Friday, February 24, 2006
Saturday, February 18, 2006
No Easter Eggs, No Volcanoes :-(
I was bored and decided to search for Microsoft Easter Eggs. The last time I did that was in 1998 on my old computer.
In case you don't know, Easter Egg is a term that refers to an undocumented feature or novelty that is in a program that the makers of said program placed there for additional fun and credits. Easter Eggs do not affect your computer's performance in any way, either to the hardware or software.
I remembered there was a really cool one called "Volcano" where you right-click on the desktop, click Properties, then click on the Settings tab, choose 3D text as a screen saver and then click on Settings. In the Text Box, you type "volcano" and click OK. Voila! You get a cool-looking volcano as a screen saver.
Well, I tried that and all I got was a 3D version of the word "volcano" spinning around on my screen. "Honey, why do we have the word volcano as a screen saver?" asked the boyfriend.
Uhh...here's why: Evidently, after some sleuthing on Net, I found out that Windows XP, which is what I have, does NOT have any Easter Eggs! Bummer! The reasons are varied. Some folks say that Microsoft sells a lot of XP software to many government agencies and they don't need any "stinkin' Easter Eggs" in the software for security reasons. Some other folks call bullshit on this and say it's only the American version of the software that lacks Easter Eggs and the reason why is simply that Microsoft wanted a more "corporate" version of its software in the XP and deleted all the Easter Eggs.
But, I still hold out hope. A small core of people claim there are a few Easter Eggs in the XP software if you know where to find them. Can anyone help? There's a beer in it for ya.
In case you don't know, Easter Egg is a term that refers to an undocumented feature or novelty that is in a program that the makers of said program placed there for additional fun and credits. Easter Eggs do not affect your computer's performance in any way, either to the hardware or software.
I remembered there was a really cool one called "Volcano" where you right-click on the desktop, click Properties, then click on the Settings tab, choose 3D text as a screen saver and then click on Settings. In the Text Box, you type "volcano" and click OK. Voila! You get a cool-looking volcano as a screen saver.
Well, I tried that and all I got was a 3D version of the word "volcano" spinning around on my screen. "Honey, why do we have the word volcano as a screen saver?" asked the boyfriend.
Uhh...here's why: Evidently, after some sleuthing on Net, I found out that Windows XP, which is what I have, does NOT have any Easter Eggs! Bummer! The reasons are varied. Some folks say that Microsoft sells a lot of XP software to many government agencies and they don't need any "stinkin' Easter Eggs" in the software for security reasons. Some other folks call bullshit on this and say it's only the American version of the software that lacks Easter Eggs and the reason why is simply that Microsoft wanted a more "corporate" version of its software in the XP and deleted all the Easter Eggs.
But, I still hold out hope. A small core of people claim there are a few Easter Eggs in the XP software if you know where to find them. Can anyone help? There's a beer in it for ya.
Monday, February 13, 2006
Friday, February 10, 2006
Farkin' Hypocrite
There's an article in Reuters today about Jack Abramoff, the former lobbyist at the center of a corruption scandal, where he refutes the claim that Bush didn't know him. In the article, Abramoff says that Bush met him "almost a dozen times," which goes against what The White House is saying.
So here we have a case of "he said, he said," but what gets me most is this statement:
Abramoff raised more than $100,000 for Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, a feat that won him an invitation to Bush's ranch in August 2003, the National Journal reported at the time. However, Abramoff said he did not make the trip because, as an Orthodox Jew, he cannot travel on Saturdays.
Oh, it's not OK to travel on the Sabbath as a religious Jew but it IS ok to lie about illegal campaign contributions under the guise of charitable donations?
Please. I've had enough of these *zealots* hiding behind the cloak of religion when it's convenient for them. I've already lost my religion years ago. Now I'm about to lose my lunch.
So here we have a case of "he said, he said," but what gets me most is this statement:
Abramoff raised more than $100,000 for Bush's 2004 re-election campaign, a feat that won him an invitation to Bush's ranch in August 2003, the National Journal reported at the time. However, Abramoff said he did not make the trip because, as an Orthodox Jew, he cannot travel on Saturdays.
Oh, it's not OK to travel on the Sabbath as a religious Jew but it IS ok to lie about illegal campaign contributions under the guise of charitable donations?
Please. I've had enough of these *zealots* hiding behind the cloak of religion when it's convenient for them. I've already lost my religion years ago. Now I'm about to lose my lunch.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
What a Crock!
A few posts back, I talked about this ex that was hounding me to get together even though he knows I have a serious BF and am very content and all that. Well, a little birdie told me to mosey on over to Yahoo personals where he has posted an ad. After said friend and I had a good laugh at some of the inaccuracies (and bad spelling) posted below, I actually felt relieved that he's doing this. Perhaps he will stop asking me to meet for coffee.
