The Old New Thing

June 25, 2004 - The Old New Thing

The suggestion box is now open

June 25, 2004 Jun 25, 2004 06/25/04
Raymond Chen
Please post suggestions for future topics in the suggestion box instead of posting off-topic comments. Note that the suggestion box is emptied and read periodically so don't be surprised if your suggestion vanishes.And now that there's a suggestion box, I'm going to prune off-topic comments more aggresively...

Suggestion box

June 25, 2004 Jun 25, 2004 06/25/04
Raymond Chen
Post suggestions for future topics here instead of posting off-topic comments. Note that the suggestion box is emptied and read periodically so don't be surprised if your suggestion vanishes. (Note also that I am under no obligation to accept any suggestion.)Topics I are more inclined to cover: Topics I am not inclined to cover...

Hong Kong crocodile caught at last.

June 25, 2004 Jun 25, 2004 06/25/04
Raymond Chen
After over half a year of eluding experts, the Hong Kong crocodile was caught at last. What amused me was that the article said that the creature had eluded an expert crocodile hunter from Australia named... John Lever? (Curiously, in this article, he is given credit for capturing the croc.) Not the self-proclaimed Crocodile ...

Monitor giving you a headache? Check the refresh rate.

June 25, 2004 Jun 25, 2004 06/25/04
Raymond Chen
Some people are more sensitive to lower monitor refresh rates than others. Go to the display control panel and click to the Settings tab. From there, click the Advanced button and go to the Monitor tab. From there, you can adjust your screen refresh rate. As a rule of thumb, higher refresh rates are less likely to cause eyestrain. If ...