Archive October 2004
The Price is Right!
Come on down! I'm waiting in line for The Price is Right. I'll be driving… MY OLD CAR to the front door at six in the morning. Apparently, this is a very popular game show? I remember watching Bob Barker when I was a kid – and we're finally getting a chance to see him [...]
I'm Listening
Piggybacking my earlier entry, I wanted to comment on Dave's recent post to BloggerCon (which, by the way, Ponzi and I will be attending in a few weeks). “Should journalists listen to their customers?” Yes and no. I agree, insofar as one should always be open to constructive feedback and guidance. I disagree, because it's [...]
The Political Machine
Am I the only one looking forward to tonight's Daily Show? If you haven't already seen the fire, Jon Stewart did what so many others have only dreamed about doing. I've never had so many “He didn't just say that, did he?” moments. Allegedly, Jon's audience shrank a little when he came out to publicly [...]
Halloweenies
I think we're already living in a haunted house, so there's no need to pay money to have someone else frighten us. You see, our ghosts leave fecal deposits scattered throughout our home when we're not looking. Wicket and Pixie swear they don't know what's going on, either. This isn't a trick or a treat, [...]
Hey, Norton…
A Gnomie (Jason Fling) agrees with my perspective on Norton's Crapware, after one of our contributors posted something about it being a great suite of tools: “I'd have to respectively disagree with your listing of Norton Systemworks on the best diagnostics tools list. A quick Google search will reveal an above normal amount of problems [...]
Podcasting
There's nothing wrong with using the word “podcasting” to label a synchronization process, although I'm certain a million and one new alternatives are going to start springing up. Is a podcast limited to iPods? Will Zencasting be limited to Creative's products? Should Rivercasting be limited to iRiver players? Will my girlfriend ever understand?
Wired News: Not Very Wired?
After updating our Amazon RSS Generator and warning folks about RSS Spammers, I was directed to Wired's article on RSS advertising. Lockergnome has been doing it for years now – long before it was even a topic of discussion. This is nothing new, nothing revolutionary, and nothing to get your panties in a bunch over.
80s Music Rewind
Ponzi's listening to Pat Benetar and Blondie right now. I requested a bit of Ric Ocasek, but he's on the rack with Boy George at the moment. 80s music is the best! It was such a “Oh Mickey, you're so fine” time (to quote a zaftig comedienne). If I'm to compile a playlist, what bands [...]
Photo Fun!
So, Jasc was consumed by Corel today. I've been using Paint Shop Pro ever since version 2.x. It was quite powerful back then, and it's still quite powerful today. My only complaints in recent releases (7, 8, and the new 9) have to do with their UI mistakes. Yes, PSP sports a poor exterior. They [...]
This is Simply Smarter Broadcasting
Podcasting – it's not just for iPod users, but too many non-iPodders have already dismissed the concept as something NOT important. That, to me, is a major problem. It's nothing more than Internet radio at its core, folks. It's audio, on-demand, that's easily synchronized with your computer system / portable media device… in theory. Yes, [...]
