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A funny AIM message from way back

I thought I would share something that I keep at the bottom of my inbox.  It’s always there if I need to put a smile on my face. I got this message on AIM from a co-worker way back in September of 2001: mark: hey? dan: what’s up mark: I think that…

"Shaun of the Dead" is destined to be a classic!

My wife and I spent some very precious “alone” time without kids this past weekend by seeing Shaun of the Dead .  I wholeheartedly recommend the movie and proclaim it an instant classic.  As soon as it is released on DVD it will take its rightful…

Gmail Invitations in Search of Friends

I have four available Gmail invitations.  I need to find friends to give them to - seems I only have two friends!  :( It’s pretty sad that I have more Gmail invitations than I have friends. First four people commenting to this post will receive an…

Gus Openshaw's Whale-killing Journal

If you’re not reading Gus Openshaw’s Whale-killing Journal , then do yourself a favor and do so. Kind of reminds me of the old cliff-hanger TV shows.  Brilliant use of the medium and working it into the storyline.  Great fiction (or is it?).

It's just the 'internet' Now?

I found this interesting item  via a Slashdot article .  For the most part, Wired  ( rss ) will no longer capitalize the “I“ in Internet, the “W“ in web (unless the full “World Wide Web“ is used), or the “N“ in net.  The Slashdot article asks…

BlogWave v0.2 from Addy Santo

I found this nasty little application, BlogWave , today courtesy of Amanda Murphy’s Weblog .  After reading about 1.5 sentences about it on Addy’s site, I knew it was something I wanted to try.  I downloaded it and about 30 seconds later I was…

Using ServerXMLHTTP instead of XMLHTTP to Talk to Authorize.Net

Re: my ASP101 article about using ASP and XMLHTTP to talk to Authorize.Net http://www.asp101.com/articles/dan/AuthNetXMLHTTP/default.asp That article was published a little over two years ago.  I have received lots of feedback and questions.  Among…

The best resignation letter ever!

http://blogs.crsw.com/mark/articles/325.aspx

Golf is good!

Ahhh… It has a way of freeing the mind of worrisome personal and work clutter.  It tires the body in a wholesome, old-fashioned way that is good for the soul.  It is almost cleansing. A good round of golf can also give you a new outlook on life…

human knowledge + porn

Ron Gilbert , of Monkey Island fame, writes: “I’ve always said, the Web is the sum of all human knowledge plus porn.“ Funny, but yet so true.