April 30, 2002

META: A reader points out that at some point recently, I made it to the top of the Google query for "Brad", after sitting at number two forever. Nowhere to go but down, as usual.

Update: Brad Templeton just e-mailed me a very gracious "concession speech", now that he's slipped to #2. While it is good to be the king, I'm curious whether another link or two to Brad Templeton from the reigning site might push him back into the lead. Friendly competition is fun! Especially when you suspect neither competitor is particularly invested in the outcome.

LOOK MA, NO WIRES! What I know about 802.11b, network topology and Ethernet arcania could probably be printed in a good-sized typeface on a grain of rice. But... after an hour or two of sweating, cursing and pecking in various IP addresses and subnet masks (what? I don't know!), I've finally gotten AirPort to work again and play well with SBC ADSL. It may not be pretty, but it works!

(WEB)LOG-ROLLING: While we miss the old World New York terribly, we are pleased to note that the New York Daily Tip Sheet has bloomed in its place, providing handy hints on how to kill 3-4 hours in the city.

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD IN BRAD-VISION™: Everyone keeps talking about Frontier House, the new WNET-produced PBS mini-series and every time I see it in print, I think it's some sort of Userland fraternity. Ergo: I am spending too much time on the web.

BUT FIRST, THESE MESSAGES: A new aggregator of television commercials, ads.com has launched, filling the void left by the demise and subsequent acquisition by Crain/AdAge of Ad Critic (which is slated to relaunch in June, although probably as a service oriented to the trade). The downside(s) of the new service, at first glance, seem to be that it supports RealOne and Windows Media Player only, and that it failed to properly detect which was installed on my system. I'll be keeping an eye on it, though, 'cause I love me some ads. [hat tip to Christine]

OLD TECH: Greg Restall points out this brief documentary clip about one of the few remaining, dedicated letterpress printers. I love fine letterpress work; I used to have some very fine calling cards printed by a friend in Minneapolis, and have missed using them on social occasions since my supply ran out. Sometimes, for some purposes, the old ways are best.

HEALTH WATCH: I am feeling somewhat less craptacular today than I have since Saturday, although my stomach woes continue to pester me with flare-ups from time to time. Unfortunately, my queasiness has push the bulk of the planned office reorganization — to which I was so looking forward — to the back burner again.

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