25 Jul
FWIW there are a lot of acronyms out there, especially on AIM, YIM, MSN, and IRC. I am FAQ about what these things mean. It would be nice to tell people to RTM, but AFAIK there aren’t very many comprehensive lists available (BICBW). So, here is a list of many common acronyms I’ve seen used from time to time. HTH. IAE, if I left some favorite ones out, BMG to add them in the comments. Just keep them kid-friendly. Thx!
Tags: acronymns, chat, cool stuff, instant messaging, Internet culture, tips
Posted in Cybernauts by: Will
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20 Jul
MSN has a feature titled “Top-10 tech we miss“, part of the celebration of CNET’s 10th anniversary. It got me thinking about the technology that I miss.
Tags: Apple Computers, Atari, BASIC, BBS, CNet.com, floppy disks, Internet culture, space, space exploration, spam, TRS-80, video games, website
Posted in Me, Technophilic by: Will
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18 Jul
It’s summer, and the thermometer has been stuck above 100°F (37.8°C) for 6 days, almost tying a record. There’s a certain laziness in the air. It’s just too hot to move around much! I really feel sorry for people who do roofing, lay asphalt, or work in the fields with the sun beating down on them on days like these.
People aren’t the only ones to suffer in the heat though. These past few days have been busy here, too. It seems that extended heat like this will give any equipment, especially air conditioners and other cooling systems, a real workout. Marginal components become overwhelmed and stop working. This can cause disruptions in Internet service (like it did for Comcast this morning), servers (like one of ours because air conditioning went out on Sunday), and in other electronics. Despite the lazy summer days, computer failures have been keeping us busy these past few days.
Here are some things you can do to “summer-ize” your computer network…
Tags: actors, Allogro, art, backup, businesses, cars, cats, changes, cigarettes, computers, design, environment, EPA, fires, Friends, instant messaging, Internet, ISP, lead, news, small businesses, space, time, work
Posted in Businomics, Safety by: Will
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17 Jul
Isn’t it funny how you can just accidentally stumble across a piece of history in the making? I visited Apple’s home page and noticed a counter listing how many songs had been downloaded, and it was counting up to 500 million. The counter was at 499,996,000 give or take, but was climbing very rapidly.
Tags: Apple Computers, design, historic events, history, Internet culture, iTunes, music, news, songs, thanks, work
Posted in Notables by: Will
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16 Jul
Before tackling Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince book, I sought some spoilers. The first, were sparse and unreliable, but the Internet has forever changed how information is distributed and shortened the time to share it. Following this change is a far bigger story than Harry Potter (and ultimately more exciting).
Posted in Divertmenti, Literary by: Will
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12 Jul
One of our clients sent me the following e-mail request:
Can you shoot me an email … with detailed instructions (how to’s) about … weekly & monthly cleanups … (Adware, Spyware, &/or other?). I keep getting official looking advertising pop-ups [regarding] such and am a little nervous to either do something or do nothing with them. I’d appreciate it if you could help me with this.
Realizing that my response could lead to a few blog entries, here is a first article on the steps that I would recommend for the average small office/home office (or “SOHO”) users to keep their computers running smoothly. If people like it, I might write more.
Tags: antimalware, antispyware, antivirus, computers, defragment, firewalls, junk e-mail, maintenance, pop-up ads, pop-up blockers, SOHO
Posted in Safety by: Will
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