Dan's Shorts

Is it true?

I sure the heck hope this is true, and not some cruel joke :). The articles states:

If it is true, is it the start of another browser monopoly? My guess is it's an April Fool's joke of course :)

Buh-bye AOL

Let's see, we've got horrible customer service and slow connections, so let's fire all of our tech support.

A moment of silence...

I'm afraid that things have come to a head between my dad and I. I must have pushed him too far on the sushi scenarios (you'll never get me to admit I don't like it Dad). I think he's finally snapped, and in an effort to get back at me, he sent this email this morning

Here are computer specs. Have a nice day.

• DIM4550,P4,3.06GHZ W/533MHZ,MMT,PRM SND
• 512MB DDR SDRAM AT 333MHZ,TIED
• DELL ENHANCED MULTIMEDIA PS/2 KB,DIM
• VIDEO READY W/O MONITOR,DIM2,XPS2
• 128MB DDR ATI RADEON 9700 PRO W/TV-OUT
• 60GB 7200RPM ULTRA,DIM,01,TIED
• 3.5IN,1.44MB,FD,MG
• DELL APPLICATION BACK-UP CD,FACT
• PLUS! FOR WXP OS,OEM,DIM,US-ENG,CDWD,NFI
• DELL SUPPORT 2.0 FOR DIMENSION 4550
• WIN XP PROS,SP1,ENG,DIM,TIED
• DELL 2-BUTTON SCROLL MOUSE,DIM
• INTEGRATED,INTEL PRO 100M PCI NIC CARD
• V.92/56K TELEPHONY WIN MODEM,SND,TIED
• 4X DVD+R/RW CD-RW COMBO DRIVE,DIM,01,MG
• DIGITAL CONTENT AUTHORING SFW,V4.0
• DECODING SOFTWARE,DVD,6CH,CYBERLINK
• SB AUDIGY 2 THX CERT SC W/DVD AUDIO
• ADA995 SPEAKER,THX CERT,W/SUBWOOFER,TIE
• MUSICMATCH 7.1X BASIC
• DPS IMAGE EXPERT PREM,DIM
• DPS PAINT SHOP TRY AND BUY,DIM
• AOL 8.0 - DHS
• AOL 8.0 - BUDDY ROM
• MS WORKSUITE 2003,CDWD,OEM,US,ENG,DIM
• NBD,DIM,QLX,INIT YR,DHS
• NBD,DIM,QLX,2YR EXT,DHS
• 3YR LIMITED WARRANTY
• SOFT CONTRACTS - QUALXSERVE
• MCAFEE.COM,OEM,ENG,1 YEAR,DIM
• $50 MAIL-IN REBATE! 38101
• TRACKING,D AND C

Unless he ordered two... he's getting it next time I see him... I mean let's be serious. A DVD-R? That's just showing off...