Spamusement!
Just caught this one from Steven Frank… Poorly-drawn cartoons inspired by actual spam subject lines! [Spamusement! ]
Month: August 2004
Personalized Stamps
I’ve never used Stamps.com, but now I might just do that when I’ve got a special family mailer to do… Breaking with tradition, the U.S. Postal Service has approved stamps bearing the likeness of a living person: you. A set of 20 custom postage stamps sells for $16.99. Stamps.com today announces a service that allows … Read morePersonalized Stamps
Windows WiFi
This was actually driving me crazy to the point where I had to plug a cable in here at my desk… WiFi is definitely finicky regardless of position relative to my Airport when my Macs have no issue at any time. Here are the symptoms of the problem: A Wi-Fi-enabled computer running Windows XP is … Read moreWindows WiFi
Download the Windows XP Service Pack 2
Don’t feel like waiting for the CD to arrive or Windows Update to have magically downloaded … here’s your chance to get the XP SP2 update now. In case you haven’t noticed, we at Downhill Battle big fans of BitTorrent– a filesharing technology that decentralizes the distribution of large files from websites. Last week we … Read moreDownload the Windows XP Service Pack 2
Hackers Develop Gmail Cracking Software
The software reportedly allows hackers to break into Gmail accounts by following a simple three-step process. Google, the report said, has already responded with the instigation of a visually-oriented anti-robot test. [Web Hosting Industry News]
Drive Failure (not!)
I just resolved what I thought was going to be a serious drive issue here at atmaspheric HQ. Yesterday, one of my external FireWire drives shut down killing my chain and delivering a blow to my backup system — not to mention my entire digital music library. As I disconnected everything today to check it … Read moreDrive Failure (not!)
What’s mMode?
Doc Searls got a new ATT phone and is stumped by mMode even though it has been so heavily marketed to us all on TV… He’s hardly a novice computer user… imagine how the rest of the customers must feel. It also has mMode, which I never understood when I saw it advertised on TV, … Read moreWhat’s mMode?
Photopeer is very slick
I had previously mentioned Photopeer but only recently (yesterday) got a feel for how it works… After installing, you get an iPhoto Plugin and a Menu Bar item which lets you control prefs, invitations and albums you’ve been sent as well as invitations you might be sending yourself. I had actually installed it and gotten … Read morePhotopeer is very slick
Skype Me!
I used Skype for the first time today and thought it was pretty cool… I’d used Voice Chat apps before (iChat, AIM etc…) but was wondering what the big deal with Skype really was until just now when I read a post from Dan Gilmore who was commenting on the FCC’s declaration and vote to … Read moreSkype Me!
Yahoo’s Anti-Spy toolbar feature buggy
Yahoo on Friday confirmed that its recently released toolbar has mistakenly linked an alleged spyware program with a product that has nothing to do with the application in question. [News.com] I did not have this issue… in fact the Yahoo toolbar spyware tool was the best thing I’ve used to remove my spyware. I found … Read moreYahoo’s Anti-Spy toolbar feature buggy
An observation of iPod charging…
I’ve noticed that my iPod (40GB 3G) does not really take a full charge while connected to my firewire hub at home… When I disconnect, it often has a reduced charge and generally runs for much less time (like my flight to San Fran last week) than when I leave it plugged directly in the … Read moreAn observation of iPod charging…
Introducing the Link Splicer
This may get me using del.icio.us more again… easy to add and if you are reading my (feedburner) feed you’ll get this stuff automagically… Introducing the next FeedBurner service: the Link Splicer! After we released the Flickr Splicer last month, we had a number of requests to splice in other kinds information, including online bookmarks. … Read moreIntroducing the Link Splicer
Bloglines Efficiency
So I’m about a week into using Bloglines as my primary (actually only) source for feed reading and I am totally into it. First, with a solid connection (like my current wifi connection at SFO), it’s incredibly quick and easy to use. I find that it’s in many ways quicker than some of the local … Read moreBloglines Efficiency
.Mac email aliases
This is quite handy and I did not see a limit… I’ve set up 2 already for fun. You’d be amazed (though perhaps not) at what was already taken… I tried quite a few profanities as well as a few funny things I was thinking of, but dammit someone got rickjames@mac.com already. “You can use … Read more.Mac email aliases
T-Mobile HotSpot Connection Manager
The T-Mobile HotSpot Connection Manager is actually quite good in my quick tests. I am able to not only see but also connect to hotspots from my hotel that I was not able to do so prevoiusly the past few nights. It’s easy to scan and connect and seems to work with the VPN software … Read moreT-Mobile HotSpot Connection Manager
WiFi Shootout crushes distance record
Imagine the possibilities of getting wifi from over 50 miles away… whoa Amateur engineering took a new turn on July 31, 2004, in the Nevada desert, as three teenage ham radio operators from Ohio took top honors in the 2nd Annual Defcon Wifi Shootout Contest. Held in conjunction with the annual Defcon convention, the contest … Read moreWiFi Shootout crushes distance record
AOL Mailblocks
This seems like very good news in the fight against spam and seems to indicate that AOL just has way too much spam flooding their systems internally for them to figure out how to fight. One thing — I hope we all don’t start getting flooded with challenge / response emails. AOL said it plans … Read moreAOL Mailblocks
It’s Good to be the King
From the USA Today Airline Blog, a US Airways shuttle from Boston to DC was diverted on Saturday to Albany to pick up 22 passengers, including President Bush’s daughters, resulting in a two hour late arrival. The airline claims that the diversion was not all that unusual (I beg to differ) and that the diversion … Read moreIt’s Good to be the King
OneNote won’t install
I’ve been really itching to try OneNote on my work PC in order to keep all my info organized and tagged as I’ve heard you can do. Microsoft released a 60 day demo download and just announced a price reduction ($99), but with all this I am still running into a wall. It seems that … Read moreOneNote won’t install
Microsoft launching blog service in Japan
Steve Rubel Points to an interesting blog launch… TOKYO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp, the world’s largest software maker, said on Wednesday it is launching a Web log service in Japan on a trial basis, and aims to have one million users in the first year. [Reuters.com] Japan is an curious choice… I wonder if they … Read moreMicrosoft launching blog service in Japan