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©1999, Lockergnome LLC. ISSN: 1095-3965. All Rights Reserved. Subscription inquiries answered at the bottom of this issue. Content written & edited by Chris Pirillo. Web site hosted by DigitalDaze. Don't worry, if everything worked right you'd be out of a job.

 

 

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 05.03.1999 - GnomeREPORT

Greetings to all the faithful Lockergnome subscribers! Remember way back when, when we walked 7 miles uphill to school, candy bars were a nickel, and Chris put my e-mail address in the newsletter and told you all to say hi?

Several things came of that sneaky little include... the LG mail server crashed, Chris lost his wife privileges for a few days, and I got to hear from tons of Lockergnomies! Lots of you had similar questions for me, and the only logical thing to do now is to answer them! Several of you also suggested that maybe I could write a GnomeREPORT once in a while, so for a few issues in the near future, we'll be killing the proverbial two birds with one stone.

For this report, I'll answer the two most popular questions that you asked whilst flooding me with Lockergnomie Greetings. These questions comprise several variations, mostly relating to "How can you live with a guy like Chris?" and "Did you know what you were getting into when you married the Lockergnome?" Here are my quick (and non-incriminating) answers to those two questions:

Q: "How can you live with a guy like Chris?"
A: I keep him handcuffed to his computer desk and make sure that I stay on the other side of the apartment. I do toss him a carbonated water and a steak every once in while--you know, just enough to sustain him so that he can keep writing his reviews. Once when I dared move myself within an arm's length, and he bombarded me with geek-speak. My synapses were misfiring for over a week. Seriously though, we've become accustomed to each other's habits (I tend to clutter the place up, he stays up till the wee hours of the morning), and it's all part of the fun and challenge that newly-married young'uns enjoy.

Q: "Did you know what you were getting into when you married the Lockergnome?"
A: Of course not. I was under the influence of Lockergnome mind control at the time. When I was finally able to overcome that... oh wait, I haven't. Well, at this point, if Chris and I went our separate ways, I'd be losing out on a lot of free and easily-accessible computer help. And, of course, that is the best argument for being married to one of the world's supergeeks.

-- Gretchen Pirillo        


 GnomePROGRAM

xSite v1.0 [2.1M] W9x/NT FREE

http://xsite.lad.co.za/xsite.zip
http://xsite.lad.co.za/

While there are still a few performance (and interface) issues to be worked out, I'm excited about this HTML editor: xSite. It offers a feature I've only seen in expensive, high-end HTML editors: the ability to automatically select and change the attributes for any given tag on-the-fly. Beyond that, you can edit your pages in 'text' or WYSIWYG modes, and get an immediate preview of the current document. It's what I'd consider to be a 90%-complete HTML editor, though it's still rough around the edges; you can't beat the price, though.


 GnomeSYSTEM

IE5: "DHTML Edit Control" Update

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Ie/security/dhtml_edit.asp

"Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a vulnerability in an ActiveX control that is distributed in Internet Explorer 5 and downloadable for Internet Explorer 4.0. The vulnerability could allow a malicious web site operator to read information that a user had loaded into the control, and it also could allow files with known names to be copied from the user's local hard drive."


 GnomeCANDY

JS WinTriX v4.0 [1.8M] W9x/NT FREE

http://yakk.hypermart.net/wintrix.zip
http://yakk.hypermart.net/inform.html

When your day isn't full of too many surprises, you have to get a little creative. Some of us have the itch to constantly play practical jokes on our friends--and there's no better tool to use than someone's PC (at work or at home). Yes, you'll watch as users go bananas when they can't figure out why their CD-ROM tray keeps opening and closing... or when their computer beeps incessantly... or when they receive a fake "virus" warning. All of these pranks (and more) can be pulled with JS WinTriX. Even customize your own dialog boxes! Oh what fun.


 GnomeFAVORITE

Star Wars Net

http://www.starwarsnet.com/

I don't know which is larger: Bill Gate's Net worth or the number of Star Wars Web sites. Phantom Menace mania is sweeping the world off of its feet--and it's not going to disappear any time soon. Instead of relying on one or two sites for all your SW news and downloads, why not expand your horizons? If you're going to start searching somewhere, StarWarsNet.com can definitely help. It's an ever-expanding directory of all the great Star Wars Web sites, with mini-reviews accompanying each link. You don't have to use the force here.


 GnomeDESKTOP

THEME: Slinky [2.3M]

http://solo3.abac.com/oohbetty/Slinky.exe
http://solo3.abac.com/oohbetty/index1.html

I don't think there was a kid on my block who didn't own a Slinky toy. I always wanted to have the metal one, but had to settle for the plastic unit. Sure, it did the same tricks, but it wasn't as much fun. Listen to me: remembering how I used to entertain myself for hours on end... with this coiled whatchamacallit. Oh, the classics can never be replaced or forgotten. Nowadays, if it doesn't involve a game controller, it isn't fun. Heck, we'd even hold races and tournaments--as if there could ever be a true Slinky champion.


 GnomeTIP

How many floppy drives do you plan on adding to your computer in the near future? The average user won't add any, but Windows 98 attempts to be intuitive by searching for new floppy drives on every boot-up. To keep Windows from looking (and to slightly speed up booting time), right-click on 'My Computer' and select 'Properties.' Then click the 'Performance' tab, press the 'File System' button, then select the 'Floppy Disk' tab. Remove the checkmark from the box. While you're there, you might scope out the 'Removable Disk' tab, too.