Monthly Archives: July 2006

Emulate a Dial-Up Connection for Web-Site Testing

7/18/2006 – 2:43 pm

here is some software that will throttle down your connection speed so that you can witness first hand how a website/webpage loads for dial-up users on the internet. it works great as a dial-up emulator. it will emulate 28.8Kb, 33.3Kb and 56Kb.
it’s called Charles

By Buster | Posted in Freeware, General, Programming | Comments (0)

A Beer Belly That Saves You Money on Beer

7/10/2006 – 10:19 pm

i discovered this little contraption… i think many of us have had this idea… you know, you go to a concert or ball game and end up paying like $8 a beer. if you’re a po’ boy like me your wallet is empty before the 3rd inning (or 2nd act). so if u want [...]

By Buster | Posted in General, Music | Comments (0)

How Many Aggies Does It Take

7/6/2006 – 12:36 pm

HOW MANY AGGIES DOES IT TAKE…
… to sink your truck at the Lake Austin boat ramp?
… to drag your truck and boat out of Lake Austin?

thanks to Ryan at work for this.

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By Buster | Posted in General, Pictures of the Moments | Comments (0)

Happy Birthday USA

7/4/2006 – 11:01 pm

Let Freedom Ring!!
I hope everybody had a safe and fun Independence Day. Despite our vast variant opinions regarding politics, religion, economics, the environment… and more… I hope we all agree that we live in the Greatest Nation in the World no matter how we got here our future is in OUR hands.
btw, next year i [...]

By Buster | Posted in General | Comments (0)

Google Challenges PayPal with Google Checkout

7/3/2006 – 12:56 am

it’s live! sneaky lil boogers over there at GOOG. how long before you setup your Google Checkout account? it looks pretty cool… for merchants especially… even more so for Adwords advertisers!!
Paypal (eBay) cannot be happy about this news.
>> Google Checkout

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By Buster | Posted in General, Search Engines | Comments (0)