"I'm a librarian at a large university (no,we're not all little elderly laddies (sic)with blue hair)who would enjoy meeting a articulate woman of intelligence who shares my passion for historical novels, film noir, a great Cabernet, cozy restaurants, classical guitar, rain storms, good stories, interesting architecture and all the small things that we often bypass or forget each day that make life worth living."
A few comments, however. (You don't think I'd let him off the hook THAT easy, didja?) Did you ever meet a person who seemed to be knowledgeable in one area and he or she would constantly lord that over you? Well, that's him to a T. You see, he's a history major and within the first five minutes of meeting him, he will let you know this. In my experience, however, his knowledge of history is at best spotty and his knowledge of other topics pales in comparison. But history is the only arena in which he feels comfortable so he will proceed to hold court and act like a know-it-all in order that he feels superior. Oh, you've met him, have you? :-)
As far as the "great Cabernet goes," he has a passion for many other kinds of booze, too. In fact, I'd venture to say that he's a binge drinker. He's been hospitalized for liver ailments at least 3 times in the past two years. He was told that his liver is performing at 40% capacity. Yet, he chooses to continue drinking. What does that tell you?
"Cozy restaurants." Bring some cash. Now I'm a gal, that does not mind picking up the check now and then. But, with him, it will be more now than then. Oh, I should add, I hope you have a car and valid license because you'll be driving. He lost his license years ago because he was driving with expired insurance. His lazy ass never bothered to renew it.
I guess that I'm trying to say, is that he sounds great on paper (or on the Internet), but a word to the wise: Caveat emptor.
"I'm a librarian at a large university (no,we're not all little elderly laddies (sic)with blue hair)who would enjoy meeting a articulate woman of intelligence who shares my passion for historical novels, film noir, a great Cabernet, cozy restaurants, classical guitar, rain storms, good stories, interesting architecture and all the small things that we often bypass or forget each day that make life worth living."
A few comments, however. (You don't think I'd let him off the hook THAT easy, didja?) Did you ever meet a person who seemed to be knowledgeable in one area and he or she would constantly lord that over you? Well, that's him to a T. You see, he's a history major and within the first five minutes of meeting him, he will let you know this. In my experience, however, his knowledge of history is at best spotty and his knowledge of other topics pales in comparison. But history is the only arena in which he feels comfortable so he will proceed to hold court and act like a know-it-all in order that he feels superior. Oh, you've met him, have you? :-)
As far as the "great Cabernet goes," he has a passion for many other kinds of booze, too. In fact, I'd venture to say that he's a binge drinker. He's been hospitalized for liver ailments at least 3 times in the past two years. He was told that his liver is performing at 40% capacity. Yet, he chooses to continue drinking. What does that tell you?
"Cozy restaurants." Bring some cash. Now I'm a gal, that does not mind picking up the check now and then. But, with him, it will be more now than then. Oh, I should add, I hope you have a car and valid license because you'll be driving. He lost his license years ago because he was driving with expired insurance. His lazy ass never bothered to renew it.
I guess that I'm trying to say, is that he sounds great on paper (or on the Internet), but a word to the wise: Caveat emptor.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Quiverfull
Twins run in my family, on both sides no less, and I have this one cousin on my mom's side see who sends me about 8 emails a day (no kidding) of all kinds of blather, including pictures of kids that are supposedly related to me. I am not sure whose kids they are exactly but it's kinda like "second cousin, once-removed," et cetera and so forth. Does it ever stop?
A few years ago, I went to some sort of family function and the place was swarming with about 30 children, twins and singles, all under the age of 10! Where did these people come from and who are they? If I ran into them in public and fell over them, I wouldn't know them. One of my "first cousins, once removed" was sporting a "Jesus is My Homeboy" T-shirt. M'kay. Needless to say, I'm not rushing back to any family functions real soon. Not that it matters since my eldest brother had a fight with one of 'em a couple of years back and now they are not speaking to him, or to the rest of us. I wish them well but I embrace the peace and quiet.
A few years ago, I went to some sort of family function and the place was swarming with about 30 children, twins and singles, all under the age of 10! Where did these people come from and who are they? If I ran into them in public and fell over them, I wouldn't know them. One of my "first cousins, once removed" was sporting a "Jesus is My Homeboy" T-shirt. M'kay. Needless to say, I'm not rushing back to any family functions real soon. Not that it matters since my eldest brother had a fight with one of 'em a couple of years back and now they are not speaking to him, or to the rest of us. I wish them well but I embrace the peace and quiet.
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