Archive October 2003
Baaaaaaaaaaack
Lockergnome has officially relaunched. I'd like to thank the academy, Jason, and Chance.
My Official Title
For years, I've struggled to define my path. People ask what I “do” for a living, and it's difficult to give them a specific title. Writer? Entrepreneur? Geek? They just don't work, because I've always done things differently. To put a finer point on it, here's what someone just called me: a technical Renaissance man [...]
Life is…
(a) kicking ass; and (b) kicking my ass. Regular Lockergnome operations were suspended last week while we did a little spring cleaning. Turns out, there's more dust under the couch than previously anticipated. That, and we've decided to go out and buy new pieces of furniture. Oh, yes… and it's not spring. I've been so [...]
Happy Friday
I officially declare this day: Happy Friday! It's your duty to be thrilled about something in your life, and then put those feelings into action. Pants optional. Me? I'm gonna carve a pumpkin, watch a holiday movie, and then take the pumpkin to bed with me – in no particular order. Oh, don't worry – [...]
Depth
Today, I know the beauty of an unanswered question. It taunts those who don't have the right algorithm – and it can't be hacked. Even with a map on the floor, there is no direction. Regardless, the only way to hold onto something is to let it run free. And so I will – aimless [...]
I Wanna Rock!
Finally, Apple designs software that looks just as nice on Windows as it does on OS X. I finally installed QuickTime on my primary system, after seeing that they squished the horrid ClearType rendering issue that plauged previous 6.x versions. iTunes? iLike a lot. Is it gonna make me return my 60GB Nomad Zen? Nope; [...]
November in Vegas
Here we are, in the middle of October already, and I have no idea what I'm going to “be” for Halloween. I haven't even had time to watch The Nightmare Before Christmas yet! I'll be headed to Las Vegas a month from today for both APCUG and Apachecon. They've each asked me to present my [...]
Outlook 2003 Sucks Ass. Bigtime.
I've had it running for about a week now, and find it very difficult to give it anything beyond a “D+” as a grade. It's noticably slower than Outlook 2000, and (beyond the high-color icons) brings with it ghastly UI changes. Maybe YOU appreciate being able to view the subject line of a message from [...]
Video Card Junkie
There's nothing quite like a reinstallation of Windows to blow a perfectly good weekend. Not that I would have spent my time doing anything other than playing with software and catching up on my favorite news feeds. That's not the point. The point is: I'm thinking of dumping NVIDIA in favor for ATI. However, I'm [...]
I'm Not Wearing Any Pants
Okay, things have been way too friggin' crazy lately. It's time to take off my trousers and celebrate a long-overdue, pointless, pantless day. Yes, No Pants Friday is in full effect. If you don't join me, I'm sending Sprocket to your house to hump your leg. Should I go as far as to prove it [...]
These Pages, Pages…
It's Wednesday on this yellow blog, and all my inspirations are flowing in another direction. Northeast, if it matters. Life walked up to me the other day and poked me in the eye. It asked me to surrender all of my time. To its credit, I was given a choice: either do that, or join [...]
