Monthly Archives: September 2004

I know I’ve ranted about this before (Max Clark: Receptionists), and I will probably rant about it again, but here it goes… Companies exist to sell things. When you want to buy a product or service what do you naturally … Continue reading →

From Jeremy Zawodny New My Yahoo Beta, Featuring RSS and Atom Let me start off by saying how much Yahoo has impressed me lately. Their Yahoo! Local search has completely won me over, and I am starting to use Yahoo! … Continue reading →

Not a day goes by that I don’t have a firewall conversation with somebody. There is a general assumption that once you install a firewall your network/servers behind it are secure. Firewalls aren’t a magic cure for security holes. A … Continue reading →

See: Windows Upgrade, FAA Error Cause LAX Shutdown I will let this one speak for itself. “The recent shutdown of LAX due to an FAA radio outage was apparently caused by a Windows 2000 integration flaw, possibility related to an … Continue reading →

See: Fed Raises Rates for Third Time in Row The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates on September 21, 2004 by a quarter percentage point as expected, the third straight rise in a bid to keep a lid on inflation … Continue reading →

I have 6 gmail invites, first come first served.

Oh happy day. I just received an email from Amazon letting me know that they just shipped out my copy of the original star wars trilogy. I have been waiting for these dvds to be available ever since The Phantom … Continue reading →

In my never ending quest of tangents I have been in the process of re-arranging my home office. Since this includes the removal of a home server (which in turn necessitates the migration of my websites to my co-located gear) … Continue reading →

The audio on this one is priceless… kungoops.mpg