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• Create New Folder in Explorer – why not easier?

  Since I started working with the Windows Explorer shell in Windows 95, I’ve often wondered why there isn’t a “New Folder” toolbar button. Today, I was organizing some files and dragging-and-dropping them to other folders and occasionally, in the middle... Posted Mar 23 2005, 10:46 AM by ChuckOp with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, UI, Rants

• Microsoft vs. Slashdot

  Is anyone else getting sick of the anti-Microsoft bent Slashdot has? For years I avoided the site because of it's slated, often fact free view towards Microsoft, Windows, etc. A year ago however, I subscribed to their daily news summary and have found... Posted Feb 28 2005, 11:53 PM by ChuckOp with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Accessibility, Rants

• Hollywood's Walk of Fame is getting out of control

  Today I read that actress Susan Lucci got a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. It seems like every week there is a new star being handed out. I did some checking and sure enough, it is every week! January 7 was Soupy Sales, January 21 was the rock band... Posted Jan 28 2005, 05:22 PM by ChuckOp with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Rants

• Schrödinger and Heisenberg out for a drive

  Noted physicists Schrödinger and Heisenberg are driving around in a car, and Heisenberg goes "I think we just ran over a cat." "Is it dead?" asks Schrödinger. "I can't be certain", says Heisenberg. I saw this on a FreeBSD forum today and thought it was... Posted Dec 02 2004, 02:06 PM by ChuckOp with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Rants

• Bush over Kerry in electoral votes?

  As of this writting in late July, Bush has a slight lead over Kerry in the electoral votes - 217 vs. 193. States that are a toss up, or lean on way or another could make this Presidential election very similar to the last one. In 2000, when the Supreme... Posted Jul 24 2004, 12:38 PM by ChuckOp with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: Rants, Politics

• Chicago Parks, Meigs Field and Mayor Daley

  I was fairly outraged when I read USA Today's fawning article on Chicago Mayor Daley and his efforts in creating park space in the city. Normally park space is a good thing, but his midnight, quasi-illegal destruction of the historic Meigs Field airport... Posted Jul 16 2004, 12:21 PM by ChuckOp with | with no comments Filed under: Aviation, Recreation, Rants, Politics

• Linux won't stay up for longer than 16 months?

  Apparently until recently, the Linux kernal value that measures “uptime” was a 32 bit number. Uptime is measured in centiseconds (.01) and thus after 497 days, 2 hours, 27 minutes and 53 seconds, the counter wraps around to zero. Doing a Google... Posted Apr 05 2004, 12:20 PM by ChuckOp with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: Programming, Rants, FreeBSD

• TSA Steals Cigars

  Oooo am I mad! Maybe someone from the TSA saw my rant two weeks ago on inconsistant security standards and decided to get even. During my regular Monday commute from Seattle to San Jose via Alaska Airlines flight 344, someone stole a portable cigar case... Posted Apr 05 2004, 10:42 AM by ChuckOp with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Rants

• Spam will be eliminated in 18 months

  I predict that spam, at least spam as we now it now, will be eliminated by September, 2005 , probably sooner. With 83% of the mail sent to Hotmail.com addresses, the epidemic is great enough to bring out the big artillery to combat it. The various state... Posted Mar 23 2004, 05:58 PM by ChuckOp with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Rants, Email

• Sick of inconsistant security standards

  Arrrgh! It’s week 8 here in San Jose. Flying out this morning from SeaTac, I was asked to remove my sneakers. Only about half the time at SeaTac am I asked to do this. Never am I asked at SJC. When I mentioned that I didn’t have to do it last... Posted Mar 22 2004, 06:03 PM by ChuckOp with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Aviation, Rants