My Space B***S***

This is complete B***S***. This is what happens when a major news company that's run by a mega-corporation (Microsoft *ahem*) tries to explain something Technical (MySpace.com) to non-Technical Parents. Not that this doesn't happen on MSN Spaces...

New Template

I'm doing a major overhaul of the Blog template, so things may break unexpectidley. Rest assured that if anythimg does break, it will be fixed soon. Let me know what you think in the Comments!

Blog Not Spam

Good news! Today, When checking my e-mail, I got the following from Blogger:

Subject: Re: [#366081] Non-spam review and verification request: http://dankeenan.blogspot.com
From: "Blogger Support" 
Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 16:13:05 -0800
To: "Dan Keenan {-SOME RANDOM NUMBERS-}" <-MY PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS->

Hello,
Your blog has been reviewed, verified, and whitelisted so that it will no
longer appear as potential spam. If you sign out of Blogger and sign back
in again, you should be able to post as normal. Thanks for your patience,
and we apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
Sincerely,
Blogger Support

This means that I will be able to post more often. Yaahooo!

DRM is a complete lie

Excellent rant on DRM and who it actually benefits (Lets guess: Warner, Apple, Sony-BMG...)

New Feature

I have added a new feature! From now on, you can see the six latest Digg Stories that I have dugg in the Sidebar. To get to it, click here.

Spam Blog

For some strange reason, blogger seems to think that I have a spam Blog. Because of this, I may not post quite as often (at least from Digg) because it requires a few extra steps to get it published. I will let you know of the outcome of the review.

8 mistakes when creating PowerPoint presentations

I've seen way to many really bad PowerPoint Presentations nowadays. Please look at this before even touching PowerPoint. read more | digg story

Get a real Browser

I was looking at my sitemeter today and was deeply saddened by the following: Yellow is Firefox, and Purple is Internet Explorer. Please, if you haven't already done so, Go out and Get a real browser, like Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/). Please: Take back the Web; Get Firefox.

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today ti day ti-day tidy toady Edit... Revert to "tiday"

FireFox Fire fox Fire-fox Firebox Fairfax Edit... Ignore all Add to dictionary

FireFox Fire fox Fire-fox Firebox Fairfax Edit... Ignore all Add to dictionary

FireFox Fire fox Fire-fox Firebox Fairfax Edit... Ignore all Add to dictionary

Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5

Good news! Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 has come out [commence cheering]. Go out there and get it at http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/. Update: Upon running the new version of Thunderbird, I discover that it now has podcasting support [commence more cheering]! The embedded files appear similar to how thunderbird handles e-mail attachments, and the shownotes (if available) appear in the main screen. Yet another reason to Get Thunderbird!

Thunder bird Thunder-bird Thundered Underbid Thunderbolt Edit... Ignore all Add to dictionary

Top 100 Digg Stories of 2005

I'm obsessed with Digg. First e-mail, then RSS, now Digg. If you really like digg as well, considerlooking at this Digg top 100 List. At the Top, well I was gonna tell you but decided against it. It's at http://diggtop100.blogspot.com.

Optimus Keyboard February 1st!

Yes, The Optimus Keyboard, has been announced to be released February 1st 2006! Take a look at it in all of it's OLED greatness! (http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/)

Free Symantec Norton AntiVirus 2005

From the web page: "Symantec™ and Google™ want to ensure your computing experience remains safe and protected. You have received a complimentary special edition of Norton AntiVirus* with a 6 month subscription to protection updates from Symantec Security Response, the world’s leading Internet Security and response team."

read more | digg story

WTF!?

I was submitting something to Digg and was alarmed to see this as the CAPTCHA: Can someone over at Digg explain this to me!?

Google Pack

With all of the Hype surrounding a so-called Goggle Calendar, most people seemed to overlook the Google Pack. The Google Pack includes:

• Google Software
• Google Earth
• Picasa2
• Google Pack Screensaver
• Google Desktop
• Google Toolbar for IE
• Additional Software
• Mozilla Firefox with Google Toolbar
• Norton Antivirus 2005 Special Edition
• Ad-Aware SE Personal
• Adobe Reader 7
• Optional Software
• Google Talk
• RealPlayer
• Trillian
• GalleryPlayer HD Images

They also include their Google Updater that will handle updates for all of these Applications.

Play music with your scanner

WTF!? This person has way to much free time on their hands. A great hack nonetheless. read more | digg story

Digg: How Not to Digg

If you like Digg and are thinking about submiting a story, consider this guide, titled "How Not to Digg." read more | digg story

Digg: Just Installed Linux? Here's What You Should Know.

So, you've finally decided to make the jump. Congratulations! Now, for the Purpose of this Post: Digg: Maybe "n00b" information to those of you who are 1337, but it's need-to-know stuff for people switching to Linux. read more | digg story

New Search function

A have added the ability to search to this Blog. It had to be put at the bottom because it wouldn't fit into the Sidebar. You can either click the link in the Sidebar or Scroll down to the bottom. Enjoy search by Google.