Archive February 2004
She Bangs BitTorrent and RSS
I heart BitTorrent. It's a poor man's TiVo! In a single day, I was able to catch up on my Scrubs and Simpsons seasons. Frasier, Friends… they're all here. That, combined with RSS, makes for a wonderful broadband experience. Props to rayg for helping feed my new addiction. Now I can stay abreast of all [...]
Superhero Cinema
Spider-Man didn't impress me much. DareDevil seemed too short. The only super thing in Superman III was the computer at the end of the movie. X2 was almost close to okay. I haven't seen LXG yet – and we'll see how wellPunisher fares. I didn't have much hope for Hulk, but… it's about the only [...]
James K. Polk?
In 1844, the Democrats were split. The three nominees for the presidential candidate were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist; James Buchanan, a moderate; Louis Cass, a general and expansionist. From D.C. came a dark horse riding up: he was Ralph Nader, Independent of the Stump.
Worst Game Ever
I was doing research for Lockergnome's new channel, Game Invasion, when I stumbled upon Taleban Attack. I… don't know what to say. The page was written in Italian, but according to a rough translation: “Totally in 3D, it is divided in 2 distinguished parts: from the part of the talebani and from the part of [...]
Stuck with a PIN
“Ah, yes. I had had the same brain system failure that Chris described – staring at the ATM and just not remembering that PIN! So now I write the PIN number on the back of each card, in the signature box. WAIT! No, I don't write the actual PIN. I use one 'formula' for all [...]
NCLAUNCH
I was checking for the unwelcome, Acrobat-launched WISPTIS.EXE when I spied something strange. At some point during the past day, 'NCLAUNCH.EXe' had found its way into my Windows directory and was running ever-so-silently in the background. What's worse, I found it via MSCONFIG set to autolaunch on startup. Not knowing where this process came from, [...]
Lady and the Tramp
Disneyland was quite a spot for Valentine's Day lovers on Saturday. I must say, however, that California Adventure was… about as exciting as Nebraska. We didn't get to ride the only ride worth riding because the line was too long – and the line for “gourmet” coffee was even longer. Still, I had a great [...]
Gnomedex 4 Officially Announced
They said Lockergnome couldn't do it again. However, we still went ahead and booked a casino in Lake Tahoe from September 30th to October 3rd for the fourth-annual Gnomedex tech conference. This time around, we set up a THREE DAY OPEN BAR – and pre-registration is still $99! How much alcohol can you down in [...]
New Cleaning Tool Available
After years of suffering from the dust that slips behind my monitor's bezel, I finally discovered a way to clean the other side of my screen. WARNING: this internal scrubber is not work safe. If you'd like to give the thing a whirl, I will not be held responsible for any subsequent damage. Janet Jackson [...]
Three-Day Open Bar
Okay, here's what I've been authorized to tell you about Gnomedex 4: we're gonna have a three-day open bar for all attendees. More details to be revealed on Thursday, but really… what else do you want to know?
A Truly Civil War
As many of you have already noted, I had quite an adventure this weekend. We had a total blast being in Eric Myszka's artillery battery. If you've never fired a cannon before, I recommend you try it some time. This re-enactment thing isn't something I'm ready to do on a monthly basis, but I'll be [...]
Calling All Gamers
We're prepping to launch a gaming newsletter for Lockergnome, and man… I think I'm in trouble. I've been looking at all sorts of digial diversions for Windows, Palm OS, Linux, OS X, etc. Neverball is one of those definite keepers. Is it going to be a commercial success like The Simpsons: Hit & Run (another [...]
Shock and Bra
Wow. You'd think that the world had never seen a naked titty before? Everyone's up in arms over the nipple flashing we received on Super Bowl Sunday (courtesy of Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake). I'm just as disappointed as the rest of you. I ask, why didn't we get to see the other one?! Is [...]
