Archives for 2000

She’s toying with us!

March 28, 2000 by Michael Boyle

Heather seems to be on the verge of a change. Hmmm.

for Mac was finally released the other day. It’s still not as good as Netscape for certain things, but it’s much better in many ways. For me a browser is an aesthetic choice. If it’s jerky at loading images, it’s inferior. Netscape has always been far better at displaying things smoothly.

[after more time] OK – I’m almost totally convinced. All I need to do is learn a bit more about personal stylesheets (can I set one up so that textarea boxes etc. are in mishiwaka 9 pt?) and I’m done with Netscape.

Unrelated:

March 27, 2000 by Michael Boyle

I just got an ICQ saying “The looney is between your little dogs”. Scary part is that I understood that.

Back in the office

March 27, 2000 by Michael Boyle

I’ve been offline for a couple of days, but I’m back in action for the foreseeable future.

In the airport

March 27, 2000 by Michael Boyle

this morning (far too early) I sat down across from the magazine rack in the little waiting area. Prominently displayed, with Air Canada stickers identifying their provenance, were several copies of Mother Jones magazine. In striking counterpoint to the other mags – Forbes and Business Week.