I am seeing the light at the end of my server tunnel. The last steps are to: Backup Exchange and mail people the PST files. Re-configure Katie’s Outlook to ignore Exchange. Change to Workgroup mode and re-setup the profiles for Katie and I. Bring down Exchange. Install MCE 2005 on…
Normally, I try to post as little content about work as possible. Although this blog is designed for my kids to read when they are older, it is still accessible by the public and therefore I believe saying little about work is prudent. You never know how information persists. With…
Here is a fun link: Rock Paper Saddam. I am working now on setting up PowWeb. So far, nice customer service. I am somewhat excited to get rid of all of my hosting requirements and sell the servers. Lots of little details to work out though. It’s fun.
My god, online photo sharing is a complex landscape. There are literally a hundred choices. What I really want is to use JAlbum or Picasa or other tool to make the album itself locally on my PC. Then I want to upload it (automatically) to an online service. My issue…
A quick note on Flickr. I have completely lost the faith. In general, it is a good service. The problem is that it doesn’t scale. We have 2500 pictures from 1999-2005. Flickr only gives you the option of creating sets on one level. The way it renders these pages is…
Flickr is going well. I forwarded http://pictures.kokopop.com to our Flickr address so you dont need to remember a new thing. So far I have uploaded 1042 pictures taken from 1999-2003. I have about another 1500 to go from 2004 and 2005. I think. I have been looking through the pictures…
I am pleased with Flickr.com in general. The capabilities are pretty diverse and robust. The only complaint I have (and of course, this is the one thing I would pick on) is the UI. There spread all kinds of features around the page in seemingly random fashion. I found some…
First, here is the SNL “Chronicles of Narnia”. Ben Peters showed it to me. Pretty funny. Ok some projects I am working on: Rip CD’s to MP3 so we can get rid of the CDs. Maybe sell them to Amazon. Burn all Lipka pictures to DVD Slideshow. Set up Flickr.com…
This song is just hillarious. I am copying the entire lyrics here. Woke up quick at about noon Just thought that I had to be in Compton soon I gotta get drunk before the day begins Before my mother starts bitchin’ about my friends About to go and damn near…
The holidays went without a hitch. Everyone was happy. The boys had their orgy of sugar, fat, family and presents. They watched holiday stop-motion animation. They rode their new bikes, we played tennis. It rained and drizzled alot of the time. Ben, Darcie and Claire stayed over. Matt and Claire…
A trip down memory lane. Our first Grainger UI. This the famous “first” global/local navigation site for a big company. Original Commadot.com The infamous Vagina site for Vday. And my personal favorite Flash intro with “Do Right” audio. Silly Koko thank you. GE Medical Systems. The template that saved the…
A dated, but good presentation about RIA using Macromedia products. I still think Macromedia Flash is the best avenue to build real RIA business applications today. However, I see clearly the problem with choosing this technology. In many organizations, the engineering group dictates the technology used on the client-side. It…
Need more time to buy gifts this year. I got something nice for Katie, but the problem is that Katie sees all of the credit card purchases in Quicken. I think that is cheating. I need to get gifts for other people too. We are both behind. The boys are…
Wikipedia has a wonderful explaination of the history and usage of puns. Walter Redfern (in Puns, Blackwell, London, 1984) succinctly said: “To pun is to treat homonyms as synonyms“. They explain the different varieties of puns. (Homographic , Heteronymic, Homophonic and Double-sound. “The pun is mightier than the sword.” –…