Category Archives: Asides

I had the joy of trying to explain to someone that I’m going to a librarian conference the other day. The response? “Oh, that will be exciting! shhhhhh!” In the beginning I didn’t mind the shushing jokes, but they’re starting … Continue reading →

I looked at my feedburner stats this morning and it appears the Google reader feeds have been dropped. Last week, it was bloglines. The bloglines ones got added back, so I assume the Google reader ones will too. I’m guessing … Continue reading →

I figured out why the twitter web interface won’t work on Windows Mobile 2003. it’s the URL- m.twitter.com/home. Stupid browser can’t figure out the filetype.

I finally signed up for Twitter. You can find me at: twitter.com/karindalziel. Twitter has a mobile interface, but I can’t get it to work on my Pocket PC. when I try to go to the page, I’m prompted to download … Continue reading →

I am happy to see that WordPress has a mobile posting option – I shouldn’t be surprised, I suppose. If I only had a keyboard, this would be much quicker.

I have not been blogging much lately, except for these micro posts that probably belong on Twitter, except I don’t have an account yet. Maybe this weekend… Anyway, yesterday, I ordered a Dell computer preloaded with Ubuntu. Yay! With the … Continue reading →

Tech Crunch is reporting that Amp’d Mobile is declaring bankruptcy. This is only of interest to me because they have an exclusive phone that my husband LOVES. I hope it becomes available elsewhere (Verizon) soon.

It was only last month that I finally made the switch from Movable Type to Word Press. A big part of the reason I made the switch was that I am committed to open source software. Well, now Movable Type … Continue reading →

I just looked at the wayback machine entries for nirak.net. None of them are complete- most are missing the background, rollover graphics, etc. I’m struck by how often I changed my design. I don’t remember the address I used before … Continue reading →

I have my mom (or maybe a slightly nutty Uncle) to thank for my name- Karin as opposed to Karen Dalziel. It’s nice, because if you look up my name in Google, the entire first page of results is me! … Continue reading →