Saturday, November 7, 1998
Don’t tell anyone, but I bought a digital camera yesterday from Neutronet.com. It’s one of the new generation of low-cost digital cameras; it’s an Epson PhotoPC 550, with a list price of $300 (though I got it for $180). I’m curious to see what it’ll be like, and if it’ll actually be more convenient than a regular camera. There’s no film to worry about, though you do have to download […]
Thursday, November 5, 1998
Well, Tuesday really blew me away–I had to drop off my resume at Litton PRC after work, then run to my VB class and grab dinner on the way. I left the house at 7:15 a.m. and got back at 10:45 p.m. Yuck. Anyvay, I updated the library with my most recently-read book, The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi. Worth finding in a (physical) library. I also added a link to my episode of Daemonsong. I’m working on another one, but […]
Sunday, November 1, 1998
Perusing the LucasArts webpage, I see they’re finally making a new game in the X-Wing series of space combat simulators, letting players fly the Millenium Falcon! Looks like they’ll finish up the series’ plotline by ending the game with the assault on Endor, which ended the movie Return of the Jedi. Not surprisingly, they’re also working on a Tomb Raider-style Indiana Jones game. They’ve also updated the official Star Wars homepage with a visit […]
Saturday, October 31, 1998 — Halloween
Well, I ran out to the store today and got both a UPS (no, I didn’t buy a package carrying company — a battery-backup power supply), plus a few games. LucasArt’s Grim Fandango is excellent, though rather difficult (I’m spending a fair amount of times flailing my arms around looking for the next thing to do). I really enjoyed the demo of MGM’s WarGames, which is yet another Real-Time Strategy offering. At least, this […]
Friday, October 30, 1998
The Prince of Egypt website has been updated now, with a complete story outline, downloads, etc. It looks like they’ll be offering a straight-faced adaptation of the Biblical story — God is part of the story, but no more. On the whole, it does look like a pretty good flick. The site is organized nicely, too, with links across the top of the page. It’s clean, it’s pretty, and it’s easy […]
Monday, October 26, 1998
And suddenly, my web browsers die out on me. “Cannot locate server: www.yahoo.com.” Sure. Well, that was always such a small, unused site. Yahoo! has a very good category devoted to wearables. Then again, they’ve got a category devoted to building your own hovercraft (they’re reeeeeeal cheap too, oh yeah, you bet). And I want to announce two new addictions for me: The Red Green Show (of which at least […]
Sunday, October 25, 1998
My new-found interest in wearable computers has started me thinking about the realities of a wearable computer. I’ve decided that I would want to minimize the “Borg look” and go for something that’s as invisible as possible (thanks to Tramm “Foo” Hudson’s recent post to the wearables discussion list). A key-glove would be OK, with a computer system in a backpack (or possibly in a hip pouch, thanks to the new PC-104 standard). That takes care of the actual system, and input. […]
Friday, October 23, 1998
Been reading The Jargon File lately (click on the Lexicon to go straight into the dictionary). I’m glad someone’s trying to keep up with this online language. I particularly liked Godwin’s Law. I’ve decided to bag my organized tendencies and update this diary each day as I feel like it, rather than trying to wait until all the important stuff is done before updating. So, I may post half of an entry […]
Thursday, October 22, 1998
Well, I was finally able to put up a page for a celebratory effort for User Friendly‘s first anniversary, which is coming up on November 17th. I’m trying to get each of the fans to send Illiad (the creator of the strip) $5 on the anniversary day. Nicely enough, Illiad’s asked that all the checks be made out to his favorite charity, the SPCA. We’ll see how the effort goes. I’ve been looking into Play-By-E-Mail […]
Wednesday, October 21, 1998
A potpourri of news today. The first level of my VB class ended last night, with the next level to start next week, same time. User Friendly is continuing apace, gathering more support and so forth. It’s even got a very lively mailing list. I ran across dice.com recently — an online directory of tech-related jobs, searchable by part of the U.S., technology, experience, full- or part-time status; you name it. […]