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especially computer-related or technicial terms, not that they’re amazingly difficult or anything, at least not to me.
I can feel the impact I’m having on it.
All it takes is for one person to invent a little acronym or saying, put things a certain way, create a little flash animation, for it to spread across the internet like wildfire.
This service rocks: Turn pics into favicons.
Okay, so I’ve upgraded to SP2.
One thing I noticed immediately is that my Quick Launch toolbar had 2 icons added. This is a service pack, you fix security flaws, great. However, the installer also put back Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player icons into the Quick Launch toolbar. Ugly, really ugly.
Domain owners beware: you do not need to go with DROA (Domain Registry of America). Their renewals are overpriced: $25/year when you can get the same thing for $8.95 and less from other registrars.
The best dedicated server provider:
1. Offers wide range of servers and server lines.
2. Dynamically covers all specs and OS.
3. Has his own Datacenter.
4. Guarantees a perfect network and sensitive/quick support.
5. Proactively monitors and basic manages your server.
6. Treats you as a human being, not as a wannabe criminal.
7. Has managed to keep your business for at least one year.
8. Has a transparent billing system and reasonable prices.
9. Maintains his own discussion and support forum, being in a constant contact with his clients.
10. Sends you white T-shirt with your nameservers engraved and a red baseball hat for the Thanksgiving Day.
I just signed up for FreeFlatScreens.com and I’m already getting spam:
8/14/04
“You can claim your advance today and have it tomorrow” from Advance, advance@cnboyi.com
“Your Publishers Clearing House entry affidavit is enclosed” from Winners Selection Committee, winnersselectioncommittee@cnboyi.com
The Windows Update application included with Windows XP now looks different. It has a cleaner interface and presents two options: Express Install and Custom Install. MS also just released a patch that removes MyDoom.
