I finally understand how Cosmo works. Of course, there’s still much to learn, but I have successfully changed the feed URIs from /feed/atom/1.0/elliot/calendar to /feed/elliot/calendar. Yay! That was my first goal that I made for myself. So now it should only be a matter of work and time until I get other feed formats implemented…Continue Reading…
Following up on my first impressions, here is a list of observations according to beta 2. Notepad’s icon has changed Start button is circular without text Search boxes all over Buttons look widescreen Font smoothing is on by default Internet Explorer 7+ for Vista, 7 for others IE anti-phishing IE tabs Paint icon has changed…Continue Reading…
I ordered the DVD and it arrived a couple days ago. I’ve installed it on my Dell Inspiron 300m laptop, and it’s working great. I’m quite impressed. I can see this being a success. Internet Explorer still stinks, but it’s far better than it has ever been before. Microsoft recommends 15 GB free, so I…Continue Reading…
I read Harmless Computer Practical Jokes which I read about on the Langalist. Here are my favorites: I’ve also bought one of those fart machines and put it behind people’s CPUs. Off and on I’d click the remote to have it make noise. They were so certain that either they had a virus or someone…Continue Reading…
The weakest aspect of the neutrality case is that the dangers it alleges are speculative. It seems unlikely that broadband providers will degrade Web services that people want and far more likely that they will use non-neutrality to charge for upgrading services that depend on fast and reliable delivery, such as streaming high-definition video or…Continue Reading…
It’s big. Microsoft is talking about it. Google is talking about it. It’s highly controversial and there are people on both sides of the argument. And since you’re reading this, it will definitely affect you. It’s almost scaring me. IANAL (I am not a lawyer). I don’t know what to think. But some things to…Continue Reading…