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01.19.1999 - GnomeREPORT

I'd like to thank everyone who stopped by for the Lockergnome/ActivePC chat the other night. However, as most of you found out, we ran into some small problems. There were a great number of you trying to access the site, which was a great thing to see! However, the server couldn't handle all of us. Those of us who were "chatting" weren't able to do it for long, and those of you who came along afterwards discovered that you were locked out. Oops. I'll need to find a bigger (more robust) server before I try doing that again. Which, if I can help it, will be soon.

I'm sorry for driving a few of you mad last week when I told everyone that there was an Easter Egg in every Lockergnome HTML Daily issue. I couldn't think of a better term for it at the time, but as several of you e-mailed me asking for clarification, I decided to hunt for a more precise term. I came up with: Fortune Cookie. Look at the last sentence in the CREDITS section--it's always some sort of witty or sarcastic saying. Or, I might just say something a bit off-the-wall. You don't have to read it, but you never know what you might be missing if you don't.

Here's a follow-up on the Roman Numeral for 1999. The general consensus is that MCMXCIX is the way to write it.

And finally, Netscape featured Lockergnome as a "What's Cool" site today! They gave us a 9 out of 10 for content, and an 8 out of 10 for design... not too shabby!

-- Chris Pirillo        


GnomePROGRAM

SafeHouse v1.80.043 [1.0M] W9x/NT DEMO
Found by Bruce Griffin

http://www.pcdynamics.com/goto.cfm?id=ftp10013
http://www.pcdynamics.com/SafeHouse/

Manny III (my new laptop) hasn't left my side for long. But what someone stole him at some point in the future? Obviously, the thief would have access to all my files and settings. That's a scary thought. But here's the perfect way to protect your laptop (and desktop) data from prying eyes! This is a 40-bit evaluation version which doesn't expire--give it a spin. Everything you put on the encrypted "drive" will be inaccessible without a password. If you want more powerful encryption algorithms, you'll have to register (which isn't a bad idea at all). There's also an exportable retail version for International users.


GnomeSYSTEM

New Internet Explorer Window Opens Partially Off the Screen

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q194/7/59.asp

"When you open a new window in Internet Explorer, the window may open at the edge of the screen. When this occurs, only a small section of the new window may be visible on the screen. This behavior can occur if registry key values for Internet Explorer are incorrect or damaged." WARNING: Registry hacking is not for novices.


GnomeCANDY

Fantasia Icons v1.0 [25k] W9x/NT FREE
A Lockergnomie's Site

http://members.xoom.com/fantasma/software/fantasia.zip
http://members.xoom.com/fantasma/software/icons-1.htm

Mickey Mouse fans of the world, rejoice! Here's a fantastic set of icons from the Disney movie "Fantasia". Possibly the most memorable scene in the animated classic was 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice'. That's where Mickey used his master's spell book to get a broom to do the work for him (and he wound up losing control). Most of the icons in this collection are of Mickey in the sorcerer's hat (but there are also a few other memorable creatures). I'm sure my dad will be happy. Of course, now I have to teach him how to install icons.


GnomeFAVORITE

Ideamarketers Matching Service

http://www.ideamarketers.com/

Lockergnome (primarily) is an e-mail newsletter written, edited, and directed by one person. But there are thousands of other "zines" out there which are run by a team of people from all over the world. Some even accept submissions from independent writers. But it's almost impossible for zine publishers to find them (and vice versa). Along comes a matching service for these two groups--a service sorely needed. Writers can get a free account here to showcase up to 20 of their "scribblings" -- so when zine editors (anxious for quality submissions) come swinging by, they could see your stuff and possibly work with you. Sweet!


GnomeDESKTOP

FONT: EctoBlaster [17k]

http://home.luna.nl/~xino/fonts/ectoblas/ecto.zip
http://home.luna.nl/~xino/fonts/ectoblas/

I still remember my first date; we went to see Ghostbusters II in a theater... with my brothers, neighbors, and my neighbors' mother. Okay, so it wasn't much of a date, but at least we gotta see some ghost-kickin' action on the big screen. There was ectoplasm all over the place. Luckily, I brought some Kleenex, so clean up was a cinch. Note to self: never take a sick girl out on a date again. Another note to self: never take a girl out on a date again--you're married.


GnomeTIP

Every once in a while, I'd run into problems with my dial-up connection; the line noise can sometimes be too much. Thank goodness there's a way to temporarily extend the "hang up" time. If you get disconnected from your ISP without warning (and too often), try adding this initialization string. Open the Control Panel, click on the Modems icon, click your modem's Properties button, select the Connection tab, then click the Advanced button. In the Extra settings field, enter "S10=50" (without the quotes). This might help your dial-up connections stick around for a while. Please submit other great "modem initialization string" tweaks to me!