TechnoBlogTaking life one CPU cycle at a timeGmail Invites- June 14, 2004 I've got 3 Gmail invites! First 3 people to paypal $15 to webmasterchrishileman.com will get them, put you first and last name in the note as well as your email address. Good luck! Why am I selling them I'm a college student who is poor! Update 1: 2 left Update 2: 1 left Update 3: GONE Congrats Tony, Jason, and Phillip! UPDATE 4: 2 more up for grabs!! Wow they are giving them to me left and right! Help me get started in my new life and score yourself 1 gb of storage! Update 5: Gone!http://www.technoblog.com/archives/2004/06/gmail_invites.php Who really suffers- June 13, 2004 RIAA Protests Digital Radio: It looks like the RIAA wants regulations put on digital radio because they fear that people will pirate the CD Quality music that digital radio provides. Digital radio broadcasts that bring CD-quality sound to the airwaves could lead to unfettered song copying if protections are not put in place, a recording-industry trade group warned on Friday. Without copy protections, music fans could cherry-pick songs off the air and redistribute them over the Internet. If...http://www.technoblog.com/archives/2004/06/who_really_suff.php Safe Mode- June 12, 2004 AseLabs has a new internet comic called Safe Mode that pokes fun at people who bring their PCs in to retail store tech support. I guess the days of making fun of the kid in the tech-department at your local retail store are over, they have now turned the tables and shined a spotlight on things their not-so-bright customers do. Rest easy, most of would never use in-store tech support, so these comics arent talking about youare they HardOCP Go read Safe Mode NOW!http://www.technoblog.com/archives/2004/06/safe_mode.php Strange Findings- June 9, 2004 Went to look at my fans in my case today to do some adjusting to them and you will never guess what I found in there. Yes that is what it looks like. Don't ask me how it got there! My case is completely closed and any openings have fan grills and running fans on them. Crazy stuff. It never stunk but it is pretty dried up now. Who knows. Maybe that explains the random restarts lately.http://www.technoblog.com/archives/2004/06/strange_finding.php Guess who has Gmail- June 9, 2004 Scott hooked me up with a GMail code last night. Thoughts so far.. I like the simple design. I like how everything is fast and they use javascript for certian tasks instead of reloading the page to display a confirmation. Also the keyboard shortcuts rule! I wish I could have it pull in all the mail from my POP3 accounts so I check them all from one webmail account. That would be sweet. Maybe I'll request the feature.http://www.technoblog.com/archives/2004/06/guess_who_has_g.php |