I just discovered something cool… …a MAILTO: link can include the SUBJECT AND the BODY of the message too…! Cool! Just add…. something like this to the end….. &body=The%20Channel%204%20Gay-O-Meter%20has%20calculated %20that%20Bruce%20is%2050%20percent%20gay!%20Find%20out %20just%20how%20gay%20you%20are%20with%20the%20Channel %204%20Gay-O-Meter%20http://www.channel4.com/gayometer Nice! I don’t get it…there’s a string with embedded words in it, yet what is it supposed to be doing???? Ok… Let me [...]
Archive for January, 2007
Buy.com has a Connect3D 2GB Secure Digital Card – C3D 4204… for FREE… after Rebate. Perfect for your digital camera, Treo, PDA, laptop, computer, MP3 player, etc… and… The price is right! ~ Click here to return to the home page of Bruce’s Journal »
As I always says, “Half this game is ninety percent mental.” ~ What’s so dangerous about the Cult of Scientology? And why You should Care. Click here to find out. ~ Free yourself from the closed proprietary ‘Big Brother’ corporate greed of Microsoft, Apple, etc. Choose Open Source Free Software. Are you using Ubuntu Linux [...]
How can I turn Browster OFF…. I love it….. when I WANT to use it…. But it pops open constantly when I am moving my mouse around…. and slows me down… when I DON’T want to use it…. THERE SHOULD BE AN OPTIONAL SETTING so that I could set it to REQUIRE A CLICK on [...]
An Open Letter to Brightcove… That error message in the video player is NOT cool…. “The video you are trying to watch is currently unavailable. Please try again later.” …and we get it about 10% of the time! I have had to add a line just below each of the players… “If the video above [...]
As a Viewer, Your Opinion Please?
Posted: January 27, 2007 in Bruce & Ed Live from New York, El Show de Edward GelSomeone recently asked, What’s up with your homepage? All that loads is the banner and footer links?!?! The main page SHOULD come up with a “LOADING” message in the center… while the video player loads… Then, the show is supposed to automatically start playing. Does it now? (see brucewagner.com ) Three Questions for YOU… (1) [...]
You get them… We all get them… Those emails forwarded to a thousand closest friends… warning you of the impending doom of a “new” virus… which you somehow heard about in the identical email… two years ago… Most email warnings are old hoaxes…. But WHY!? They are created (usually by 14-year-olds) just for fun… to [...]
Another email from my brother… OK dude… good info on the Treo…. Thanks for all that. Here is another one that is bothering me from time to time, and right now in particular…! Periodically, my emails show up some places with a WINMAIL.DAT file attached and have most of the formatting removed. It’s rather annoying [...]
Skype Version: 3.0.0.217. Release date: February 14, 2007 The folks in the Skype Forums are saying that it is a “more stable” version… It’s available here: click here ~ Click here to return to the home page of Bruce’s Journal »
In a recent email, my brother asked me… so you have the trio 700p then I assume…? And…, at this moment I am thinking of going with verizon – subject to change, but do I remember you saying there are advantages to buying your phone direct from Palm versus from Verizon (the provider)…? And my [...]
This just in from Dr. Frugal… Here’s a very interesting way to fly back and forth between the USA and Europe… for a song. …as long as your travel dates are somewhat flexible. It’s called AirHitch.org… Check it out. ~ Click here to return to the home page of Bruce’s Journal »
Don’t let Congress gut the Freedom of the Internet… Click here… ~ Click here to return to the home page of Bruce’s Journal »
I believe this comes from the same people who brought us the very cool… Meebo.. Traineo.com From their website… The simplest and most effective way is with Traineo. Motivation, Support and Accountability are the keys to achieving a weight loss and fitness goal. Our mission is to create the most effective weight loss and fitness [...]
Stupidity is the staple of morning radio shows across America. Family Sues for Nintendo Wii Contest Death The family of Jennifer Strange, a 28 year old mother of three who died after competing in a radio station contest, is suing for wrongful death. See full article and audio of the show. ~ Click here to [...]
More and more devices require AA batteries. On the new computers, the mouse and keyboard are wireless… and so is the Media Center remote control… So, on ONE COMPUTER SYSTEM, that’s a total of 8 AA batteries required! And I use the computer so much… that We just bought the Duracell “15-Minute” charger & rechargeable [...]
Have you seen the film, “An Inconvenient Truth“, yet? If not… You MUST. Watch this quick trailer… Click here. In fact, if you have not seen it, and you would like to… But you cannot afford to go out and buy the DVD… Send me an email and let me know… I will mail you [...]
Meebo is that very cool new free service which COMBINES all of your IM (instant messaging) clients — like AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ, etc, etc… into ONE… WEB-BASED tool. It’s very slick! Anyway… On Meebo’s blog, recently, the topic of: How are they going to eventually monetize this venture came up… One typical user’s response: [...]
What is this? An IQ Test….? It’s SUPPOSED to keep out robots… NOT humans… I hate it when HUMANS cannot even read those squiggly little letters and numbers… these sites always want you to enter… in order to prove that you are human…. and not a spamming robot… And what’s even WORSE… is when you [...]
You keep these companies in business, yet they hide from you. They’d probably prefer it… if you would just slide an envelope of cash under their door once a week… and then go away! Here are the Top 5 offenders… Amazon.com 800-201-7575 877-251-0696 866-348-2492 206-266-2992 Cust. service Seller support Rebate status Local or int’l [...]
Skype to launch domestic calling plans… full article. ~ Click here to return to the home page of Bruce’s Journal »
Your Favorite Website offers No “Subscribe by Email” Feature If your favorite web site, or blog, or other content, does not offer subscriptions via email… (or their email updates do not come frequently enough for you… ) But it does offer an RSS Feed… The solution is simple. There are many free RSS-to-Email services… On [...]
