Archive for October, 2004

English assignment: Outfoxed review

Wednesday, October 6th, 2004

My first hand-in assignment for English class was due today. It was a very straightforward one: write a 500-800 word review on something as if the review was going to be published. Accordingly, we had to specify what publicication the review was intended for. The whole idea of targetting a publication was an exercise in [...]

Redmond asks if it’s time to dump IE

Monday, October 4th, 2004

It felt good to rant a bit yesterday. I rarely enjoy my own writing, after its been written, but at least the topic is accurate. Today, after having my but kicked by a math test, I bumped into this article from Redmond Magazine which claims to be “the independent voice of the Microsoft IT community.” [...]

Internet Explorer Headlines

Sunday, October 3rd, 2004

It still boggles my mind that anyone is still using Internet Explorer these days. Even the mere suggestion of an alternative program from a company other than Microsoft will give you the label of anti-Microsoft zealiot. Well people, I have some news for you: get your heads out of the sand. From a practical perspective, [...]