Cat chases black bear up a tree
Cats are creatures that usually have egos that extend significantly beyond their usually diminutive size. But they are also generally equipped with a strong sense of self-preservation that comes from…
Woman charged with assault with a deadly…er, dead chihuahua
I was reading one of my news feeds the other day and came across this gem about a woman who beat a dog breeder with a dead chihuahua. Apparently, the…
Sleep deprivation…
I generally am very happy with my work. My job includes a mix of techno-geeky tasks, all related to the delivery of "rich media" (streaming, podcasting) content. The group I'm…
Folding fitted sheets…
I was over on Ensellitis' blog today catching up on what he's said during the past few weeks. He posted a collection "Stupid Links" a week or so ago, and…
Microsoft’s new error reporting feature- WE-SYP
Microsoft is giving clearer and clearer signs that they really "get" the frustration and pain their complex and sometimes buggy software causes. Their error reporting features within Windows XP have…
Mary Carey running for governor of California
I was browsing through my blog feeds today and came across a reference to Mary Carey, a well known porn star, who has decided she'd like to earn more for…
Microsoft Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor not compatible with Windows XP X64
I enjoy...perhaps that's the wrong word, but I'll use it for now...catching vendors in obvious disconnects between words and action. Here is one I just found: Microsoft keeps harping on…
Ecto 2.0 for Windows and Ultimate Tag Warrior revisited
I mentioned previously that I had installed Ultimate Tag Warrior on my site. In that posting, I implied that I had Ecto for Windows working with UTW. The truth is, it only seemed to be working- in reality, Ecto was creating tags that UTW could work with, but it wasn’t able to read them back in for editing purposes.
It’s been a bit of a struggle getting it to work…
Blog spam continues to pour in: Akismet starting to miss some…
It's old news for the big bloggers, but for me its somewhat novel- the sheer volume of spam comments to my blog is growing at an amazing pace. You don't…
“Art” versus “Design”
I spent a few minutes the other day following a series of threads about a disagreement between a website designer and a "famous" blogger. In summary: a guy paid for…