Thunderbird 1.5 is out, and so far I am very pleased with the free email application. The realtime spellchecker is done quite well. It is unobtrusive but highly usable. The junkmail controls are helpful and allow me to integrate with SpamAssasin, which runs on my web/email server. This version has…
For a long time I have searched for a simple online calendar that had several important features: Online, accessible from anywhere, but protected by password Easy to use, with multiple views (day/week/month/year) Ability to have never-ending recurring events, and the ability to set them monthly or quarterly. Some sort of…
Yet another reason to stop using Norton Antivirus. If you want good, free virus protection that doesn’t bog down your system’s resources, use AVG Free. I would recommend ClamWin, the open-source AV tool, but its realtime file scanner isn’t ready yet. It’s best to stay away from the big guys:…
Failed Redesigns is a well-written article by Joe Clark regarding the failure of web developers to use the tools at their disposal. It unabashedly mocks so-called professionals who choose to ignore Web Standards and crank out utter crap. Go boyee!
Punk Gets What He Deserves…Too Late Marcus Vick was kicked off the Virginia Tech football team today as a result of the blatant unsportsman-like conduct vs. Louisville I mentioned last week. The sad thing is, he was pulled over for drunk driving two weeks ago, and shouldn’t have been playing…
I got WordPress 2 installed, in case you haven’t noticed the changes. So far, I like the new look of the admin side, but I really haven’t noticed anything yet that blows me away. There are some things here and there that make writing posts easier, and things are a…
