Glad that Google caught on to using IMAP. Enable your IMAP today by going to your gmail settings > Forwarding and POP/IMAP and then click enable IMAP.

Apparently my application was accepted. Today I finally went ahead and activated my account, changed my MX records and added some CNAMEs to my zone file at dnsexit.com.

It basically is gmail, calendar and chat for your domain. Having seen that no one has really reviewed this (at least not on digg), I might write a small review in the future. If I am up to it.

So as of this moment all @disgruntled-dutch.com email is being handled by Google.

Yvo

Here’s an idea a lot cheaper… send your kids outside instead of having them play their video games.

Windows Vista available with an activation crack that uses a License file from the betas so it accepts keys used during the betas. This is fixable by Microsoft as they can disable all given keys during the beta period in one swoop in the coming months. Vista being more attached to its host (Microsoft) then ever, crackers/pirates are going to have a hard time with this one. Hell even Volume Keys require some sort of license server to be present. This is known as Volume Licensing 2.0.

However Office 2007, uses Volume Licensing 1.0, which means “one key to rule them all”. The release that hit the web includes such key. What amazes me is the speed it took to get these products out on the good ol’ net. Frankly I’m waiting for Office 2007 (probably be released as 2008 to create confusion) for Mac to be released. Emulated Office 2004 sucks and Rosetta Stone is not all that wonderful and nice that Apple makes it out to be. Word takes a good 90 seconds to load as opposed to the 50 seconds it takes (still too long) under PowerPC.

Here is the clip….

This is the UK, as your constitution isn’t worth toilet paper now, we’re revoking your independence:

To the Citizens of the United States of America:

In light of your failure to elect a competent President of the USA thus to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths and other territories (excepting Kansas, which she does not fancy). Your new prime minister, Tony Blair, will appoint a governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionaire may be circulated next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown Dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect:

1. You should look up “revocation” in the Oxford English Dictionary. Then look up “aluminium,” and check the pronunciation guide. You will be amazed at just how wrongly you have been pronouncing it. The letter ‘U’ will be reinstated in will learn to spell ‘doughnut’ without skipping half the letters, and the suffix will be replaced by the suffix “ise.” You will learn that the suffix ‘burgh’ is pronounced ‘burra’; you may elect to respell Pittsburgh as ‘Pittsberg’ if you find you simply can’t cope with correct pronunciation. Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels (look up “vocabulary”). Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as “like” and “you know” is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication.

2. There is no such thing as “US English.” We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take account of the reinstated letter ‘u’ and the elimination of “-ize.”

3. You will relearn your original national anthem, “God Save The Queen”, but only after fully carrying out Task #1 (see above).

4. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday. November 2nd will be a called “Come-Uppance Day.”

5. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you’re not adult enough to be independent. Guns should only be handled by adults. If you’re not adult enough to sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist then you’re not grown up enough to handle a gun. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. A permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public.

6. All American cars are hereby banned. They are crap and this is for your own good. When we show you German cars, you will understand what we mean. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour.

7. The Former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling “gasoline”)-roughly $6/US gallon. Get used to it.

8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called “crisps.” Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with mayonnaise but with vinegar.

9. Waiters and waitresses will be trained to be more aggressive with customers.

10. The cold tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as “beer,” and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as “Lager.” American brands will be referred to as “Near-Frozen Gnat’s Urine,” so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion.

11. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie MacDowell attempt English dialogue in “Four Weddings and a Funeral” was an experience akin to having one’s ears removed with a cheese grater.

12. You will cease playing American “football.” There is only one kind of proper football; you call it “soccer.” Those of you brave enough will, in time, will be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American “football”, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies). Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the “World Series” for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware that there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable.

13. You must tell us who killed JFK. It’s been driving us mad.

14. An internal revenue agent (i. e. tax collector) from Her Majesty’s Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776). Thank you for your co-operation and have a great day.

15. Start pronouncing “Queen Camilla.” She will be your next queen!

My next question… where are the damn high res pics so I can set this as my background. I’ve had a high res pic (variation) of a shuttle launch as one of my backgrounds… this would be a fantastic replacement.

Star Wars did a pretty decent job, I might say but this Friday I was truly impressed with what I saw on Battlestar Galactica. I hope that future producers are paying attention (hint hint J.J. Abrams). Instead of just talking about it, I’ve added some of the clips that truly impressed me (there are more but lets just keep it at these two). You be the judge. (Quicktime 7 required).

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File is 5.9mb large, hi-speed of any form is highly recommended.

[QUICKTIME http://www.disgruntled-dutch.com/media/2006/10/bsg-exodus-mov2.mov 480 365 false true]
File is 5.6mb large, hi-speed of any form is highly recommended.

Pics:

More pics (of this and basically October 2006):
http://www.disgruntled-dutch.com/gallery/v/together/october2006/