Many programs fail where it matters the most. They do not layer levels of options so as to allow new users to cope. This is why I have changed the menu that you see on the right. Shall you need more advanced options, press the ‘Extended Menu’ option at the top. Implementation/installation details have been included. On the left:
 
   A restaurant’s minimal menu!

A retrospective item from 76-year-old Harvey Tobkes led me to making some predictions for the future. In 20 years from now our children will raise an eyebrow at:

• how people used to walk around in supermarkets, which have now become warehouses controlled by robotics.
• how we used to type in data using an odd device called a ‘keyboard’.
• the fact people used to go to work.
• the way information was recorded on paper and later binned.

UseNet participants from uk.comp.sys.palmtops and alt.comp.os.palm have come up with an SOS this morning. It turns out that Tungsten 5 and Tungsten E users (at least) are affected by a serious bug that can permanently disallow Palms from being switched off. The bug came into effect only yesterday. David Gerrie from uk.comp.sys.palmtops writes:

Solved!! Palm have put a fix on the website, all to do with birthday reminders apparently! Obviously posting here (UseNet) provided the impetus to fixing it!

Update: David Gerrie has E-mailed me the direct link to the solution. Here is his explanation:

It’s knowledge base article is number 26450. It’s not an actual patch, merely a workaround solution. Not sure if they are planning on patching or not..!

Cited by: PalmAddict

Four days ago I included photos from my birthday. I have just added a broader gallery of pictures from my vacation.

I would like to dedicate the following card to everyone who has helped me in one way or another, even just by stopping by my corner of the Web. Click to enlarge.

Card generated by Apple iCards and modified slightly

I have now decided on my new year’s resolution: I will no longer travel unless I absolutely must.

“I shall care less about my appearance”

Any other resolutions?

A second top headline from the BBC is dedicated to blogs and their effects on cyberspace. It has been only hours since the last dominant blog-related headline from the BBC. A closer look revealed a ‘pagefull’ of headlines of this nature and I began to ponder Jacken’s opinion:

I can really see that big companies could feel threatened by the blogging phenomena. If I am thinking of buying a new expensive product, I always do a google search to check out what people have to say.