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April 03, 2008

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 »

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