Mike J. Steele

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Firefox 1.0 Released

Firefox 1.0 has been released. Mozilla.org is being hammered with traffic. Kevin Rose EXIT-kevin rose dot com has posted some links to get it that aren’t swamped.


The RIAA Strikes Again

Well, the RIAA has issued another round of lawsuits, and Someone from UW-Oshkosh is on the list EXIT - Oshkosh Northwestern. I guess it was only a matter of time before it came here. I don’t know who, but I would think it is an older student because of the timing.

For the record – I don’t file swap. I legally download music on iTunes for use on my iPod.


Crap.

My laptop got all screwed up – I am now in the process of restoring it.

Crap.


Sims 2…

…is addicting. I love it! Much better than the original. The graphics are wonderful, and you can start a copule at the beginning. I had wondered why they didn’t do that before. Now if I could only hook up those two teens…


Long Backup

I backed up my desktop – and it took over 4 hours. Long, but necessary. All this is college prep. I move in on Sunday.

Don’t take any $200 bills. They aren’t real. Someone accepted one, though.


We have a rummage!

Happy NASCAR Day!!!

I have finally updated all my computers to WinXP SP2. Just some slowness at first, but if my desktop reacts like my laptop – it will eventually go away.

Olympic athletes can’t blog on sites made espically for the olympics.
They also can’t post pictures they took. They are really protecting the media. Personal sites not specifically made for the Olympics are exempt.

A semi fell off the causeway/bridge over Lake Butte des Morts on US 41 in Oshkosh. I never did think that the barriers were that strong…


WinXP SP2

I installed WinXP SP2 today and I have not had any problems. The new pop-up blocker in IE works (not like I will go back though) and seems to only tell you it blocked a pop-up on the first block in the new infromation bar and with a new icon. There is a new icon in the system tray for a wireless connection – I don’t like it as much. I haven’t done much yet to see every new thing.

If you saw the Packer Update on the home page, I was testing new coding on the homepage out. And I know there is a slight alignment problem on the right bar on What The Blog? but it won’t be fixed. Firefox renders it better.

Update: I’ve added a poll. Vote!


Top Sports Towns

SportingNews has released the top sports towns. From Wisconsin, Milwaukee is 29, Green Bay 34, Madison 67, River Falls 256 (Chiefs Training Camp), De Pere 307 (St. Norbert’s is where the Packers stay during Training Camp), Beloit 312 (Snappers Minor Leauge Team), and Appleton 322 (T-Rattlers Minors). Nashville beat Milwaukee – maybe because of the Predators playoff run in the NHL (I was down there when they were playing).

And WinXP SP2 will be released through Windows Update on Monday.


New Camera

I got a new DV cam today.

That’s all for now.


All-In-Wonder

This morning, I installed my new ATI All-In-Wonder 9800 Pro 128 MB. The install went (susprising) smooth. What gave me the most problems were getting the screws in the computer. I am still worried with the power in the computer, but I haven’t run into any problems. This card is just perfect for someone going to college looking to save space. Even in my current setup, the breakout box works better than with the old external box. It is also a much better graphics card.