Here’s a little tip to give IE users a warning that they’re using a outdated browser and that they should switch to a better browser. I’ve had this on RV2 [blog] for a while and figured that it’d be helpful tip for benefitting the internet world.

<!--[if IE]>[html code of what you want to be displayed to an IE user]<![endif]-->

The code in between the <!--[if IE]> and <![endif]--> tags only is rendered on IE browsers, so only IE users will see it. Right now, I have a K2-inspired bar above the blog content urging IE users to check out Browse Happy for an alternative browser.

B&H Photo Video is a great company! I normally don’t write reviews about online retailers, but these guys are amazing. I bought a camera last week on Wednesday afternoon (5/3/06) and it came on Friday (5/5/06). Unbelievable, if you ask me. I never paid for special shipping, just ground (since it was the cheapest). Buying from them also saved me about $100 (retail price) and it was $50 less than from Amazon. I highly recommend buying from them if you’re looking for a camera; they’re awesome.

Not to mention it’s also refurbished and adjusted to 2005 inflation, it’d be $8876.11.

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Additional sources have confirmed the MacBook’s announcement this Tuesday. Further, sources report that the MacBook will be thinner than current iBooks, will be available in both black and white configurations, and will likely cost slightly more than previous iBook models—not unlike the price increase Apple’s Mac mini saw with its transition to Intel processors.
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Think Secret has rarely ever been wrong on Mac rumors, so I’m trusting them on this one.

Update: It appears the release has been postponed one week due to supply issues! #

Just a very quick survey.

Or, alternatively, you can call 866-492-5899 and use the promotion code PLGD1GC to take the survey.

It says that the card will arrive in 4-6 weeks, but the last time DHL did this I got mines in 8 weeks. Still free though.

This morning, when going to Apple’s iPod page, you wouldn’t have been presented with the normal iPod page, but rather with this page. Note that it does not say the “MacBook Pro,” but “MacBook”. This, in addition, to an anonymous tip claiming that Apple Stores recieved new materials labeled “do not open until Tuesday, May 9th” probably suggests that we’re about to see the Intel version of the iBook coming out pretty soon.

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Today, we commend the Spanish for defeating the French.

Ahhh, I can’t believe I found this! Last Sunday’s game where Kobe Bryant tied it with 0.7 left in the fourth and won it at the overtime buzzer, giving the Lakers a 3-1 series lead.

Cruz Hernandez celebrates her 128th birthday in the village of San Agustin, El Salvador. Hernandes, who was born in 1878 and worked as a midwife, had 13 children, of which 5 are still alive, 60 grandchildren and 25 great-great grandchildren.
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Sending out birthday/Christmas cards must be a real pain.

By default, Wordpress generates titles using the wp_title() tags. The titles for each post usually end up looking like “BLOG NAME >> POST NAME”. By changing it to “POST NAME at BLOG NAME” you could theoretically boost your search engine rankings for that post because now, rather than the unimportant blog title (at least less important than the post title) being first, the post title is now first.

1) First, open up the header.php file for your theme (if it’s a custom theme, it’s the file with the title tags at the top).

2) Find:

<title><?php bloginfo('name'); ?> <?php if ( is_single() ) { ?> &raquo; Blog Archive <?php } ?> <?php wp_title(); ?></title>

(this is how it appears in the default template; it is just the line with the <title></title> tags)

3) Replace that line with:

<title><?php wp_title(''); ?><?php if ( is_home() ) { } else { ?> at <?php } ?><?php bloginfo('name'); ?></title>

That’s the way RV2 [blog] is currently formatted! Note that this does not affect the index page title in anyway, just the post page titles.

Anyone else notice the Apple ads during Prison Break and 24? I thought the one airing during Prison Break was pretty funny and the one airing during 24 wasn’t too bad either.

It seems that Verizon (as of May 1st, 2006) is upgrading their FiOS fiber optic internet speeds for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. The changed plans are 10/2 for $34.95, 20/5 for $44.95, and 30/5 for $179.95.

Currently, they’ve been installing the fiber optic cables for FiOS in my neighborhood (lots of digging for laying down the fiber underground and working on the poles at the end of the neighborhood). Not sure when it’ll be finished, but hopefully at the end of the year I’ll be able to enjoy some much needed new speeds. Comcast here (MD) is currently only providing 6/768k; for the same price going with FiOS I would be getting 15/2 (unless the change the plans for Maryland to 20/5)!

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Check it out. As of now, it’s only four shows (Desperate Housewives, Lost, Alias, and Commander in Chief- all of which are pretty bad), but allowing viewers to watch whenever they want is definitely a step in the right direction. Quality is not the greatest and advertisements are still stuck in, so, personally, even if they had better shows, I’d still be getting them off of Bittorrent (much better quality and no advertisements).

It’s for the USA only and will be going from now until June 30th, 2006.