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Google Web Accelerator breaks Windows XP Network Places

I’m uninstalling Google’s Web Accelerator as I type, as I just found it breaks Windows XP Network Places, specifically over Front Page Server Extensions or WebDAV.  There’s probably a way to disable it for the addresses in question, but I’ve been more and more skeeved out by the general principal of the product, so away it goes.  It certainly made some sites I visit quite a bit quicker, especially those that are especially graphically intense, but I don’t think it’s worth it…

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College considered harmful to students’ family?

Mandy sent me a link to a fantastic article on the Dead Grandmother/Exam Syndrome. Definitely worth a read…

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Invites and Apples

I’m sitting in the Apple Store in the Palisades Mall, waiting for Mandy to finish up poking around in the Pottery Barn, spending a little time drooling over a 23″ display. This morning was spent working on wedding invites; Mandy hand-writing the addresses on the two envelopes and me printing and cutting little inserts with directions and hotel info. It’s taking a while to finish, but I think it’ll be worth it; the invites look great! They should be sent off tomorrow morning, if everything goes according to plan…

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Doughty

Mike, Niru, Jack, Josh and I attended the most excellent Doughty show at Bowery Ballroom last night.  Shortly before the encore, Doughty had all of us hold up our lit cell phones…

There’s me.  :)

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Bonjour?

When did Apple’s Rendezvous become Bonjour?  Am I in an alternate
reality?  First Hero’s Quest becomes Quest for Glory and now this.

update: Turns out this was due to TIBCO suing.  So says Wikipedia.