I think I forgot to mention that I bought a new computer a couple of weeks ago in an effort to move to having only one computer and not 5 computers. It’s the 500 Mhz jammy, and it is actually fast enough running Windows and Linux via Virtual PC for me to discard any dedicated Intel hardware that I previously owned. In fact, it’s faster than the Dell Pentium II machine I have on my desk at the office running Windows 98. I’ve waited a long time to have a single machine that ran every operating system fast enough, and that time has finally come. Add to that the ability to add 25 Gb portable Firewire drives as I need them and you’ve got a great single computer solution for anyone who needs to run everything everywhere at anytime.

A Young Person’s Guide to Simple Object Access Protocol cleared a bunch of things up for me about the value of XML over HTTP.

I finally am getting high speed Internet access at home.

Mailstart lets you check any POP3 email account from a Web based interface. Very handy if you travel or can’t check your home email any other way from work.

Metallica releases Napster proof album

“I never half step cause I not a half stepper.”

The new Kaliber 10000 episode is fantastic.

f**kedcompany.com - the dot-com deadpool Perhaps not the nicest domain and site name in the world, but the idea of a deadpool for Internet companies is a thing whose time has come.

You keep using that word? I do not think it means what you think it means… You can find the entire script to The Princess Bride here

At home treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome

My brother’s band, Die Laughing, played two songs on yesterday’s Trackers show on the Oxygen channel. They were really good. Someone should offer them a record deal. You can check out some of their material over at MP3.com

If you’ve got some time to burn, this links page points to some of the best designed sites on the Web.(Thanks Pepe)

extralucky.com is great. The splash screen is fun, and the actual content and design within the site are great. It’s one of those sites I have a feeling that other people have known about all along and I somehow missed the boat.

I should qualify this by saying that I use both Internet Explorer and Netscape Communicator on my Macs. I tend to use Internet Explorer a little less, but it depends on what I’m doing at the time. I really really do not like when a site tells me that the browser I’m using isn’t the right one, and that I can’t access their site unless I go and download the right browser. To top it off, they are a technology and design publication, they should know better. Shame on you. Even worse, you’ve cut off half of all the Macintosh users that might come to your site. I guess there aren’t many Mac users in the design space:-)

People who are deprived(like those of us in Atlanta) can now purchase items from Urban Outfitters online.

I can’t believe that Photoshop 6 is on the horizon already. I guess Adobe has got to keep their revenues up. Meanwhile, for Web work you could be using a version two or three years old and get the same job done.

I got a great pair of shoes from this company in the half an hour that I got to shop in New York over the weekend. Looking through the company’s Web site, it looks like I might have finally found the replacement for the Simple Shoes that I’ve been faithful to for years but are a nightmare to find now.

TradeUps.com lets you trade in your old computer equipment for new equipment.

I’m listening to A Perfect Circle, Maynard from Tool’s new band. It really has a Tool feel to it because of his voice, and it has the same sort of tribal backbone that Tool has. If you like Tool, you will like this CD. Their site is pretty strong too.

I’m spending fewer and fewer hours in front of the computer right now, and I think it’s really doing me some good. In addition to losing 35 lbs.(I made it to my first goal of 195 lbs. last week), I’m reading more books and spending more time working on myself. This week, however, seems like it will be a little different due to my workload.