CSS Interpretation Discrepancies

Seems like I have just found one CSS detail which Internet Explorer and Netscape interprets differently - namely the relationship between width and padding. It seems as if Netscape uses a display width equal to the set width + padding, whereas Internet Explorer (and also Dreamweaver) will have display width... [Read article]

Sounds of the Web

I am getting annoyed again. Why on earth does people have to put sounds on the web? Reading through a normal Norwegian newspaper now has become a nightmare; move your pointer above an ad and be sure that it makes some silly sound (often loud and annoying), plays a song... [Read article]

Tax by SMS

The Norwegian Tax Administration this year allowed for the confirmation of the annual tax report by the use of an SMS message! The Administration has used internet as a delivery method since they started using pre-filled out reports some years back, replacing the old fill-out-by-hand-and-calculate-yourself forms!... [Read article]

Short Cables

Lately I have been increasingly frustrated about the length of cables. (Say, don't I have anything else to be frustrated about?) I have a portable computer, and I have my Nomad. When I sync the Nomad I place it next to the portable, and insert a FireWire 4-pin cable into... [Read article]

MSN Messenger Spam

In Yahoo! Messenger Spam I complained about spam messages sent to my Y! Messenger account. Now that activity stopped, but now it is my MSN Messenger that keeps pouring in with spam... time to turn on the BLOCK: all other option...... [Read article]

Migrating to Windows XP

So it was time. Time to move from Windows 2000 to Windows XP on my portable (a Dell Latitude C510). My main motivation is to get the Remote Desktop option. I do not always care to move my portable with me (especially into areas where I already have a computer... [Read article]

Windows Update and the NSA Security Template

Today, just after installing Windows XP I applied the US National Security Agency's security template to the workstation, after which Windows Update promptly stopped to work. It seemed not to be able to get in touch with the server. To resolve the situation I had to roll back to some... [Read article]