Monthly Archives: February 2008

Google Finance

Posted on February 21, 2008 by arcster

Complaining about Google reminds me of the characters in Life of Brian complaining about the Romans: (apart from free unlimited email, mapping the world, and making it possible to find everything on the Internet instantly, what has Google ever done … Continue reading →

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Another day in the life of a ColdFusion drone

Posted on February 14, 2008 by arcster

This may be of use to the handful of people in the universe who: 1. use ColdFusion; 2. have no direct access to their Coldfusion server; 3. need to manipulate PowerPoint on the server; and 4. aren’t using .NET OK, … Continue reading →

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Dylan’s rebirth

Posted on February 11, 2008 by arcster

There’s a line on Bye & Bye – “I’m sittin’ on my watch so I can be on time.” Such a line would be unthinkable on Blonde on Blonde or Blood on the Tracks. But Hank Williams might have sung … Continue reading →

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Don’t know much about electricity

Posted on February 6, 2008 by arcster

Having been through science fairs with child #1 and child #2, I should be an old pro. Instead, these middle school rituals teach me how little I know about basic scientific principles. Like electricity. Apparently, there’s this equation V=I*R (or … Continue reading →

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What’s up with webmaster-showcase?

Posted on February 5, 2008 by arcster

I’m happy with my Yahoo web hosting, but how did webmaster-showcase come to be sanctioned by Yahoo as a reference tool for newbie webmasters? My site is no beauty, so I’ll leave you to form your own opinion on the … Continue reading →

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