“Anyone want to buy a 6-letter domain name?”
…been thinking a lot lately about re-focusing my priorities. Free time had become a time for zombie-like trances in front of the TV for the past few months. Finally started picking my lazy butt off the couch, turning off the tube, and getting back to work on things. […]
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Every once in a while I use PCnames.com to see if random word combinations are registered as domain names. The site gives you instant results for any domain name as you type.
For instance, the phrase “platecollector” took me to a site that led me to another site where I found the place settings my family […]
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Thought I’d post this before a blog spammer does it for me :)
Now, for only $9.99 - Viagra, Cialis, Gettimbiggasucka, and Suparector in 5-gallon buckets!!!
Delivered promptly to your door by singing mokeys wearing plaid shorts and tiny boots with oversized tassles.
To take advantage of this limited-time offer call now. Operators are standing […]
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
How nice. SunRocket (the VoIP phone service) has ceased operations AFTER they issued me a $214.11 charge for service I had cancelled months earlier. The charge posted to my credit card on June 29, 2007. Here’s the series of email exchanges:
Them (via email after I called their support number and talked with a human):
“Response (MaryAnn […]
Okay, this will inevitably get me a ton of hate mail but that will just go to show the advantage of the interactive nature of blogs versus traditional one-way media like newspapers.
I just read a brief article on New York Magazine’s web site about ex-mobster, ex-informant, ex-”goodfella” Henry Hill and his paintings for sale on […]
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Have you recently upgraded to WordPress 2.1? Are you unable to see the visual editor (or WYSIWYG for us old-schoolers)? Are you going mad with frustration because you had the visual editor feature in previous versions but can’t get it to work now?
So was I. Until I did this (click for larger image):
Hope that helps […]
Saturday, February 10, 2007
UPDATE TO WORDPRESS 2.1 UPGRADE ISSUES:
Went on the WordPress forums and got things to run smooth once again. Pretty easy fix actually. For all you other brave souls upgrading to WordPress 2.1, here’s what I had to do:
Go to Users -> Your Profile
Check the box that says “Use the visual editor when writing”
No idea why […]
Thursday, February 1, 2007
I just received an email with the following subject “College-Oriented Salad Dressing”.
Gotta love those spammers.
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Wednesday, January 24, 2007
I just had a brilliant idea. At least I thought so. Here’s the premise…
All around the world, people should dig a hole.
In the ground.
Outside.
But wait - there’s more!
People would then take a picture of their hole and write a description of how they intend to use the hole to make the world a […]
Steve Jobs is busy announcing the new Apple iPhone (or whatever Apple plans to call it) while I watch the event unfold blog-style on MacRumorsLive.com. The phone has an incredible list of features:
Video
Music
Photos
“Visual” Voicemail
WiFi & EDGE
Bluetooth
Email (autoswitch between imap & pop mail)
Crazy “Minority Report” style touch screen (not stylus but finger) interface with this weird […]