Archive 2002
Channel One
Just a quick comment about TV channel one. When the frequencies were opened up for television, there was a channel one. However, it caused considerable interference to the adjacent frequency band (or was it the reverse?), so North America dropped the channel one. Broadcasters never worried about it at that time, they were too busy [...]
Chris Number Three
While I'm sitting here waiting for the CFH rerun to finish, I might as well find out how my name is doing on Google. Ya know, before I started this blog, I wasn't even in the top three million “Chris” hits. As of this entry, I'm sitting at number THREE, baby! Go ahead, search for [...]
Thanks For The Ping
Notified Weblogs.Com that Chris Pirillo's Headline Happiness updated. And it said in response – Thanks for the ping. We checked and found that the “Chris Pirillo's Headline Happiness” weblog has changed, so it will appear in changes.xml next time it is updated. 14258 » January 28 10:04 PM. E-Filing Your Taxes This Year? If your [...]
Being A Deviant
Want to attach a background sound to your HTML e-mails? In Outlook Express, start with your favorite piece of stationery, click Format | Background | Sound, then browse for your favorite MIDI or WAV file. Be forewarned, though: people (like me) don't really look forward to hearing audio with our e-mails. However, we do look [...]
Passing Thought
Dinner smells like fart.
Really Hyper Text
Just because I use a piece of software on my computer doesn't mean you have to use it on yours. Indeed, you may use something completely different to finish the same tasks. Why? Because it's your computer! I'm trying to settle a bet with my wife Gretchen. She thinks that more people are using Netscape. [...]
Star Stuck
My full name finally made it into a Blogsticker. Your life is now complete. My life is now complete. You may move along. I may move along.. But not before you check out pictures of the Clonetrooper. Is it just me or is his uniform ten thousand times as cool as the regular Stormtrooper's? My [...]
Explosive Headlines
Palm Launches i705 Handheld. After months of delays and uncertainty, Palm Monday launched its i705 wireless handheld device. A Glove That Speaks Volumes. A teenager has turned a golf glove into a tool that can translate American Sign Language into text. Want to know more? Talk to the hand. Why does Netscape still exist? Netscape [...]
Noiseworthy
Horsehead Nebula. “Do you think there are people on other planets?” “I don't know. But if it's just us, it would be… Apple Poised for FireWire Jump. Having secured a position on the 1394 Trade Association board for one of its product developers and buoyed by the introduction of a bevy of new compliant devices, [...]
This Week's Tips
When I wanted to stay over at Jimmy's house, I had to ask for permission. When I wanted to have ice cream after supper, I had to ask for permission. When I wanted to open and edit my wife's documents, I didn't have to ask for permission. She was using an unsecure system! Thank goodness [...]
Word Of Warning
To all you would-be chatter abusers: your IP address is being logged. What does that mean? Well, that means if you post something extraordinarily offensive or abusive – we can go to your ISP and have your lovely little account deactivated. Don't be stupid.
I Love Geeking Out
So, I'm sitting at my desk this afternoon (trying to avoid work). I wanted to see if I could get my Webcam to stream an image of whatever was on my computer screen. This particular Intel Pro device has a “video in” jack. The laptop has an svideo connector; with an adapter, I connected it [...]
Former Enron People
It doesn't have to end here. Many of us are gone from Enron now. Wherever we go, we should all stay in touch. There are businesses to start, friendships to continue, and stories to tell. Enron has been home to many amazing and talented people, and the great things we did at Enron are not [...]
Had Enough Yet?
Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. Peanuts are one of the ingredients in dynamite. There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar. The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes. There are more chickens than people in the world. [...]
News Nuggets
Ben Curtis Fansite – He has shown a lot of potiental as an entertainer. He is witty and charasmatic. Very agile and can't wait to see him in bigger and better work. He certainly has his career cut out for him and defiently [sic] has a future. Blogger Pro – Blogger Pro is for users [...]
