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August 2003 - Posts

• Deep Thoughts

  "Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed. Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they might be out of work and their dreams would Read More... Posted Sunday, August 31, 2003 6:10 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: General

• Security Blogs

  Scott Grannemann of SecurityFocus.com writes about several Security related blogs (Most with RSS feeds). [WebLogs @ DotNetJunkies.com] These could definitely come in handy. [Listening to: Track 7 - Anna Bullard - Live (02:31)] Read More... Posted Sunday, August 31, 2003 4:14 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• MS Offers Licensing to Trillian

  "Running an (IM) network is expensive," said Lisa Gurry, group product manager for MSN at Microsoft. "We can't sustain multiple other people's businesses, particularly if they charge for certain versions of their software. We're introducing licensing Read More... Posted Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:02 AM by sjh | 3 Comments Filed under: Tech/Geek

• Test from w.bloggar

  This is closer to how I'm used to posting on my personal site, from a desktop app instead of the web. Of course, w.bloggar is quite a bit better than the program I wrote to update my personal site. That is, if it works. [UPDATE] It does. :) [Listening Read More... Posted Friday, August 29, 2003 11:34 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• Finishing Off My PayPal Account

  PayPal has a new User Agreement and I have 106 days left to agree to it or they will “limit access” to my account and pay out the remaining funds I have. I decided to go ahead and spend the $4 in my account, so I donated to Luke to encourage him to continue Read More... Posted Friday, August 29, 2003 7:13 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• IE to lose Plug-Ins?

  If MS caves to this patent holder's victory in court last week, they are going to have to remove the offending code from IE which apparently means they will not be able to use plug-ins the way IE currently works. "In the near term, Microsoft has indicated Read More... Posted Friday, August 29, 2003 6:58 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• Dell's new Click-Through Licensing

  This is a horror story. She insists I have to press a key. I ask her if she really means that I have to agree to the licenses before it's at all possible that i've read them. She says "yes". I explain that that's not acceptable, and ask for her supervisor. Read More... Posted Friday, August 29, 2003 6:03 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• Another "call and ask" MS Patch

  I refuse to accept “we haven't tested it” as a valid excuse for requiring users to call and ask for patches for bugs like this . It gives “I h4t3 M$” ranters ammunition and forces me to agree with them, which I hate. Read More... Posted Thursday, August 28, 2003 7:22 PM by sjh | 2 Comments Filed under: Tech/Geek

• Temporary, Disposable Email Address

  I am Jack's single serve email address . Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2003 7:19 PM by sjh | 3 Comments Filed under: Tech/Geek

• LendingTree's Process Patented.

  One of the few big local guys to survive the 20th Century: LendingTree Inc. has received a U.S. patent for its online-lending process. The patent protects LendingTree's proprietary system of selection criteria that is used to filter consumers' credit Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 27, 2003 2:00 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• Another Hidden Utility in Windows

  Typing IEXPRESS.EXE in the command box launches IExpress 2.0 wizard to let you create an installation package. I wonder if I'm the only one that didn't already know about this... [Update] This exists in Windows 2000 as well as XP. I don't know anyone Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 26, 2003 12:02 AM by sjh | 1 Comments Filed under: Tech/Geek

• MS Compressd (zipped) Folders Password Protection

  My ability to zip/unzip files and folders is (hopefully) temporarily gone due to some disaster while installing/uninstalling WinAce last week. While searching for a solution, I found this in a KB article: How to Use Password Protection Files and folders Read More... Posted Monday, August 25, 2003 11:05 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• Macromedia Flash MX 2004

  Macromedia has finally released info on Flash MX 2004 (and the rest of the MX line, but I don't use any of their products at all). My favorite new features/improvements: Spell Checking and Search/Replace PDF and EPS File Support History Panel and Commands Read More... Posted Monday, August 25, 2003 6:03 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• .xxx Domain Reconsidered

  Wired reports that the adult-only .xxx domain proposal is now being backed by some in the “adult entertainment” industry who have helped prevent it's passage thus far. I've thought this is the most logical thing to do for years, hopefully it will eventually Read More... Posted Monday, August 25, 2003 2:11 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• Tim knows better than this...

  This is the biggest piece of FUD I've ever seen from Ongoing . The first sentence says it all: “ Everybody knows that this week’s virus-storm has hit so hard because everyone runs Outlook...” Where did he get this? Who is “everybody”? How can a man with Read More... Posted Saturday, August 23, 2003 3:11 PM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek

• where's MY virus?

  I saw the SoBig.F coming, I braced for it, I prepared, I laughed when the IT recruiting company on the same floor as my favorite client was over-run by the virus, I mean, they are an IT company... “maybe they should call one of the numbers on one of those resumes they have... tell them we can fix it” I joked. And then my client's office began getting bounced messages, the first sign of a virus... It is so simple and so hard to stop things like this. People see Read More... Posted Saturday, August 23, 2003 2:48 AM by sjh | (Comments Off) Filed under: Tech/Geek