Ack! This little checkbox has wreaked so much havoc on my life for the past two months.I got FaxTalk Messenger Pro v7.0 last year and really enjoyed it. When calls came in and I was out of the office or on the cell phone, the messages were sorted to the correct mailbox and stored by name, number and time of call. It was perfect for both voicemails and faxes because I could just forward the .wav file (VM) or .pdf (Fax) to whomever needed it and everyone was happy. It also prevented those annoying anonymous voicemails of “Hey, it’s me. Call me back when you have a chance,” where I had to scroll through the Caller ID list to try to figure out if it was a friend or a client that called and didn’t bother leaving a name. I hate that. Read more

A few months ago, I posted a blurb about subliminal advertising in use today (See: Subliminal Advertising) in reference to the Heineken Light labels that looked strangely phallic.

Recently, I saw this video on Youtube that, while funny, really has nothing to do with the product it’s promoting—Rolling Rock. The most interesting thing about it, however, is the logo plate at the end. If I thought that the Heineken Light labels were subliminally phallic, I must consider this plate to be a superliminal advertisement.

07/11/2007 – Video Updated
They removed the second “ball” from the logo plate on the Rolling Rock site. How very interesting…

10/30/2014 Update: The site is 404 and they haven’t posted an update to their Twitter since February 2012. Looks like this service is gone. Pity.

For those WordPress bloggers that are also a fan of Sean McNamara’s Reinvigorate Statistics Logging System, take a look at their new WordPress plug-in. It enables you to easily add stats tracking and a snoop system to each of your blog pages with permalinks and comprehensive visitor information.

Chris bugged me about these Fantastico update notices he kept getting by email and I alleviated his inbox by updating Donline (using WordPress) and the Citarella Family Gallery (using Coppermine) to their newer versions. Naturally, all the stylesheets and images were reverted back to the defaults.

Hence the stimulus to redesign Donline, which had looked the same since its inception in 2002. This design is based on the theme Blackish, found here. That top image up there will change from time to time to keep the site feeling fresh, and so that I don’t feel bored with it. The current picture was taken in Cape May last September, but it might very well have been updated by the time you read this. Interestingly, it also sorta matches the Flash File Uploader I created a few weeks back.

What do you think about the new design? I’d love to hear your thoughts…

It turns out that that movie, Loose Change, was right all along. I’ve tried to keep this blog free of my political beliefs, but this story isn’t partisan; nor is it conspiracy theory. It’s fact. Read more

No, it’s not some macabre video, so don’t worry. If I was an old man, I’d probably be muttering “kids these days…”

This commercial was made for Hydro, a Norwegian Aluminum, Oil and Energy firm, and subtitles have been added for all those non-Norwegian-speaking Donline readers. I originally saw it on Countdown with Keith Olbermann (I’m waiting for my friends to criticize me for watching that instead of The Daily Show…Relax, I was just flipping through).

I love how “raw” the video feels. It really adds to the appeal by making it feel like a home movie. Those crafty Norwegians, I tell you what.

By the way, someone from Norway post a comment. I don’t have any Norwegian comments yet, and I want one. And, also, tell me when Norweyan changed to Norwegian and why soldiers are called Kerns…