Archive for March, 2006

Database Glitch

By admin + March 26th, 2006

Well this morning I was messing with my database to make things run faster on the site and I zapped the comments table by mistake. Yay. See kids, this is what happens when you don’t get enough sleep.
I do have backups, so I can put them back which I plan on doing once I finish [...]

Google continued its dominance of the U.K. search engine market, garnering three of every four online searches there during February, according to survey data announced Friday by WebSideStory.The Mountain View, California based search firm enjoys market share dominance in Europe that surpasses its U.S. position, where it nevertheless typically records a market share of more [...]

Vista won’t be ready for Christmas

By admin + March 22nd, 2006

I guess if Ubuntu can delay their “Dapper Drake” release by several weeks, then Vista can too. That means no Vista installed on holiday computers though. These are operating systems that are going to be supported for years and years, so it makes sense to get them right. Sounds like MSFT is using the time [...]

Firefox 2.0 Alpha Imminent

By admin + March 21st, 2006

The Mozilla Foundation is close to releasing the first alpha edition of the next Firefox, the group’s Web site announced, with a Tuesday unveiling likely.
Firefox 2.0, which at one point Mozilla officials said would debut in Alpha 1 format by the end of February, may appear as early as Today. The browser, which will stress [...]

Fortune Cookie

By admin + March 18th, 2006

Sometimes I forget I’m a geek. Then I get a fortune cookie like:
There will always be delightful mysteries in your life.
Lucky numbers: 10 22 25 19 31 41
and immediately I think “Hmmm. Those numbers could form an IP address of 102.225.193.141. Should I ping it?”

Movie Theaters Jamming Cell Phones

By admin + March 15th, 2006

LAS VEGAS - Movie theater owners faced with falling attendance are considering asking federal authorities for permission to jam cell phone reception in an attempt to stop annoying conversations during films, the head of the industry’s trade group said on Tuesday.
“I don’t know what’s going on with consumers that they have [...]

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