I’ve been using mail.com as my spam account for quite some time. I did that because, after first opening the account, I realized that it was kinda slow and klunky, so I just used it for registering on websites that require an email address. Plenty of times, those sites sell those email addresses – especially…
Author: bkjones
Wedding plans heating up
So the big day is coming up. 9/24/05 to be exact. Just about everything we can think of is in place. We’re dealing with political fallout fairly well, I think. I guess we’ll see. I was just informed that there were a couple of people missing from the guest list. They weren’t invited. Judging by…
Blog spam
Should I just turn comments off on my blog? What are you doing about blog spam? Do you know what blog spam is? If you don’t, and you have a blog, you should! Here’s an example: I posted an entry a couple of hours ago. I just looked at my blog page, and lo and…
They say Vista will be better
I just read a PC World article that says, well… this: My PC’s firewall, antivirus scanner, spyware remover, pop-up blocker, and spam filter all agree: Windows is sorely lacking in PC security. That situation may not change until Windows Vista (formerly Longhorn) comes out sometime next year. This implies that things will, in fact, get…
The Family in Louisiana is OK
Well, looks like my brother and stepdad are doing ok. Things are really hectic down there. They live in Baton Rouge, about an hour from New Orleans. I lived in Baton Rouge as well for a few years. I loved it there. The population of Baton Rouge tripled overnight, making it difficult to get much…
My Pool Game is Rotting
I can smell my pool game from here. It’s clearly been tucked into some deep, dark crevice, like between the refrigerator and the cabinets, or under the couch or something. Actually, it’s just been shelfed for awhile until this book gets out the door. I shot one rack to give my eyes a rest from…
Does this get factored into the TCO numbers?
This morning, I’ve now spent 30 minutes googling, testing, and troubleshooting for a guy who was having trouble getting outlook to talk to our outbound mail server. I suggested various things, of course asked for more information, and while waiting for responses, went off to see if others had seen this issue. Of course, every…
I promise to never write in French
I read a copy of The New Yorker while I was on a cruise recently, and I’m finally fed up with columnists who write for English-speaking audiences, in an English-language publication, published in and for an English-speaking country, IN FRENCH. I see this trend all over the place, and it’s not new. I don’t know…
Cruises are not my cup of tea
We (my fiance and I) recently returned from a cruise to Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was a short, 5-day cruise, just to see if we even liked cruises. Neither of us had ever been on a cruise. We had a good enough time, but both agreed that we’re not likely to ever do it again….
Linux Distributions Suck
Almost all distributions of Linux suck. The good news, though, is that as more people get into Linux, they inevitably ask for things, and they ask for them in larger numbers. Nobody wants to work on a project that is only used by four people in the world, so large groups asking for stuff is…