Rumor has it that AOL might buy Red Hat. Most of the speculation I’ve read assumes that AOL is looking for some way to reduce their dependence on Microsoft. That’s probably true. But I wonder what they have in mind…. Will future AOL CDs have a complete operating system on them? Or perhaps they plan to produce a set-top box, a la WebTV?
There’s an old saying in the computing field: “The great thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.” Funny, but true. Too true. This is a topic I read a lot about. You can find essays and articles all over the web by people like Jeffrey Zeldman, Scott Andrew Lepara, or this article at Web Techniques by Molly E. Holzschlag. The rant always has a common thread running through it: when … Continue reading
It’s been said many times, by many people: war is hell. Oh, the humanity!
The new iMacs. Dancing. Need I say more?
I had no idea that Coke was so useful. Loosen rusty bolts, clean your toilet, ease nausea, get a tan, and make your lawn greener. Among other things….
Humor columnist Dave Barry expounds on Microsoft Windows.
An asteroid is passing relatively close (in astronomical terms) to the Earth today. The rock is roughly 300m in diameter, and will pass within a distance roughly twice that of our moon’s orbit. “If it struck land, it would wipe out an entire country. If the impact point were London, then scientists estimate there would be total devastation for 150 km and severe destruction for a further 800 km, meaning that not only would the … Continue reading
Recently, I’ve been working on a redesign of my employer’s web site. It’s not going to be any kind of ground-breaking work of art or anything, but it will be a welcome change from the kludgey frames-based page we’ve been using since forever ago. I’ve been playing with the cool soopa-rollovers and ypSlideOutMenu widgets from youngpup.net, and they’re really nice and easy to use, and degrade reasonably well for Netscape 4. This is important, because … Continue reading
Okay, the bulk of the holidays are over now. We had a good Christmas in the Campbell household, with lots of family visiting, and lots of toys to unwrap. And some of them were even for the kids! Among my goodies were a new Dilbert desk calendar, a couple of Dilbert magnets, a Coleco electronic football game (nostalgia rocks!), and some Rockem Sockem Robots (did I mention that nostalgia rocks?) My brother-in-law, John, made a … Continue reading
One last post before I leave work for the holidays. On Christmas Eve, gather the kiddies around the computer and take note that NORAD tracks Santa on radar. In case I don’t get to post again before then: Merry Christmas!