The Cabbage Patch

Yaaarrrggg! Shiver yer timbers and Buckle yer Swash!

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Let it be known that today, the 19th of September, is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! So get off yer arses and scrub the deck, me hearties!

Ye may find the official web page for this idea at www.talklikeapirate.com and discover the wonders of sailing the high seas, or ye may take a piratey quiz to learn what yer pirate name be (mine be Black Davy Flint, arrrgg!).

There also be a newspaper article about this, here.

Now I must be off, land-lubbers, there be treasure to be plundered!

Squares, Rectangles and Mullets

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I have some interesting things for you today. Two of them are games and one of them is… well I don’t really know how to categorise it.

First up, the games:

• Squares 2, a challenging game in which you have to avoid the red squares and collect the black ones. Challenging, yet addictive.
• Gridlock is a puzzle game where you have to try and release a rectangle from a gridlock of other rectangles. It’s pretty self-explanatory, but its also very, very hard.

And finally, this weird site about mullets. It is strange, but it’s also very funny. Thanks to Max Ryan for sending me this one.

It’s a conspiracy, Scully!

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The SECOND link I posted for that Pentagon video has been removed due to “too many complaints”. I think this is codswallop. I think the bloody American government do not want this video seen, but dammit, I’m not going to allow it to be hidden! So here it is for the third time.

That Pentagon video that nobody wants you to see.

Just like last time, I will change the previously posted links, so you can still access it from those.

Web Browsing Redefined

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If you haven’t heard of Mozilla, well then… now you have. Mozilla is an open-source project designed to make the internet an easier thing to use. Being open-source means that it is completely free, and that anyone who is interested can change the program, add to it, or totally remake it. What this means for you, however, is that there are heaps of free things for you to use.

Recently, Mozilla released a new web-browser called Firefox. Firefox works the same way as Internet Explorer or Netscape, only better and with extra features. Some of these feature include pop-up blocking to keep away those annoying ads, tabbed browsing (meaning you can keep multiple pages open in the same window), and Google search right from the toolbar.

If you are not already using Firefox, you should be.

But the best thing about Firefox is the extensions feature. Extensions are programs designed by users that add something to Firefox. These could be anything from changing the way it looks, adding a toolbar, or simply adding a single setting. I have discussed some of my favourite extensions below:

• Gmail Notifier - This extension puts a small icon into the lower-right hand corner of Firefox and pops up a message when you receive a message into your Gmail inbox, much the same way MSN messenger does for Hotmail. (must have a Gmail account for this to work)
• FoxyTunes - This extension allows you to control your music player from within Firefox. It puts a small icon in the lower-right hand corner which expands to show player controls. You can select almost any music player from the included list, including Windows Media Player, iTunes and Winamp.
• RadialContext - This one changes your right click menu into a radial one. It is a little confusing to use, but when you get used to it can make navigating much easier.
• Super Drag’n'Drop - This extension allows you to “drag” any link to anywhere on the page to open it in a new tab. It makes opening new links much quicker and easier if you are opening many at once. You can also “drag” any picture to save it to your computer.

So, what are you waiting for, go get Firefox now!

Damn spooks!

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The site that I linked to for that pentagon video has been shut down (bloody FBI), and so I have found a new link for the video. The original link has been updated, so you can still find it there, but here it is again, just in case.

It makes you think….

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A faithful reader, Max Ryan, has sent me something he would like to show the world. If you would like to do the same, email a link to orrible.cabbage@gmail.com

The following flash video is an alternative view to the events that occurred at the Pentagon on September 11. It may be a little extreme, but it certainly offers some interesting points - and it’s good to see a viewpoint other than the fear-inducing, propagandist American media once in a while.

You will need flash player to view this video.

Welcome to the inner sanctum…

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As you may have noticed, I use a Google based e-mail address, known as Gmail (orrible.cabbage@gmail.com). Gmail is a web-based e-mail service much like Hotmail, only it offers 1000MB of free e-mail storage as opposed to Hotmail’s 2MB. For more information click here.

Gmail is still in beta-test mode, meaning it has not been released to the public yet. This also means that those people lucky enough to get access can pick from almost any e-mail address they like, and make direct contributions to how the service is run.

As an early user of Gmail, I have been given 6 free addresses that I may give out. So I have decided to give them to you, my faithful audience. If you would like one of these rare addresses so you can hold as much e-mail as you like, or simply to brag that you’ve got something no-one else has, simply send your full name and current e-mail address to orrible.cabbage@gmail.com The first six to do so will be sent an invitation to join the exclusive club that is Gmail.