Author Archives: Solonor

Yet Another Reason To Dump IE

Posted on August 11, 2003 by Solonor

Here’s a nifty little “feature” of Internet Explorer: It kindly pops up any old file a web designer decides to code. For example, take a look at Notepad pop-ups. (If you have anything other than IE, the effect won’t be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Wouldya Lookit That! | 6 Comments

Abominable

Posted on August 11, 2003 by Solonor

Well, I gotta catch up on my weekly Aortal site, too. What better place to start than with the highly entertaining, defective yeti? I especially like his take on flash mobs. I’m thinking my wife would too. [Grooving to: Feel … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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A Conference Worth Its Weight In Confiscated Gold

Posted on August 11, 2003 by Solonor

Stupid Gnomedex. Why did I spend all my money on going to frickin’ Iowa? Now, I’ll have to miss the 3rd Annual Nigerian EMail Conference! They’re going to have way more valuable sessions than stupid Pirillo: Keynote Address: Dr. Hamza … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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July Referrer Madness

Posted on August 10, 2003 by Solonor

One of the things that I missed during the blackout was doing the monthly referrer list. Since I’ve used up all my snarkiness with the cable company, I’m going to make this version of the list all about the lurrrrve. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Bender Lives! Well, sort of…

Posted on August 9, 2003 by Solonor

I didn’t even realize that Fox had been showing the episodes that they screwed us out of, and now I find out that tomorrow night is the final first-run Futurama episode. [ via Dragonleg ] Continue reading →

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Why I Blog

Posted on August 9, 2003 by Solonor

So I can tell you about my talented daughter, who demonstrated her newly acquired ability to drink from the ice dispenser in the refrigerator door. “It only took me 20 minutes to figure out how to stick my head in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Carnival of the Vanities, Life, the Universe and Everything | 8 Comments

Waaaaaahoooooo!

Posted on August 9, 2003 by Solonor

Ladies and gentlemen, we have the Internet! Excuse me a moment. I need to be alone with my PC. [Grooving to: Crying, Waiting, Hoping by The Beatles] Continue reading →

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DSL Is Looking Better

Posted on August 8, 2003 by Solonor

Frickin’ rastafraggin’ greebleznitzin’ dagnabit… 5 minutes to post from Grump’s house. Still no cable. Called the company last night about why the promised Aug 7 date passed without a fix. “Oh, we fixed it on August 5,” said they. Ya … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Advanced Thumb Twiddling

Posted on August 5, 2003 by Solonor

Well, it’s finally happened. One of my “undisclosed locations” has become completely off-limits for blogging and even fricking e-mail. Yeah, yeah, I know it was supposed to be anyway, but now it’s REALLY shut down. Dagnabit. So, here I am … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What’s next? Locusts???

Posted on August 4, 2003 by Solonor

Still cable modemless. Road Runner says they’ll have it fixed by August 7th. And I won’t have to pay for the down time (awfully big of them, eh?). So, here I blog in an undisclosed location. The worst part is … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Life, the Universe and Everything | 10 Comments