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Apologies to those who

June 3, 2000 by Michael Boyle

bought it, but I thought the whole MS moving to Canada story was one of the most ridiculous things I’d ever read.

Tags: Canada

The fucked up situation

June 3, 2000 by Michael Boyle

that Web Networks found themselves in seems to have been resolved now. I don’t know any details, but it looks like Network Solutions were part of the problem more than part of the solution: “After days of wrestling with Network Solutions and working with Open SRS…”

Tags: Web

It seems like

June 3, 2000 by Michael Boyle

a joke, but it looks like they might be doing something interesting, similar to InfraSearch. They’re wrapping it up with killah funny marketing, that’s for sure. OpenCOLA the software, OpenCOLA the softdrink. Both are open-source. Both from Steelbridge in Toronto.

Tags: Funny, Marketing, Search, Software, Toronto, War

Just for reference

June 3, 2000 by Michael Boyle

purposes, and to continue the overt self-referentiality of today’s entries, I’ve taken a screenshot of the previous look of this place. I hated the mikel/log logo, I thought it looked totally sucky. I really liked the star in the corner, and of course my beloved #990000 was prominent. I like that red (obviously) cause it’s dark enough to be contrasty but also adds some colour. I find lighter colours used in small-ish features tend to wash out, so I keep coming back to it.

Some of the parts

June 3, 2000 by Michael Boyle

of this shiny new look don’t quite work as intended in Netscape, but nothing major, nothing that makes it unreadable. If you notice a serious problem or have any other comment, I’d really appreciate it if you let me know.

Tags: Arts, Readable

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