Posted by Kirk M on 11 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Firefox/Thunderbird
Firefox 3 beta 3 should hit the streets within the next couple of days and there’s a detailed, in depth look at what you can expect from Firefox 3 beta 3 at Mozilla Links. Again, I highly recommend this release to those that don’t mind using beta software. From using the trunk builds, now [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 11 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: BackWoods tech, Gadgets, Just Foolin
Computer World, of which I’m a registered member so I can heckle the various authors of various articles that I disagree with, sent me an email today about their latest PC giveaway. And I’m gonna win this sucker!
This thing’s an ungodly, horrendous, massively overpowered, power sucking monster! I have no idea what I’d possibly use [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 10 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: JT Evening News
It’s about time for another update on the happenings around here. So without further ado…
Defensio, the other anti-spam service and competitor to Akismet, apparently corrupted it’s own database table today which effectively rendered my admin useless and just about locked up my site while it was at it. I got my first clue this morning [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 09 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Life as a veteran
(With all apologizes to Led Zeppelin)
***************
Hey pills, stop what you’re doin’!
Hey, pills, you’ll drive me to ruin.
I don’t know what you’re doin’ to me,
But I hate it a lot.
Wont let you mess with me,
Let me be, you’re doin’ me harm.
*Medication breakdown,
Its always the same,
I’m having a physical breakdown,
Drive me insane!
Hey, pills, I got something I [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 07 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Life at home
Man, it’s been a snowy winter so far. Seems like every other day we’re out with the shovel moving the ridge of ice and snow that the [insert nasty word here] sidewalk plow leaves across our driveway every time a flake falls out of the sky or like the last three days, running the snow [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 06 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: The Mail
I have said before that for the first time in many years I’m finding myself closely following the elections and the candidates thereof however, let me make it perfectly clear that I’m not endorsing any particular party. I could care less about political affiliations of that nature. With that said, I received one those forwards [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 06 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Firefox/Thunderbird
Just a quick update on the impending release date of Firefox 3 beta 3 and a surprising turn around time for beta 4 as well:
The targeted release date for Firefox 3 Beta 3 is now February 11 and follow on Beta 4 is “tentatively” scheduled for February 26, according to Firefox meeting release notes posted [...] Read more »
Posted by Kirk M on 06 Feb 2008 | Tagged as: Just Foolin, The News, Times a changing
So what does a major telcom do when it finds it’s DSL business flagging? Why raise the price for those particular services by $5.00 dollars that’s what they do. AT&T is in the news again by making it’s already flagging, poor quality broadband services even worse by increasing the price of those services. Makes sense [...] Read more »
