Browsers...

I'd been finding the internet experience a bit slow recently, or rather, choppy - occational stalls where nothing would happen for a moment or two. Used as I am to a smooth internet connection, I was wondering what it could have be. I tried Internet Explorer (gasp!) and found that it actually was working better than the newly updated Firefox browser (3.0.12), so I downloaded Google Chrome to see how it works. And boy does it work, it's quick, smooth, uncomplicated and nice. I'm going to stick with this for a while, at least until I can figure out how to fix Firefox (I did have some nice extensions, you know...)

Other than that, I await reports from Croke Park this evening, as I am looking forward to seeing "the claw" myself soon!

The Interweb, for the free exchange of ideas.

Though it's starting to become not so much free. I logged on to the ford focus owner's club in the UK where I'd been a member for about a year - since I bought my own one. I found that recently, this has become a subscription site, forum and all!!

Dismayed was I to find this, as the forum was an interesting place to read various things about the car, and owning one. But now a monetary payment is required - i.e. you have to join the club to get access to the forum. I suppose in principal that sounds fair, but I thought the Internet had become a tool for the free exchange of information and ideas? (Don't anyone say DARPA to me)

Anyhoo, this could be my last rant for a while, but don't count on it. No BB in the new house, and we're moving down there tonight. So, rant away to yourselves whilst I'm quiet! Hopefully I won't be away too long.....