Monday, January 6, 2003

Last one for tonight: Commander McLane, keeping a close watch on Station M88-12. 11:31:30 PM     |

Even more old American things. Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls, 8000 covers, all scanned in a good resolution. Amazing. "The dime novels were aimed at youthful, working-class audiences and distributed in massive editions at newsstands and dry goods stores. Though the phrase conjures up stereotyped yarns of Wild West adventure, complete with lurid cover illustration, many other genres were represented: tales of urban outlaws, detective stories, working-girl narratives of virtue defended, and costume romances." 10:49:04 PM     |

More old American ads. This time not that old. Ad*Access has archived over 7000 ads from 1911-1955. Again, browsing for hours is guaranteed. "Ad*Access concentrates on five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II, providing a coherent view of a number of major campaigns and companies through images preserved in one particular advertising collection available at Duke University." 10:43:40 PM     |

Really old ads are at EAA - The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920. Fabulous website. One can browse there for hours. "The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920 (EAA) presents over 9,000 images, with database information, relating to the early history of advertising in the United States. The materials, drawn from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University, provide a significant and informative perspective on the early evolution of this most ubiquitous feature of modern American business and culture." 10:19:16 PM     |

Check out the 404 Research Lab. Very funny. 5:29:42 PM     |

One for the bots. iuyzjscmxs@ghgcstfprtcf.dk, vcbknv@iodvbmh.us, lxhso@fxgane.es, yaghuscotm@glqjzzceabpqv.ch, ahgnznxtf@riyp.de, priu@osmq.st, oygvjx@jgphczecwed.de, drmcklqs@dbiaewfdoozafro.net, wkphqreuk@zoytxhen.at, qtejx@kbzloyivarcqtssmeh.tv, oyzlc@ngicpixfpg.ru, mdrrbjbvl@qsfrdysjgnkzythmy.ar, uzydr@felxli.ca, rkfn@fohxsubaq.tv, fnisvnnh@nlhwyvpmywo.br, rqso@usoykbfb.nl, urr@silyqvofjhxvtqnq.st, tvleur@hzzfhbleddwb.tv, kibhldq@juclkfrsj.us, otmmoh@nwuupoiin.dk 5:26:30 PM     |

HTML Coding. I hate it. Anyway, I've added a search engine for my weblog on the right hand side. Phew... Hate that stupid logo, though. 4:32:58 PM     |

Al Mcintyre not only has the most extensive list of Radio UserLand document sources (I've already mentioned that), but also a list of Enhanced Radio Tools. Brilliant. Thanks, Al! Radio logo shamelessly stolen from Schockwellenreiter 2:51:24 PM     |

Don't use Microsoft Frontpage to design your website. It can be dangerous. Wired News: Help Wanted: Steal This Database "Such a security gaffe may have enabled unauthorized visitors to log in and access files undetected for more than six months on a server operated by Carmichael Lynch, a public relations and advertising firm with several big-name clients. The admin password was inadvertently published on a page that contained online job postings." 2:15:07 PM     |

Swansea goes German. Lot of German links at german-studies.net "link" 10:23:20 AM     |

Hey, Shackleton. Now the big freeze sets in [This is London: London News] 10:19:36 AM     |

Free Text. Mi is a text editor for OS X that does almost everything BBEdit does. Difference is, it's free. Via Kosmonautentraum. 10:13:36 AM     |