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02.24.1999 - GnomeREPORT

There hasn't been much advertising in Lockergnome over the past two years, and I can't say that's a good thing. Running a service like Lockergnome isn't cheap, and I'm still finding ways to offset the costs. Well, if you look at the top of every HTML issue, you'll see a "regular" banner. I figured I might as well have the space "ready" for when companies finally realize that Lockergnome is a great resource in which they can advertise. But the real question is: what kind of software am I using to serve up the banners?

I didn't want to spend thousands of dollars for a decent ad serving program, then again, I didn't want to get low-end software that wouldn't perform well. Luckily, I stumbled upon AdCafe. It won't cost you an arm and a leg, it's flexible, configurable, and pretty darn powerful. Installation didn't go as smoothly as I would have wanted it to go, but their support team helped me get up and running. It's been smooth sailing for a few months now (although we haven't had any solid banner advertisements).

What I like most about AdCafe is that I can configure each banner campaign according to the advertiser's wants/needs. It'll even handle rich-media ads (HTML & JavaScript stuff). And get this: you can set an account up to just display certain ads in certain browsers, operating systems, or on certain days & times. Like I said, it's a pretty robust package--and the price is well within everyone's range (US$400). If you need banner software for your site (which can be virtually hosted, like Lockergnome's), definitely consider AdCafe.

-- Chris Pirillo        


GnomePROGRAM

DUN Monitor v2.1 [175k] W9x FREE

http://www.southdown.co.uk/users/jgrieve/dunmon.zip
http://www.southdown.co.uk/users/jgrieve/dunmon.htm

Modems are great--when they work. The problem is, dial-up networking isn't very informative. Sure, it'll tell you that you're connected (and how long you've been connected), but what if you want to know more about your connection? This puppy is one of the better DUN tools I've found; it'll display specific statistics (current send/receive, max send/receive, total & average throughput, various errors, etc.) and a "live" line graph depicting your send & receive stats. DUN Monitor is extremely configurable; you can even add sounds to DUN events.


GnomeSYSTEM

TrueType Font Limits in Windows 9x

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q131/9/43.asp

"You can install a maximum of approximately 1000 TrueType fonts in Windows 95/98. The exact number of TrueType fonts you can install varies, depending on the length of the TrueType font names and filenames." If you want details, get them straight from the horse's mouth.


GnomeCANDY

JoKeBoX v1.00 [1.5M] W9x/NT FREE

http://www.multimania.com/softnaze/jokebox/jokebox.zip
http://www.marblemad.com/jokebox/

As embarrassing as it is to admit, I grew up acting a lot of things out in front of a mirror. Ya know, when I didn't feel like doing my homework, I'd stand in front of the mirror and pretend I was actually speaking to an audience. If only I had a laugh track when I said something funny, or an applause outbreak when I said something profound. Although my childhood is definitely over, perhaps this toy will help me revisit those "mirror" times. JoKeBoX has four buttons: a drum, "hooo"s, applause, and laughter. Now you can pretend you're popular. Scary, huh?


GnomeFAVORITE

Free Email Address Directory

http://www.emailaddresses.com/

The last thing anyone needs is another e-mail address (c'mon, you should have stopped at fourteen). However, if you're ISO an e-mail-related service, here would be the place to look. Forget the search engines! Get the skinny on: POP mail, mail forwarding, Web-based e-mail, e-mail providers, autoresponders, e-mail to FAX/mail, free online PIMs, mailing list hosting, reminder services, etc.. Face it, e-mail is the Internet's killer application--everybody uses it! We might as well be getting even more use out of it, eh? No stamps required!


GnomeDESKTOP

THEME: Footsoldier [1.6M]

http://www.segasoft.com/footsoldier/footsoldier_theme.exe
http://www.segasoft.com/footsoldier/main.html

War isn't pretty--and I hope that someday soon they'll be a thing of the past. Of course, that's pure optimism. The human spirit can be too greedy at times. Did you ever sit back and wonder what it would be like to take over the world? Who on Earth would want that kind of responsibility? And besides, once you had control, what would you do? I mean, can't you only be SO comfortable? I'm sure it'll take an intergalactic invasion to straighten us out. Earthlings need a common enemy, which is why I say: "Let's Hate Hate." Good enough? Theme found by thethemedoctor.com.


GnomeTIP

Apparently, Windows 98 compresses the system registry automatically when it has more than 500k of "wasted space" in it. If you want to compress your registry manually, you'll have to drop to MS-DOS mode (you can't be in Windows when you do this). When you've backed up your registry (which is always a good thing to do), type: "SCANREG /OPT" (without the quotes). FYI, to backup the registry from the command prompt, type: "SCANREG /BACKUP" (without the quotes).