Old news to some, but to others, the wonders that is a decent internet browser (ie pretty much anything that isn’t made by Microsoft) is still lost on them. So, reading this morning, I come across this post linking to his company’s homepage. Now, I know that Microsoft’s default internet browser is crappy, but do you?
Here’s a good reason. Go to his homepage, and hover the mouse over the ’start’ button at the top right. Now, if you’re using IE, that’s just a link to his home. If you’re using, for example, firefox, then, using nothing more complicated than a Cascading Style Sheet (something that is simple enough for me to understand and read, even if I can’t (yet) code it), you get a full drop-down site map. How cool is that? In Internet Explorer or other crappy browser platforms, you don’t get any of the coolness.
So, if you’re still using IE, why not get a free copy of Firefox and give money to a good cause? (NB, disclaimer here, giving the money to a good cause involves using the Google version of Firefox, which some people, notably think is a bad plan) To get it, go here to ’s site, and follow the links. Google gives money for every time a person DLs Firefox and uses is once. That’s all you have to do, try it.
If you’d rather try a different browser but not trust Mr Google, then there’s a decent summary of them on Too Cool for IE. OK, it’s midday, there are twelve hours (and one second) left in 2005. I may do a proper ‘my life’ update before I leave to go out. May. Don’t hold your breath 
Edit: added screenshot
December 31st, 2005
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By way of
A - Accent: Mixture of RP and estuary, with more Devonshire depending on the alcohol consumed
B - Breakfast Item: Normally nothing, sometimes an apple, but this morning toast followed by eggs and veggie sausages.
C - Chore you hate: Laundry
D - Dad’s Name: Raymond
E - Essential everyday item: Coffee
F - Flavour ice cream: Cookie Dough
G - Gold or Silver? Silver, gold is a bit bling…
H - Hometown: Paignton, Devon
I - Insomnia: Hmm, let’s see. Why am I up before 10am on a day off? Could it be because I haven’t slept?.
J - Job Title: Accommodation Manager.
K - Kids: Hopefully, eventually; any volunteers?
L - Living arrangements: One-bedroom flat full of junk.
M - Mother’s birthplace: South Pool, Devon
N - Number of significant others you’ve ever had: Define? Ok, relationships that lasted more than, um, 2 weeks? About ten I think. People slept with? I have no idea, my memory fails me.
O - Overnight hospital stays: Apart from the operation I had as a 6 yr old, none, but I was in for 2 weeks for that one.
P - Phobia: Bills, in fact, anything financial. Oh, and medical people, especially dentists.
Q - Queer? 90% straight
R - Religious Affiliation: Universal Church of the Interactive Network, with a little Pastafarianism thrown in.
S - Siblings: One younger sister, whose baby is due March
T - Time you wake up: Workday? 8ish. Day off? As late as possible if I can sleep at all.
U - Unnatural hair colors you’ve worn: None, which is weird really
V - Vegetable you refuse to eat: Sprouts
W - Worst habit: Nose picking, I managed to stop the nail biting as a teen.
X - X-rays you’ve had: Teeth
Y - Yummy: Chocolate, especially Green and Blacks Vanilla White and/or Maya Gold.
Z - Zodiac sign: Virgo
Yup, insomnia struck again this week; night before last I didn’t sleep at all, so after work yesterday I came home, checked a few things, made a few phone calls, then went to sleep. Woke up at 4am. I never wake up early, not getting to sleep is one thing, waking up early just doesn’t happen. So I’ve got a long day, parties this evening, a sleep on the sofa job, then I’m at work tomorrow. Great.
December 31st, 2005
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