I changed the name, so a change in the looks was just a little behind. I have nicknamed this theme Big Sky.
I started going for a nature theme, but it turned Monthy Python-esque, so I went with it. If anyone is curious, my family crest is in the header.
I worked out all the bugs, but if anyone notices anything, please let me know. If anyone wants a copy of this theme, I can package it up; just let me know.
Google Reader is smokin’ today. I have been using Google Reader since it came out, and I have never seen it load so fast. Has anyone else noticed this?
I have always wanted more since I chose a name for my blog. The name was chosen out of necessity rather than invention. The idea was born over a decade ago, in the only class I have taken regarding the intarweb. (Surprisingly, this was a required course for education majors.) I needed a name that better fit the site’s persona and domain.
When my parents married, they happened to have the same initials. In a tradition I hope passed with the Seventies, they continued it and named me and my sister in the same vain, with the same initials. I always needed clarification on their reasoning, even when I had my children. Nevertheless, that has stuck with me as an ideal of family. We are all R.J.Carpenters.
My nearest family was over 500 miles away when my first son was born. I needed a way to share my experiences as a new father with friends and family. A couple of months later, rjcarpenter.com was born. Born from fatherhood, inspired by parentage … a study of family.
I have always considered my experiences those of a family guy. A family guy needed to describe what I was attempting adequately. I was writing not only about family but about all of the aspects that affect the family. Parenthood, marriage, and life have a steep, never-ending learning curve. What word could adequately describe all of this?
-logy or -ology: suff.
- Discourse; expression
- Science; theory; study
Life is a study, and I chose a name in revere of those dynamics.
I got a little tired of trying to send and receive files over IM using Trillian, so I gave in and installed Yahoo! Instant Messenger and AOL Instant Messenger again. I have had these programs installed for over three years, so I figured I would give it a shot.
I knew that there were going to be bundled products. Before even running YIM, I removed their helper program (that was a new one to me), the toolbar, and mail. It downloaded Flash and installed that as well. I deselected all of the add-on and preference options as I do not regularly use Yahoo! for anything other than instant messaging.
I started YIM and opened Firefox. The installer also installed the Yahoo! toolbar for Firefox, with Firefox’s growing market share that was not unexpected. I clicked on the toolbar to see if I would give it a shot (slim chance) and saw a remove this option. It intrigued me, so I clicked it. It opened a “Why is there a Yahoo! menu on the menu bar of my browser?” page.
After browsing through the help pages for a few minutes, I was disturbed. Nearly every problem referenced a corrupt profile. In the past two and a half years, I have only once had to create a new profile. I install and uninstall extensions on a weekly, if not daily, basis. It also mentions fixes in the about:config. While I have no problems making any of these changes, I find it disturbing that this stealth installation could corrupt the customizations I have worked so hard to make.