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Archive: June, 2002

June 20, 2002

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On the way into work this morning, I spotted several distinct signs that the G8 Summit is but a week away. The local news has been humming with tidbits regarding the preparation and security issues for this international schmooze-fest, but to the casual observer there really hasn’t been much evidence of the blessed event here … More

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June 18, 2002

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Fug. This ought to be a joy…

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June 18, 2002

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Considering how complex and involved the selection, deployment and ongoing maintenance of a content management system can be, you can easily forget to include really useful features such as desktop pattern organization.

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June 18, 2002

MailSmithery

What am I getting myself into? I wasn’t looking to change over to a new email client. Really, I wasn’t. But the consumer in me was enticed enough by the offer of the O’Reilly AppleScript in a Nutshell book being bundled with the current version of Mailsmith to actually crack open the wallet and place … More

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June 14, 2002

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When did Microsoft start referring to their own software as a virus? Oh, sorry… I must have read that headline a bit too quickly. I thought it had something to do with the truth in advertising movement.

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.

June 14, 2002

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 Hydro-demolition sediment tank and overflow hose. 4th Avenue Southwest, Calgary.

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June 13, 2002

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Well look at what I just found out. The spiffy individual who went and put the first web server on the Mac after talking to that wacky Tim Berners-Lee guy, has gone off and got himself a weblog. Chuck Shotton’s Logic Faults: featuring paint scandal updates, banana colada recipes, the occasional web services brain dump, … More

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June 13, 2002

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Oh, the things you can do by splicing together a couple chunks of borrowed JavaScript and just a touch of local style sheet shebang. Just click reload. Simple perhaps, yet a wonderfully effective afternoon hack.

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June 11, 2002

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Plunderkind: So you’re Apple.

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June 11, 2002

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Suck it up, customer boy.

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.