Archive for December, 2003

Microsoft pulls swastikas from latest Office

Wednesday, December 17th, 2003

Also in related ZDNet News - Microsoft pulls swastikas from latest Office. I couldn’t help but go and look in Word to see them for myself. Sure enough - they were there. I also found it interesting that the same font contained a Star of David symbol. I will say in [...]

Leaky Landfills Nearby

Monday, December 15th, 2003

Great… ajc.com | Metro | Leaky landfills hinder builders just miles from my house.

Fuji Frontier Profiles

Saturday, December 13th, 2003

I was looking for information on Fuji Frontier printer profiles (because I am so unhappy with some of the shots I have printed and I came across Dry Creek Photo who were willing to profile the printer for free as long as I spent the $2 to have a test color target printed on it. [...]

Found a Review on the Final Matrix Series Movie

Wednesday, December 10th, 2003

Found a well written review for the third installment in the Matrix series on PIXELSURGEON.

Medicare Drug Reform

Tuesday, December 9th, 2003

I definitely found this article about the medicare drug reform to be right on track — FOXNews.com - Views - Heritage Foundation - The Cost of Doing the Right Thing. I think ultimately the author puts things clearly in line with my thinking — that something must be done but this wasn’t it.

How to Get Fired Over Your Blog

Tuesday, December 9th, 2003

As an example of how to get fired by talking about work on your blog, this article sites a recent episode where Microsoft fires worker over weblog.

OpenOffice Experience

Tuesday, December 9th, 2003

As promised, I said I would comment on my experience with OpenOffice once I got a chance to play with it. First, the bad. Because of the development environment and background it has come from (Java/Sun etc…) the memory requirements just to load the core of the system is substantial — try 50MB [...]

Gator Basketball Hits Number 1

Tuesday, December 9th, 2003

Go Gators! Billy Donovan’s basketball boys are number 1! ESPN.com - NCB - Florida takes its turn at No. 1

Oak Hall Oak Leaflets Archives

Tuesday, December 9th, 2003

Well, now my old school has its Oak Leaflets Archives available online. Essentially, they put out a monthly newletter letting alumni and others know what is going on at the school with the goal being to stir up more donations. Frankly, it is a good idea and I suspect it will work. [...]

Intelligence Gathering

Monday, December 8th, 2003

Another story that continues to tie into the US intelligent gathering FOXNews.com - Top Stories - Iraqi Colonel: WMD Could’ve Been Launched in 45 Minutes. Essentially, the guy who leaked the info to British and US forces has come forward defending his claims.