Archive August 2002
I Am I Am I Am
Please don't take this the wrong way. I have an ICQ number. I also have an MSN IM account. And yes, I do exist on AIM, too. Yahoo? Yep. But just because you know how to get ahold of me via Instant Messenger doesn't mean that: (a) I'm going to answer you; (b) I'm going [...]
Culture Club
If you can figure out how to work the words “Boomer Sooner” (said TOGETHER, not separately!) into this week's show – I'll figure out how to make up a Call For Help skin to rival the Apple one by the upcoming weekend. Deal? I don't know what the hell it is, but I said it [...]
Fly Away
This is why you should not live without broadband or cable television for too long. The smallest things will keep you entertained for hours. It's scary. For what it's worth, the insect is still buzzing around the loft. We've decided to name him Giuseppe, even though he looks more French than he does Italian. Did [...]
Blogrolling.com Hacked!
Your blogroll was NOT hacked. Jason's “Aurora Chair” is now BadHop. That is all I wanted to say. You may now return to your boring, miserable life. And if you think your life is great, you're not looking hard enough. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if you're drowning your sorrows in Rocky Road at [...]
The Neon Autograph
Here's how I did that fancy neon autograph thing. When I was in the seventh grade, I was given a scholarship to attend a couple of courses at the Des Moines Art Center (in, of all places, Des Moines, Iowa). I chose photography, and have been somewhat addicted to taking snapshots ever since. These days, [...]
Secrets of the Show
Wanna get on Call for Help? Fine. It's easier than you think. (1) Get a netcam. (2) Have the ability to run Netmeeting on just about any version of Windows. (3) Think of a super simple question that's not terribly common. (4) Understand that we don't need to know everything about your system. (5) Remember [...]
The Canon GL2
I'm ready to buy the Canon GL2, but I don't know if I want to get it before or after Gnomedex. And, more importantly, I'm not sure who I should buy it from. “Best Price Audio Video dot-com” has a lousy name, but they have a great price on the unit. I'd just as soon [...]
Singing For Supper
I'm still tweaking this new layout. I'm working on setting up the “buttons” to actually function now. Perhaps a roll-up / hidden post script? It's difficult to concentrate when my wife is playing old country tunes on her computer. When she said she wanted to listen to tunes, I thought she was talking Stone Temple [...]
New Game!
Okay, everybody – it's time to play a new game that I'd like to call: NAME THAT INGROWN! Yes, that's right – I've got a blemish the size of a frisbee camped out on the side of my face. I tried feeding it earlier, but it damn near took my finger off. If it stays [...]
World's First Audio Blogroll
Well, anything worth doing is worth doing once. For the record, Gretchen was shaking her head the whole time. I mean… while I was recording the message. Not while I… nevermind. If you can't hear the MP3, I basically talked about this, that, and the other thing. Ya know, blog stuff that I haven't had [...]
Aughmn-Aughmn
Food always tastes better when someone else prepares it for you – which is what Gretchen and I keep telling ourselves. We're moving to a neighborhood that has plenty of unique restaurants less than a block away. The boxes arrived this morning. We're less than a month away from the last day living in this [...]
Where's The Duck Tape
I've been asked to go onto The Screen Savers once a week now (which is a pretty nice opportunity to draw more people to Call for Help). I'm stuck now having to conjure up ideas to share with the audience. Even though the segment doesn't need to adhere to a theme, I keep coming back [...]
Which Sucked First?
I really wish I could have these thoughts automatically blogged. Hurry up and help me figure it out, Ben. Until then, I'll stay away from Packard Bell. I should really get to bed. Too much to do.
Hear Ye Hear Me
And the insanity continues. I'll pad these entries with helpful tips from the newsletter. At least, I think they're helpful. Some people have noticed that Windows XP can be slow when trying to access a folder full of media files (i.e. AVI / MPEG / DAT). Although I can't find anything on Microsoft's Web site [...]
Dell Rehash
I have to thank Francis Till, Web Editor for NBR Online, a very popular business weekly in New Zealand. We're kinda working together on this particular story. I just wanted to be treated fairly (as any customer should). He's helping me put together the pieces, and I appreciate it. As I said before, I'm not [...]
