Now this is weird. Originally (I think) it was meant to be a tribute to the Nokia N-Gage gadget but look – it has expanded! I still haven’t thought of a good picture to send, but I will 
Totally Sidetalkin’
Monthly Archives: October 2003
Stolen design…
Someone apparently liked Michael’s site design, so they decided to use it. Fortunately Michael discovered this. Have a look at the stolen design [links to Michael’s site now]
Good answer Michael 
[Update: the site has been taken down now]
Daylight Saving Time
This page at webexhibits.org will tell you all you need to know about Daylight Saving Time.
About Daylight Saving Time – History, rationale, laws & dates
MT-Blacklist 1.5
Jay Allen’s very good MT-Blacklist just got a whole lot better. Version 1.5 introduces the Search & De-spam feature which can look back through a configurable number of comments and pings, identify suspicious material, delete it, and then rebuild the relevant pages.
Well I’m not using MT (yet) but thought you would like to know…
Careful about your blogging
Another example illustrating that you should think twice before blogging. Michael has really been screwed here. One entry just being funny results in him been fired. Microsoft is really acting like a disgruntled four-year old. Heck, I could understand it if we had a senior member of staff doing this…
The Even Microsoft wants G5s” href=”http://www.michaelhanscom.com/eclecticism/2003/10/even_microsoft_.html”>innocuous post at eclecticism.
Mrs Britton’s Class
Here’s another way to use Typepad. What a great initiative! Bravo! Good luck with your blogging. I can only begin to imagine how this affects these children’s appetite on reading and blogging.
Paying for Apple iTunes with PayPal
Paying for Apple iTunes with PayPal
MrIcee writes “While cruising eBay today I noted that some clever individual has apparently stepped up to fill the void left by the fact that Apple’s iTunes …
Will this be the start of Europeans, Asians, Africans etc. buying the music via eBay on iTMS???
Virtual PC 5.0 under Panther
Anyone have an idea whether this is a functional combination? I really don’t want to shell out for VPC 6 after M$ bought VPC… I installed VPC 5 on one of my harddisk under Panther and dragged the image of my “old” Windows “harddisk” over into the Configurations folder in the VPC 5.0 Preferences folder. Unfortunately I get an error saying that I need to try to reinstall a certain VPC 5 extension again 
What’s New in Mac OS X 10.3 Panther
Mark Pilgrim has a very good presentation with screenshots on the new Panther update to Mac OS X:
The presentation is accompanied by many screenshots by is therefore good for anyone looking to see if the Panther release is interesting for them.
David Pogue: Apple’s Latest 0.1 Adds a Lot
David Pogue’s latest article Apple’s Latest 0.1 Adds a Lot on the NY Times web site highlights some of the new key features in the Panther update. Among other things he points out the 100% virus free Mac OS 