Using Firefox2 and Firefox3 Together

Wondering whether you should upgrade to the latest version of Firefox, but a bit concerned you’ll lose your favorite Firefox plugins, themes, layouts, and settings? Well, worry no more…

Furnace Company: The Final Chapter

The Day & Night Furnace Company saga is over now that arbitration has been completed, an award won, and the settlement paid. The final chapter doesn’t seem very satisfying, though.

My New Nigerian ATM Card

Ready for yet another variation of the Nigerian money-transfer fraud (aka “419″ or advance fee) scam? This one’s giving out government-approved ATM cards.

Create a WordPress Theme in Minutes…

Ever thought about creating your own WordPress theme from scratch, but were just too confused where to begin? If you’re hosting your own WordPress installation, it’s actually much easier than you think.
The most important thing to realize is that the basic structure of a WordPress theme mirrors the same structure of just about every template-based [...]

First Look: World of Warcraft…

I’ve been bitten by the Blizzard bug again. This time it’s the new World of Warcraft saga, a huge four-CD massively multiplayer online role-playing game, or MMORPG for short. The predecessor, Warcraft III, never gelled with me, mainly due to its complexity and less-than-interesting playing, but WoW is a fun, engaging, and addictive timewaster.
Installation is [...]

Disabling Encrypted Passwords…

I can never remember the method to use to enable Windows to transmit plain text passwords when connecting to a third-party Samba server (such as my Linux file servers!), so, once and for all, I decided to finally write it down!
Windows Vista:
Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > [...]