Well, I did create that annimated “Shout-Out by Email” box I had been dreaming of… It now exists on my main page, here: brucewagner.com But with some changes to the original plan… First, I quickly realized that the comments would have to be moderated… Otherwise, you know what kind of garbage and spam messages you [...]
This is just cool. cellphonenumber@teleflip.com Everyone needs to know about it. How many times has this happened to you? You’re sitting in front of your computer. You want to send an email to someone, but you don’t have their email address in your email addressbook yet… But you do have their cellphone number… You really [...]
I happened to be reading a random blog today, and stumbled across this article called, Generating The Perfect Password. Out of curiousity, I began reading it… It’s full of tips and tricks that people have devised to protect their privacy and security… by creating better passwords. In my opinion, the best comment of all… was [...]
You’ve heard all about them… Ecstasy, Tina, Coke, LSD, Alcohol, Heroin, Maijuana, Crystal Meth… And all the names for each of them… Weed, Herb, Skunk, Ganja, Dope, Pot, Weed, 420, Reefer, and the list goes on… But what do you really know about them…? Even if you “don’t inhale”… You’ll find this animation very entertaining… [...]
What’s going on with these new browsers… and web sites…? Is it only me? I find that, recently, this is happening to me all the time… (1) I type in a bunch of text into some web site page… (2) I click the “Save Changes” or “Submit” or some such… button… (3) The browser sits [...]
Been Working 24 Hrs/Day for the past 3 Weeks!
Posted: January 16, 2007 in Bruce & Ed Live from New York, El Show de Edward GelI sure hope it’s worth it! Sometimes an email to a friend just tells it like it is… and makes a good Dear Diary entry… and a status update on my life… Can you give me a call? Or give me the best time to talk w/ you? I’m launching a video web thing, just [...]
Phones, phones, phones…everywhere cool new phones… The new Blackberry is relly cool… And the new Treo looks awesome too… But I REALLY wanna see this new iPhone! I gotta try it out for myself…I’ve been saying for weeks now, “I’ve gotta get my hands on one of those Skype wi-fi phones…” I can’t wait to [...]
My friend Shabby was flying back to Chicago, after a fun-filled weekend in New York City. She only had with her a small carry-on suitcase, and a very small backpack. I told her not to check it on the way back home. It’s a lot easier to just place it in the overhead bin, and [...]
I was just telling Ed… The item I posted the other day titled, “Are you Gay?”… has had more hits than any other item I’ve ever written. Wow! If I had known it would be so popular, I would have written something interesting… And what does that say about my other writing? I guess it [...]
Did you know that you can read your Gmail Inbox headers… with any RSS reader… including Feedburner‘s Headline Animator! This article describes how to create an “animated headlines” display of the five most recent incoming emails… received in any Gmail Inbox… This method could be used to display text sent to a special “shout out” [...]
If you are gay or bi… Read this… Click here. If not, skip it. : ) (If you’re not gay, it won’t be very interesting, nor applicable to you.) ~ Click here to return to the home page of Bruce’s Journal »
On January 4th, I reported that… Skype had just recently announced… That they are going to be announcing soon… That their announcement will be as follows… On January 18th 2007 we will announce an innovative and disruptive pricing structure to give Skype users even more exciting and cost effective ways to keep in touch. Our [...]
Q: Is there a way to see how many people have subscribed to one’s podcast? A: Yes. (1) Go to Feedburner.com (2) Enter you current Feed… (3) They will give you a new Feed to start using. Feedburner will then provide you with AMAZING statistics about your subscribers! ~ Click here to return to the [...]
I told my friend Leigh what to get everyone for Christmas… And he DID it… :-O He took my advice… (Why am I so surprised when someone takes my advice!? Ha ha) I had told him to… Download Skype 3.0 and burn copies of it to a bunch of CD-Rs… then Buy a bunch of [...]
A very cool new free program written specifically as a “plug-in” for Skype, called Unyte, gives you excellent Free Desktop Sharing… and allows you to Be There… Virtually. It’s from a company called WebDialogs. With Unyte, you can see the other person’s computer screen… their entire desktop… and (optionally) control their mouse and keyboard… So, [...]
What you see below are not see-thru skirts. They are actually prints on the skirts to make it look as if the panties are visible and these are the current rage in Japan. They’ll be the rage here in the USA soon… I’ve shown these pictures to several women, and they usually say they think [...]
From Yahoo Tech, New Year’s Resolution: Back Up and Never Lose Data suggests several very easy and effective ways to backup your data. And the most exciting method… is one I’ve been predicting for a long, long time… Free online backup. It’s finally here, and free, and large enough to be a realistic solution, and [...]
A post I wrote last month, called How to Avoid Becoming a Rapist, has spawned a bit of a conversation… Following is my most recent reply to feedback from a person who calls herself, “Thinking Girl”… ~~~ Thinking Girl, I agree with much of what you previously said (in response to “Future Rapist”…) But not [...]
Skype to Announce Disruptive Pricing Strategy
Posted: January 4, 2007 in Consumer Issues, TechnologyLuxembourg, December 19th, 2006 — Skype is to announce a new pricing structure for SkypeOut worldwide. Further details will be available from January 18th, 2007. The new pricing strategy will provide over 136 million registered Skype users with more exciting and cost-effective ways of keeping in touch with their friends and family across the world. [...]
I just posted this on the BiddingForTravel.com forum — where users share information about how much Priceline hotel rooms and rental cars are currently going for… ~~~ About a so-called “Mandatory Resort Fee” when I never even selected that I wanted a “Resort” – only a 4star Hotel… We have stayed at several Priceline Miami [...]
