Computers
Contest for Google Wave Invite
I’ve had a few days to work with Google Wave, and it really is a fantastic new tool. Currently, it is in preview mode, so access is invite-only. Those who received their invites directly from Google have been granted invites that they can pass out to others. I’ve decided to offer one of mine up [...]
Coding Day
Today’s going to be a productive day. I’m working on a redevelopment of my wife’s website. My wife makes some beautiful jewelry, which you should go and buy (hint hint). My mother designed her website, and did a great job of it, back when she was getting her certificate in Internet Technology from our local [...]
Well, I’ve installed Skype. It’s Cool.
I’ve heard a lot about it, but finally decided to give it a try. A good friend (Hi Dave!) has been talking about Skype on his blog, so I downloaded it and installed it, and gave it a try. He called me up this afternoon from Peoria, and we had a chat. All in all, [...]
Opera 8 Browser Bigger than Firefox?
I’ve been a big fan of Opera as my browser of choice since version 5.x. It’s just a great browser in so many ways, and I’ve come to love many of the features that I just can’t get anywhere else. Apparently, I’m not alone. Over 600,000 copies of the new version 8 release were grabbed [...]
DSL Issues And Solutions
For some time, we’ve had an issue with our DSL. When the phone rang, the DSL would drop and reconnect. It was one of those things that happened only on the occasion of a ringing phone, so it was no big deal. Our phone doesn’t ring all that much, which pleases me greatly. Yesterday, though, [...]
Opera Browser v8.0 Released!
For several years now, I’ve been using Opera as my browser of choice. In the days before Firefox, Opera led the way with tabbed browsing and pop-up-blocking. There are LOADS of little features that I’ve come to love, and that I can no longer live without. Opera has been the FASTEST browser for a long [...]