ISSN 1496-3221
June 27, 2002
“The goal of VerisignOff is to help people understand that there are alternatives to Verisign/Network Solutions and that by patronizing these registrars, we help send an important message; consumers expect the companies that they patronize to treat them ethically and respectfully. We will not tolerate or reward companies who attempt to acquire or retain our … More
June 27, 2002
When it comes right down to it, the iPod has the potential to be so much more than a music playback device. Sure, it has some basic contact retrieval (note that I didn’t say contact “management”) capabilities, speedy-quick file storage, and a couple of nifty easter eggs, but why couldn’t it be even more expandable … More
June 27, 2002
You know, some headlines need no additional explanation whatsoever.
June 26, 2002
Zoinks! After doing a quick tour through my bookmarks, I had no idea I was so far behind in reading my regular list of weblogs. My apologies for being out of said loop.
June 26, 2002
Well, Amazon has gone and done it. They finally opened a Canadian site and ding dang it if they’re not blatantly waving the “we’ve got your price beat” flag right under my nose. Even with my frequent spnder membership discount, the very same book over at chapters.indigo.ca is nearly 20% less expensive at Amazon. That’s … More
June 26, 2002
Palms and Newtons and PocketPCs, oh my! Witnesseth whereas the web site designed with proper standards in mind and practice displays on nearly any device, regardless of make, manufacturer, or year model. Unless, of course some off-brand contraption fudges the interpretation a bit when it comes to rendering your style styles. It sort of like … More
June 25, 2002
The mail server is still a bit burpy-burpy today. Please bear with us.
June 24, 2002
I’m not entirely sure what’s going on right now, but the mail server for the splorp.com domain — and all of the virtual domains hosted here — seems to be down. I’m assuming this is a temporary problem, but apologies go out to those folks who use this particular server anyway. I’d fix it myself … More
June 23, 2002
My head is still spinning from an incredibly busy weekend crammed full of family, friends, and other social delights, so the interesting industry tidbits and ranting forth that I usually deliver here will have to wait until Monday. However, I do believe there’s just enough time to sneak in an installment of Three Line Poems … More
June 21, 2002
Oops. Who knew that the internal customer identifier was based on the company field? Who the heck builds systems that way? What if the user doesn’t have a company name? Why should the company field be required if the user doesn’t have one? Why force the user to enter some generic, meaningless text sputum into … More