Simpsons Fan Victim of Aussie Flood

At first, I didn't care too much about the Aussies loosing their homes and cars after a river crested (what part of flood plain don't you understand), but this lady, with the giant head of Bart Simpson on her wall, really brings it home. Australians are people too. 1:49 on this video. 

This video of cars streaming down the river is also worth a look, but the lack of The Simpsons memorabilia makes it less compelling in my humble opinion. :)

The Impact of Cookies on Google AdSense

A while back, Google AdSense migrated from purely contextual advertising to historical advertising. I didn't notice until I visited the Economist web site, once. Since then, it feels like 50% of the web is trying to get me to subscribe!

The difference is clearly illustrated on the screen capture. On the left, page visited using Google Chrome, my regular browser on my home computer. On the right, IE 9 beta, which I rarely use.

There are a couple of problems with the historical, cookie based advertising. The main one is that I already subscribe to both The Economist and Netflix! The second is if I click on The Economist one, it bring me to an offer for Americans only!

The advertising on this blog is now hardly worth the trouble ($100 in two years). Is cookie based advertising to blame?

If you like to laugh: Internet TV Worth Watching

If you need a laugh, this is January, you do, point your cursor to the following links (some only work in Canada). 

First of all, search for The Simpsons, season 22 in iTunes (ad free HD totally worth the $3,50 in my humble opinion).

Then:

Ad supported (but legal and free):

-Desperate Housewives (CTV)

-Big Bang Theory (CTV)

-Modern Family (City TV)

-InSecurity (CBC) 

-Moderation Town (Showcase)

-Infoman (meilleurs moments) (in French) (SRC)

-The Canadian Hulu: j.mp/aaatv

Happy laughing. :)

I Just Gave 100 Dollars to the NDP

I just made a $400 donation to the NDP. Mostly, it is because I'm strongly against Canada's war in Afghanistan that both the Conservatives and Liberals support. I want democracy in Afghanistan. But I also want it in Monaco, Cuba and Lichtenstein. And they are closer...

My $400 donation will only cost me $100 thanks to the 75% tax credit. Even better, I used the money generated from the advertising on this blog!

-Give Now Or For Ever Hold Your Peace
-Donate To NDP and Bloc or Harper Will Be In Power For Ever
-Look at the Results Map
-How Many Canadian Soldiers Do You Want to Die in Afghanistan?
-Layton Wins Debates (Source: NDP ad)
-Conservatives Or NDP = Same Result?
-Top 10 Reasons Not to Vote Conservative

-The Urbane Prefer the NDP
-It Takes Money, not Blogs, to Win an Election

-Is the NDP Anti American?
-Quebec TV Show Laghs at Jack Layton's French

MSCONFIG Will Speed Up Your Computer

MSCONFIG

Your computer is getting slower and slower? MSCONFIG will allow you to control the software that starts up with the computer. With Vista or Windows 7, simply type msconfig in the Windows search tool (above the "start" button). Then press the startup tap. Here you will find a list of all the programs that startup with the computer. You don't need any, but the choice is yours.

If you still have Windows XP, it is time to change computers. However, MSCONFIG will still work (type msconfig.exe under "run")

Control and scroll wheel.

Text on the screen is too small? Simply press CTRL and + (or the scroll wheel on your mouse). With a Mac, press the Apple button and + (or the scroll wheel/swipe on the mouse). F11 is also great to maximise the page (with Chrome, you can also press the wrench, then the full screen icon; with IE9, the gear, then file/Full screen).