So many islands, so little timeLiving in Indonesia and learning to Weblog via Radio (along with many other very random thoughts and stories).New virus, worm- (Found July 2, 2008 ) New worm: Wanna know a secret. I got hit by this one, but Outlook 2002 blocked it. I have to admit I opened it, but I have a good reason, really. The title was "Your Password" or something like that. Well, the person it came from was connected to a ISP that I'd recently contacted about getting a better connection to the Internet. So, I thought, wow these guys are going to send me a freebie account to try out!! No such luck, but I do know who I won't be doing business with!http://radio.weblogs.com/0103361/2002/07/16.html#a299 Switching to my new domain- (Found July 2, 2008 ) I'm getting ready to move over to my new domain. If you wind up on this site http:radio.weblogs.com0103361 and are wondering why it's stale, I've moved to http:joe.weblog.or.id . If all works out right, you'll be automatically redirected to my new site. At the suggestion of our man Lawrence, I've added a create a meta redirect that looks something like this: <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5;url=http:www.newsite.com<%local (pta = html.getpagetableaddress ()); local...http://radio.weblogs.com/0103361/2002/07/18.html#a307 Jakarta on Trial- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Mother Jones, not my favorite publications, has the following: "Indonesian prosecutors are asking that the son of former dictator Suharto be given a 15-year prison sentence for his role in the murder of a Supreme Court justice. The BBC reports that prosecutors were entitled to seek the death sentence against Tommy Suharto, and that their decision to seek a more lenient penalty is being attacked as a political fix -- particularly since judges in Indonesia routinely impose sentences...http://www.motherjones.com/web_exclusives/features/news/daily_briefing.html#one Indonesia's unreformed military- (Found July 2, 2008 ) An editorial from the NY Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/17/opinion/17WED4.html?ex=1027569600&en=e9fa3359c33de0a... Weblog software platform- (Found July 2, 2008 ) One of the key decisions that I'm facing is what software to use for weblogs.or.id. Radio is out, sorry Dave. A huge percentage of internet users in Indonesia use internet cafes (warnets) so we need a tool that is server based. Some possibilities are: Manila, MT, Drupal, Greymatter, Pitas, B2, LiveJournal, etc.. What others should I consider I'm trying to draw up my criteria right now. Here's the short list, lots of this is obvious stuff. Sorry for the somewhat random order: Server based (user.http://radio.weblogs.com/0103361/2002/07/17.html#a304 Cause for great cheering by my daughters- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Disney Channel Launches in Indonesia. At least some members in our house are very, very happy. Happily there is no "Boy meet world"! This is a good thing since we've seen every episode ad nauseum, thanks to my second oldest.http://radio.weblogs.com/0103361/2002/07/17.html#a303 Indonesian weblog hosting site- (Found July 2, 2008 ) As I hinted at a few days ago, I'm getting ready to launch a weblog hosting site focused on Indonesian webloggers. The site will be located on a server on the IIX and will be localized into Indonesian. The goal is to encourage self-publishing on the web in Indonesian about things relevant to Indonesians. A significant sub-goal is to foster healthy communication between members of various people groups and religions in Indonesia. It will be located at www.weblog.or.id. Right now that is just a...http://radio.weblogs.com/0103361/2002/07/17.html#a302 Taxes! Yes, in July- (Found July 2, 2008 ) I'm just starting my taxes. Yes, I am a procrastinator. Living overseas buys me some extra time, an automatic extention until August. Here I go to the TurboTax website.http://radio.weblogs.com/0103361/2002/07/17.html#a301 Update on Dell fiasco- (Found July 2, 2008 ) To be fair I'm updating you on my problems with Dell. The next day I received a call from a Dell representative regarding my problems. He called while I was watching Minority Report with my boys, great movie. I didn't answer the call, but we called back several times trying to get a hold of me, nice. We finally connected later that evening, after normal work hours. He was very apologetic and promised that my problems would be addressed. He said that they understood they had support quality...http://radio.weblogs.com/0103361/2002/07/16.html#a300 Quote of the day- (Found July 2, 2008 ) "The most valuable thing people give you is their time." - Rick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Churchhttp://radio.weblogs.com/0103361/2002/07/11.html#a281 |