Sunday, November 27, 2005
What the deuce happened to Blogger? Template woes galore.
I have an XBox360....FREE That's what I get for being so very good at my night job. I have not any issues with it as of yet. Still messing around..I'm really rusty at gaming.
I just checked my backlinks on google, and would like to thank todd @ Pure BS - political news, and seeker @ Human Events for keeping me onboard during my long hiatus.
I'll be blogging until late spring. I'm going to Alaska this summer.
Now I just need to straifgten this awful template out...Ick!
I have an XBox360....FREE That's what I get for being so very good at my night job. I have not any issues with it as of yet. Still messing around..I'm really rusty at gaming.
I just checked my backlinks on google, and would like to thank todd @ Pure BS - political news, and seeker @ Human Events for keeping me onboard during my long hiatus.
I'll be blogging until late spring. I'm going to Alaska this summer.
Now I just need to straifgten this awful template out...Ick!
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Test! Dammit!
Sunday, August 08, 2004
Screw the Google IPO.
The coolest search engine news centers around 19 year old Nathan Enns' Fybersearch and Microsoft's pretty amazing Lookout add-on that is likely to be the cornerstone of Longhorn, the next MS OS.
Fybersearch is just plain cool. It's what a search engine should be. I've been following the development of Nathan's serch engine for a while, and it is abundantly clear that this young lad understands how a search engine ought to function.
Definitely something to keep watching as it grows in valuable features, and indexes more pages. Try it out!
Now for something completely different from the high-domes in Redmond.
Lookout is simply amazing. I installed the .net framework a while ago in order to ummm, well, talk across my LAN in a certain way. I installed Lookout last week, and it searches at an almost unbelievable speed. I'm pretty jaded when it comes to new, latest and greatest developments, but this is something pretty special.
After trashing MS for years with their security flawed software, and going Linux(Knoppix Flavor), this is something that is so good that it just might make me rethink my parting with MS(I do maintain Windows on a couple of machines)
If Longhorn is delivered with Lookout and some security, I'd consider going back to MS. I never thought I'd type that. Give it a whirl. It's that good.
The coolest search engine news centers around 19 year old Nathan Enns' Fybersearch and Microsoft's pretty amazing Lookout add-on that is likely to be the cornerstone of Longhorn, the next MS OS.
Fybersearch is just plain cool. It's what a search engine should be. I've been following the development of Nathan's serch engine for a while, and it is abundantly clear that this young lad understands how a search engine ought to function.
Definitely something to keep watching as it grows in valuable features, and indexes more pages. Try it out!
Now for something completely different from the high-domes in Redmond.
Lookout is simply amazing. I installed the .net framework a while ago in order to ummm, well, talk across my LAN in a certain way. I installed Lookout last week, and it searches at an almost unbelievable speed. I'm pretty jaded when it comes to new, latest and greatest developments, but this is something pretty special.
After trashing MS for years with their security flawed software, and going Linux(Knoppix Flavor), this is something that is so good that it just might make me rethink my parting with MS(I do maintain Windows on a couple of machines)
If Longhorn is delivered with Lookout and some security, I'd consider going back to MS. I never thought I'd type that. Give it a whirl. It's that good.
Monday, August 02, 2004
Big news!
I am working on a special, top-secret, errm project. Because TheShadow™ has been working on BitTornado and his experimental BT client, he is super busy with algorithms and hard coding. I've offered my limited coding services on a new UI for the client.
It'll be lightweight and skinnable. I've got some of the work done. Expect a new look really soon!< /br>< /br>
On Edit: Those XML break tags are lovely, don't you thimk?(spelling error intentional)
I am working on a special, top-secret, errm project. Because TheShadow™ has been working on BitTornado and his experimental BT client, he is super busy with algorithms and hard coding. I've offered my limited coding services on a new UI for the client.
It'll be lightweight and skinnable. I've got some of the work done. Expect a new look really soon!< /br>< /br>
On Edit: Those XML break tags are lovely, don't you thimk?(spelling error intentional)
Friday, July 23, 2004
WTF? That text editor sucks.
BitTorrent, ZoneAlarm and you.
I have been using ZoneAlarm for a while. I finally went the hardware firewall route(Linux server). After uninstalling ZA Pro I received start-up errors. In particular missing file: vsdata95.vxd Now this is a ZoneAlarm registry file.
I went into the Windows registry and deleted the vsdata95.vxd entry. I also manually removed four other system files. The ZA uninstaller is awful.
