I know it’s a silly thing to do, but I sometimes like to look at the visitor stats for this website – as well as for the buns’ website and Amanda’s blog. Of course, sometimes these statistics are a bit depressing – but that’s neither here nor there. For “entertainment purposes,” here are some recent… Continue reading Popularity Contest
Category: tech
Skype, I Like Your Style
So, I started using Skype recently (for videoconferencing). It’s a good program, and I like it – though I do just use it for Skype-to-Skype calls with a few people. However, while browsing through the settings, I came across this little gem: The sample chat that Skype uses is an exchange from two characters in… Continue reading Skype, I Like Your Style
They REALLY Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To
This is the latest in a series (previous entries here and here) on my quest to have a rock-solid, reliable Internet Gateway Router. When I last wrote about this, I had gone to Netgear Tech Support, and they said my router was bad, and we were going to exchange it. So, the new unit came,… Continue reading They REALLY Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To
Ma Wha… Food?
That’s right – the long-unused blog of Amanda has been re-invented as… a food blog? Well, it makes sense – she’s an amazing cook, so why not share pictures and recipies of her amazing creations? You can check it out over at “Ma Wha Food” – but be aware, she’s still new to this “blogging”… Continue reading Ma Wha… Food?
CAN-SPAM Act is 5 Years Old
So it’s been 5 years since the CAN-SPAM act was introduced. Yet my inbox is still flooded with spam (I have to use 2 different spam-filtering services to keep it from being overwhelming – and even then stuff still gets through). An article on Slashdot asks the obvious question: what went wrong? “Five years ago,… Continue reading CAN-SPAM Act is 5 Years Old