As Far As I Can Tell


Look what�s being done with our old computers. Is this what recycling means to the computer industry?

Today the regular, public government announced the existence of a shadow government. This is crazy. Up to 150 political leaders living underground 24 hours a day, ready to spring into action if a bulk of the regular government is killed in a nuclear attack. Should we start building fall-out shelters again? If the government is this worried about nuclear attack, there must be something they aren�t telling us.

Today I installed a program on my computer that caused it to not boot. I had to install another copy of Windows XP in a different directory, boot up with that, and fix my other installation. All in all, about 3 wasted hours. Tip: If XP every pops up a dialog box saying the driver you�re installing isn�t certified as compatible�listen to it; it knows what it�s talking about.

I just got off the phone with Darcy DiNucci about a book she is writing on Flash based interface design. She�s including a chapter on TCUP, and needed to interview me. I�m a little nervous that I was rambling too much, and I�m anxious about how the site/I will come off in the book. Mostly, I�m just excited to be chosen. It�ll be on Macromedia Press and be in stores sometime this summer.

I don�t know all of the other sites featured, but it sounds like I�m in good company.

I�ve never used Amazon zShops before, and never gave it much thought either. Turns out, it�s really useful�especially if you�re buying books. Basically it�s like Half.com, where a person has an item and is selling it for a set price. The nice part is that if you�re searching for a book on Amazon, they automatically tell you if there are any used copies for sale in the zShops, and how much they cost. This is perfect for me, because I�ll always take a used copy over a new one. Also, you can pay the person with your Amazon account, so you don�t have to type in your address or credit card. It�s a really nice setup.

Maybe I just like it because I got such a good deal on Fresh Dialogue 2: New Voices in Graphic Design. It features Warren Corbitt and Matt Owens from One9ine.


 

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