• Apple: Going For The Jugular… And Cutting Its Own Throat

    In a graphic design group I recently got into a discussion about application choice on the Macintosh. During this discussion, in response to the accusation that, without Apple and competition, we would “be stuck in a Windows world,’ I said the following: “ Actually, Apple’s current direction is the biggest proponent for using Windows. Apple…

  • YourBlog.Blogspot.com Going Away?

    Is your blog hosted as a subdomain? Has your provider received a cease and desist letter? If so, you might find your blog taken offline. You may want to contact your provider with the information below and ask how they plan to respond. According to the below story on WHIR, Stateline, Nevada-based Ideaflood Inc. claims…

  • Quark Starting To Care?

    In a comment on my post “I Shout ‘Quark Sucks!’ Loudest” Alan mentioned this survey. Apparently Quark, Inc. has finally taken its fists from over its ears and decided to ask customers what they think. With questions like, “Please give Quark an overall rating for performance in… Customer Service and Product value compared to price”…

  • St. Patrick’s Day Facts

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here are some interesting facts about this emerald holiday, courtesy of Finnegans Rainbow St Patricks Day Facts “ Saint Patrick was not actually Irish. “Erin Go Braugh” means Ireland forever The first American celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day was in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1737 Nine of the people who signed our…

  • The Man Who Loved Spam

    One man’s trash… WSJ.com – For Orlando Soto, No Day Is Complete Without Some Spam “ Mr. Soto routinely comes home to some 150 e-mail pitches, and he loves getting them all. The 45-year-old grandfather opens most of them. He answers spam questionnaires. And he buys stuff pitched in spam e-mail — again and again.…

  • Fighting Blog Spam

    Spam in my mailbox? I cannot utter enough expletives to describe the depth of my revulsion for spam. Spam on my blog? Sailors, cover your ears. Fighting spam is a pain in the ass. For the first time in my twelve years of experience online, effective spam fighting tools are hot on the heels of…