cartoon · funny · geeky · photos

Funny cartoons and images

These are cartoons and images found in my old pe backup. They were under the fun section but I don’t want to create a page for them any more so I will select the ones that still amuse me and put them in a post instead 🙂 Watch for the contraction Did you back up?… Continue reading Funny cartoons and images

geeky · personal · plug

pure-essence.net is back

What happened? If you weren’t here when pure-essence.net went down, here’s a summary of the story. PE got sponsored by http://edgewebhost.com/ in early 2006. The hosting was fine until mid May 2007. My site just all the sudden disappeared from the face of the internet and the owner of edgewebhost was nowhere to be found.… Continue reading pure-essence.net is back

geeky · non php code

reorder taskbar buttons

if you are like me who expect buttons in my taskbar to be a certain order, you will find it frustrating that you can’t easily reorder them. it will be nice if they implement the drag and move functionality with those like the tabs in firefox. but even in vista they didn’t do anything like… Continue reading reorder taskbar buttons

geeky · non php code · rants

just want to strangle IE

for a minor revamp of the web application i’m working on at work, i want to implment this css vertical menu. i was thrilled to find that it works great in IE 5.5 which is something we still need to support. after i put everything together, i realized it is not going to work due… Continue reading just want to strangle IE

geeky · pc tips

change double click folders from open to explore

i just figured out something cool by playing around. when you double click on folders in windows xp, it opens the folder. personally i like it to open the folder with the explore view. apparently it’s quite easy to change that. Select Folder Options from the Tools menu in My Computer or Explorer, and click… Continue reading change double click folders from open to explore

geeky · pc tips

shorten right click -> new list

i’ve heard about tweak UI – a free microsoft powertool for a while but never tried it out. i did today and there are two things i was able to customize that made my day. first i was able to choose which application it will use to view source in internet explorer. i was able… Continue reading shorten right click -> new list

quotes

Thirty lines to make you smile

My husband and I divorced over religious differences. He thought he was God and I didn’t. I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it. I Work Hard Because Millions On Welfare Depend on Me! Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to kill them. I used to have a handle on… Continue reading Thirty lines to make you smile

games · personal · plug

finally got a Wii!

we finally got a Wii yesterday! andy got up at 4:30 to get in line in toys r us to get it for me. i was so touched. he never forgot that was the birthday gift i wanted and never gave up trying. it was a month late but nevertheless a huge surprise. he also… Continue reading finally got a Wii!