Here is the answer to the question of the week… “How many web browsers do I have installed on my work computer?” Internet Explorer 6.0 Netscape 7.x Netscape 4.x Opera 7.x Mozilla 1.x Phoenix 0.x Lynx 2.8.4 Ghostzilla I have 8 web browsers installed at work. At home, I just have 3 (IE, Phoenix, and…
Quiz question for the week… How many web browsers do I have installed on my work computer? 🙂 People get in a tizzy over the dumbest things sometimes. Cell phones with cameras are not a menace to privacy, any camera can be. Yeah, cell phones are small. Lots of digital cameras are so small they can…
Best spam message of the week… I had hoped to hear from you again, I was quite disappointed 🙁 Anyway, if you lost my email, I’ll meet you back at the old site. <URL Suppressed> Kisses, Mil Looks like a real message until you realize 1) you have never been to that URL and 2)…
Had a weird thought just now. The world of computing is becoming like the Tower of Babel. Where once there was one or a few options, people create their own variant which may gain in some popularity and take away from the dominant’s popularity. In order to not step on people’s toes we allow them to…
The one thing I would like to see in computer products is reliability. Having tried my hand at some programming, I know how difficult it is to get there. A new feature? No! Make it work first! Before I forget… What exactly is the difference between an oxford and a broadcloth? Think I have an idea, but it…
Virus and worm writers suck… This stuff gets really annoying really quickly. The latest worm picks on Microsoft SQL server. Don’t think we have many installations here. However, between 4 and 6 AM on a Sunday morning we had an average 30% utilization of our bandwith? That is down from 80 – 100% utilization yesterday afternoon. Could…
Why throw away your old computer? Even a 300 MHz can be installed with a decent operating system and run many low-processor intensive games for kids. It can service your network. Become a location to store backups of your information. Lots of uses. It can be donated to a school, a senior center, etc. Why toss…
Yeah, the electronics and software manufacturers don’t care about us. We are the enemy! Nevermind that we give them the money that sustains the industry. Each and every one of us have the potential for attempting to use their products differently than they intend. Should we venture into those gray markets they will do their…
Got a kick out of these emails. My favorite parts are bolded. Hey there, I’m nnnnnn. I got your email address from a friend and thought I’d get in touch. I’m kind of new to this whole thing, the internet and meeting people on the internet. I thought I’d tell you a little about myself,…