Archives for 2001

I think it would

February 19, 2001 by Michael Boyle

be appropriate for all nice people to join me in wishing Ed all the best as he starts his new job today.

from the world of maple sugar, which means between Vermont and Quebec. Reminds me that a trip to the cabane sucre [caution: embedded traditional music] will be in order in a month or so – a pork, beans, and maple sugar overload! Note that the cabane’s menu underplays the pork content, and calling them “salted pork crisps” is not nearly as evocative as their real name: les oreilles de crisse aka christ’s ears.

In the spirit

February 16, 2001 by Michael Boyle

of upgrading, I just installed Netscape 6.01 here and I must admit that I’m very impressed with the strides they’ve made in such a short time. 6.0 was pretty much unuseable for me, but this version is much better. It doesn’t disactivate my scroll wheel, for one thing. There are still bugs – textarea boxes seem particularly flaky – but the trend is right.

Whoops. No post button in Blogger under 6.01.

Time to upgrade?

February 16, 2001 by Michael Boyle

I did it long ago, and have been proselytizing for people to upgrade (usually to IE5/Mac from NS4.7x) for months. Now, the Web Standards Project is Fighting for Standards in our Browsers by encouraging people to upgrade to standards-compliant browsers.

New download from

February 16, 2001 by Michael Boyle

the good folks over at OpenCOLA: the OpenCola.com soft drink formula. Noted with interest: the typically Canadian use of the term “soft drink”. I assume that’s one Cory Doctorow’s influences. Be sure to read the following: “this is *not* the recipe for “OpenCola” — that is, the canned beverage that you may have received at a trade show or similar venue. Making canned cola requires millions of dollars in abstruse gear and manufactory gizmos. Making that kind of cola is unrealistic. You need to manage your expectations better. Grow up already. This is a kitchen-sink recipe that you can make all on your own.”