Archive Mar 22, 2005
Compact Fluorescent Bulbs
Based on a recent entry, Lockergnomie Mike Roberts had this feedback for our resident Technobabbler: Fluorescent lamps differ from Incandescent lamps in a variety of ways. The life cycle of a fluorescent bulb is more a function of on-off cycles than operating time. The ballast needs to generate a very high voltage to start the [...]
What's in Your Address Bar?
Garrett Fitzgerald gave lookyloos an eyeful the other day. The idea is to type each letter in the alphabet (as opposed to each letter in the cookie jar) into your browser's Address bar and share the first result. Here's what I have: a.tribalfusion.com batman.manyfacesof.com c.moreover.com daynah.php-princess.net en.wikipedia.org faculty.washington.edu gigaom.com help.lockergnome.com iggy.gnomeblog.com jamespo.org.uk kb.mozillazine.org leelefever.com macromiracle.net [...]
Audigy Class Action Settlement
Per an email that was sent to me a few hours ago… here's the PDF: This notice is to inform you about a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit entitled Holt v. Creative Labs, Inc., San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-03-418809 (the “Litigation”), the Court's certification of a settlement class in the Litigation, [...]
Chiropractor
It's been about… eighteen months since my last spinal adjustment. Of course, it's been even longer since my last confession (which would be a Catholic joke). We got a chiropractic flyer in the mail last week – yes, direct mail marketing works. I knew my Atlas had been off kilter for some time, which winds [...]
