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Time Zone support in iCal (Feb 15 2005 23:59 GMT) - I didn't notice this feature until recently, but iCal 1.5.5 can use alternate time zones when creating an event. [[ Visit http://www. |
LISNews.com
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'On the Road' Unscrolled for First Time (Feb 15 2005 23:59 GMT) - Anonymous Patron writes "An Associated Press article on the 120-foot long scroll of the American classic "On the Road," written by the godfather of the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac. For the first time, fans of Kerouac and beatniks old and new have a chance to see every word, edit and smudge of his original manuscript, unrolled end to end and under glass at the University of Iowa Museum of Art. It is the first time during its international tour that the yellowed and brittle manuscript has been shown unspooled." |
Lafe at Lafes.Net
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New version of WordPress. (Feb 15 2005 23:58 GMT) - If you're viewing this post fairly recently after I've written it, then you're probably seeing lafes.net in a different light. This is due to my recent upgrade to WordPress 1.5. As I get the new styles and themes worked out, I'll be getting the look and feel back to something resembling normal. |
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Sun Grid (Feb 15 2005 23:57 GMT) - The New York Times writes: It would offer remote computing resources to business customers, allowing them to purchase computer time over a network as easily as they buy electricity and water through wires and pipes. The Sun Grid will cost clients $1 an hour for each microprocessor used and $1 a month for each gigabyte of storage. Customers will pay only for what they use when they use it, Sun said. Grid computing is not new, but faster networks and new standards are making it easier for companies to outsource certain computing-intensive tasks to data centers owned by others and not worry about the cost of the computers or paying for electricity and other support costs. |
Ambival.net
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Bambi (Feb 15 2005 23:56 GMT) - I’m sure I must’ve seen this before, but it still felt from about 10-20 minutes in like I had only seen the usual clipped sequences you find in trailers and Disney documentaries. On this first definite full viewing, Bambi reminded me most of “Jane Eyre”... |
completelycalm.com
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Australia Day (Feb 15 2005 23:56 GMT) - Aussie John wrote:"John - what exactly is vegemite made of?Kelly that a great Irish Australian name, I have a daughter Kellie who is leaving home this Friday to Live in Melbourne 2,000 Km awayFor her age, she's... |
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Microsoft Denies Threatening Denmark (Feb 15 2005 23:56 GMT) - Microsoft is dismissing allegations that it attempted to strong arm Denmark into opposing pending European Union legislation that restricts software patents. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates reportedly told Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen that he would strongly consider moving 800 jobs out of Navision, a Microsoft subsidiary. |
Off By One
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New pony! (Feb 15 2005 23:55 GMT) - At the bottom of each and every single-post page, you?ll find a new set of links to related posts. Since almost everyone that has read this post has probably read all of the other ones, too, this isn?t as big of a deal as maybe it could be, but it?s a ... |
Off By One
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Signed, Sealed and Delivered (Feb 15 2005 23:55 GMT) - As of today, I have signed my soul away to the corporate machine. It feels good. I put together the paperwork today, along with such minor items as my few software creations and my signature in the appropriate places, and now I just have to wait. May 2. Damn, this ... |
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