31st May 2000

Coming from the "I Don't Need 500 Free Hours" department, Lockergnomie James Dwight has discovered treasures within junk. Why is checking to see if the snail mail has been delivered such a thrill? I wait with baited breath beside my mailbox, in the hopes that my postal carrier will give me something really groovy. Bills... why does he always bring bills? And what about these stupid promotional CDs that I seem to get every other day? Before you chuck the pucks, give 'em a spin. You may find worthwhile "third-party" stuff somewhere on that CD: the latest program revisions, system updates, fonts, images, Web site links, and more. If you can't find anything decent, you can always use the disc for a coaster. Or target practice. Or a tree ornament. Or a "mobile" (the thing you hang from your ceiling) component. Or a Frisbee. Or a wall decoration.