes to blistered digits. Of course, yellow or green aren’t very attractive either.
July 23, 2001
Any semi-respectable shelf containing even a modicum of design books and other reference material couldn’t possibly be considered adequate without a hard copy version of the Aqua Human Interface Guidelines. Yes, one more thing to add to the shopping list.
July 22, 2001
It has been just over three months since I decided to leave EyeWire by my own accord, smiling and nodding as my previous employer rolled out its new employee retention program. In all the excitement to vacate my corner of the office, I never managed to get around to canceling my corporate American Express card. … More
July 21, 2001
As of today, I have two friends who have married people that they met through the internet. The first couple is doing well by all accounts. The second couple, who officially hitched this morning, have my best wishes for a long and happy partnership. Or should that be merger? A dot-consecration, perhaps?
July 21, 2001
We were unintentionally off the air for about six hours today. Sorry about that.
July 20, 2001
Apple ][ FontYou’ve just got to be able to find a use for this. A pair of pixel fonts based on the 40 column and 80 column displays of the Apple ][ screen. Perfect for mocking up those VisiCalc screen shots and formatting your CATALOG listings.
July 20, 2001
Code Red Worm Claims 12,000 ServersI thought the net felt a little sluggish the week. In the article, spunky Microsoft security program manager Scott Culp had this advice to offer: “For system administrators who have not patched their systems, now would be a good time.” Well, no shit Scotty. Thanks for offering to help pull … More
July 20, 2001
I’m embarking on a surplus gizmo quest today. Specifically, I’m on the lookout for memory that I caan plug into a Sparcstation 5. If anybody out there has a stash of obsolete hardware under your desk or in a closet somewhere, please take a peek and see if there happens to be a pile of … More