April 03, 2008
Firefox Facts
OK, just the facts, ma'am. The facts are these: Firefox rocks. It has also taken back a big chunk of the web browsing that Internet Explorer stole away beginning in 1995. Prior to that, we either used Mozilla, Netscape, or... Read the story »
March 29, 2008
HTML Playground
Okay, gang, it's time to get back to the roots. The internet is made of HTML. CSS is also a more and more dominant part of the mixture. You need to at least know the basics of this stuff. I... Read the story »
March 11, 2008
PicAttic
What's a website without graphical images? True, there are some fine sites out there that eschew any sort of graphics, but they are few and far between. But not everyone wants to deal with the hassle of uploading images to... Read the story »
March 05, 2008
Telnet BBS Guide
I was waxing poetic the other day about the old BBS days. In the early-to-mid 90's, your online experience frequently consisted of dialing in to a bulletin board system, or BBS, with your modem. After the connection squeals subside, you... Read the story »
January 25, 2008
Wikipedia: AOL
I know, I know. To say anything positive about AOL is like praising Barry Bonds as an upstanding fine example of an honest ballplayer. Or to cheer for Bill Belichick's sportsmanship. Or to give a thumbs-up to Britney Spears for... Read the story »
January 24, 2008
BuzzDash
We are fascinated by polls. Who was the greatest center fielder of all time? Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Ty Cobb, or Ken Griffey, Jr.? Time Magazine names the iPhone the "Invention of the Year." Agree or disagree? Time... Read the story »
December 31, 2007
Geeky Baldisms
Well, I've been talking about if for years, i have FINALLY redesigned my aging layers-based Baldguyweb website. Baldguyweb.com was the first domain that I ever acquired, way back in 1998. It cost about a hundred bucks to get a domain... Read the story »
December 22, 2007
Open Designs
It has become obscenely easy to create a professional looking website. When my first site went up in 1995, I started from scratch. The concept of a template simply didn't exist. Nowadays, you can put up a nice looking site... Read the story »
November 10, 2007
Gmail Changes on the Way
I Loooooooove my Gmail accounts. I've been hosting websites since 1998. Around 2001, spam was so out of control that my server was using at least half its active processes running spam filtering. I had taken to using an email... Read the story »
September 11, 2007
SWsoft Plesk
Okay, my apologies. Today's FamilyFirst pick is on the geeky side. I've had a website online since 1995. It used to be www.ipa.net/~baldguy, but it vanished long ago. Nowadays, I manage 22 websites on my own dedicated server. And it's... Read the story »
September 10, 2007
KnujOn
Ah, the carefree days on the internet circa 1995 . . . I had an aol.com account. I can't even remember what my user name was. But I was stinkin' proud of the fact that I had a genuine email... Read the story »
September 03, 2007
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is coming up rapidly on its two millionth article. The online anyone-can-edit encyclopedia has been around since January 15, 2001. It has developed into the internet's ubiquitous source of knowledge. I have been amazed by a few wonders that... Read the story »
September 01, 2007
iGoogle
I have a pretty cool starting page. At a glance, I confirm that my RSS feed from I Remember JFK is working right, I get Einstein's Quote of the Day, I get grilling recipes, slow cooker recipes, and “Simply Recipes.”... Read the story »
August 31, 2007
Elegant Solutions Software and Publishing Company
Do you own a Pocket PC? If so, today's FamilyFirst pick will be of great interest to you. The cute little Microsoft wonders can quickly turn themselves into absolute necessities as their owners grow more and more to depend on... Read the story »
August 23, 2007
Gmail
The other day, somebody complained to me about how much spam they had in their inbox. I had to stop and think what spam was. You see, I got my Gmail account in 2004. And I won't say I got... Read the story »


