Archive for July 6th, 2002

I noticed that when I went to the Yahoo story on the new IE 5.2.1 download, Nortel Networks has a simple, animated banner ad at the top. As a former Nortel employee, I was moderately intrigued.

1. Is Nortel interested in the Microsoft audience?

2. Is Nortel interested in the Mac audience?

3. Is Nortel thinking that banner ads will garner some attention? (last close on NASDAQ: NT was at $1.65)

4. If you're paying that much for banner space, don't just put your logo there, put up a message. Push your brand when times are good. Push your products when they're not.

Who knows what they're up to, but for the sake of a lot of my friends, I hope they figure it out soon. – andy

Microsoft Updates Internet Explorer for the Mac. Read about it on Yahoo here.

Bravenet appears to be a useful source of web code. [dws.]

A mandatory utility for any Mac user. – andy

GraphicConverter 4.4.1 – This update to the shareware graphics editor includes bugs fixes, improvements in HTML catalog creation, and a number of tweaks in AppleScript implementation. [Mac Net Journal] [dws.]

'It's just gone' [~] more rain falls in Texas [USA Today : Front Page] [dws.]

Well, tonight Anna and I took a walk. On the way back, after sneaking up on a deer, we saw a little dog trying to cross the street. We realized he was a bit lost so we brought him home after going door to door looking for the owner. While I took a quick picture with the digital camera and came inside to make up a flyer for the mailbox, Anna took the dog back out for a walk. As luck would have it, Anna found the right house. The dog belonged to some friends and got out of the back yard while they were out for the evening. I guess “Lucky” wasn't such a bad name for that dog afterall. – andy