I had a huge issue with ZA and the vsdata file. When using BitTorrent, I had to rebbot in order to clear the .vxd cache in order to browse after opening a Torrent.
Just something to be aware of...try a different firewall.
BitTorrent, ZoneAlarm and you.
I have been using ZoneAlarm for a while. I finally went the hardware firewall route(Linux server). After uninstalling ZA Pro I received start-up errors. In particular missing file: vsdata95.vxd Now this is a ZoneAlarm registry file.
I went into the Windows registry and deleted the vsdata95.vxd entry. I also manually removed four other system files. The ZA uninstaller is awful.
I had a huge issue with ZA and the vsdata file. When using BitTorrent, I had to rebbot in order to clear the .vxd cache in order to browse after opening a Torrent.
Just something to be aware of...try a different firewall.
Saturday, July 03, 2004
I am not a big fan of Windows of any flavor. But, since most of the desktop world is "Wintel' dominated I should alert you to a real uninstaller.
Various quick and dirty uninstallers such as "Uninstall Shield" and other bundled uninstallers typically leave registry entries and orphaned library files and links.
There are additional third party uninstallers that purport to do a better job. Most of them do not.
In order to completely remove all traces of a program, something better is needed.
That's where Ashampoo's Uninstaller Suite comes into play.
What a really effective uninstaller needs to do is to take a before installation snapshot, and an after installation snapshot of your system files - including the evil Windows registry - and record the differences. The difference is everything that you just installed.
Having this information in the form of a log file enables you to completely remove any trace of the program should you need to uninstall it(note: this product is so effective that it effectively removes the trial periods of much shareware if you're so inclined)
It works very quickly, and is easy to use. I am pretty jaded when it comes to such things, but this product is a winner.
Various quick and dirty uninstallers such as "Uninstall Shield" and other bundled uninstallers typically leave registry entries and orphaned library files and links.
There are additional third party uninstallers that purport to do a better job. Most of them do not.
In order to completely remove all traces of a program, something better is needed.
That's where Ashampoo's Uninstaller Suite comes into play.
What a really effective uninstaller needs to do is to take a before installation snapshot, and an after installation snapshot of your system files - including the evil Windows registry - and record the differences. The difference is everything that you just installed.
Having this information in the form of a log file enables you to completely remove any trace of the program should you need to uninstall it(note: this product is so effective that it effectively removes the trial periods of much shareware if you're so inclined)
It works very quickly, and is easy to use. I am pretty jaded when it comes to such things, but this product is a winner.
Saturday, June 26, 2004
Oh, and by the way, if you aren't using Mozilla Firefox, you need to be. Don't ask, just get some.
I'm pretty much weaned off MS products, save for the ubiquitous IE browser. My current OS of favor is now Knoppix, a Linux flavor. It positively rocks.
I'm pretty much weaned off MS products, save for the ubiquitous IE browser. My current OS of favor is now Knoppix, a Linux flavor. It positively rocks.
I have a new menu script...It's pretty bloated, but it works in vintage(ns4) browsers.
The script is 34KB..Way too fat for my taste, but it works in everything I've tried it in.
If you want to give it a whirl, reply in comments.
On another note, I found a truly effective download manager.
When D/Ling from a slow server, the ability to split files into 16 segments has real value.
Get yours here.
BTW, the menu script doesn't cag on my p2 233Mhz test machine, so if you're not a script writer, it might have some value...It supports unlimited submenus in arrays, and is pretty similar to Andy Wooley's milonic menu. Andy's menu is kinda chunky as well. You get what you pay for..Or in the case of my menu, more.
If you want the menu, I can't offer support. If you're used to menus built on arrays, it should look familiar, if you're not, it might be a bit confusing.
The script is 34KB..Way too fat for my taste, but it works in everything I've tried it in.
If you want to give it a whirl, reply in comments.
On another note, I found a truly effective download manager.
When D/Ling from a slow server, the ability to split files into 16 segments has real value.
Get yours here.
BTW, the menu script doesn't cag on my p2 233Mhz test machine, so if you're not a script writer, it might have some value...It supports unlimited submenus in arrays, and is pretty similar to Andy Wooley's milonic menu. Andy's menu is kinda chunky as well. You get what you pay for..Or in the case of my menu, more.
If you want the menu, I can't offer support. If you're used to menus built on arrays, it should look familiar, if you're not, it might be a bit confusing.
