Category Archives: Internet

When I created my very first webpage back in 1995, there weren’t any WYSIWYG programs for composing in HTML. Sure, there were perl scripts for converting various formats (like FAQs and mail archives) to HTML, and probably some Emacs add-on … Continue reading →

It’s been two months since I last registered a new domain name, so I should be registering a new one today. I’m ignoring that project tonight for three reasons: I still haven’t done anything with the last domain I ordered. … Continue reading →

I’m fortunate enough to remember the Good Old Days, when the Internet had seven “real” top-level domains, a few dozen of the wierd “national” domains, and even a few “pseudo-domains” (as I’ve said before, I had an e-mail address in … Continue reading →

My family name is relatively rare in the United States. Growing up, the only other Bausers I knew were blood relatives. Everyplace I’ve ever lived (with my family or by myself), there’s only been one listing for Bauser in the … Continue reading →

I have to up very late, and very, very bored before I bother to check the “headlines” at Blogdex and Popdex, but I was up very late one night last week, so I did. It was mostly the same-old same … Continue reading →

I’m usually a big fan of off-the-shelf web development. For example, if I need a search engine for a site, I’ll happily download somebody else’s script if it lets me save my time for more important jobs, like developing the … Continue reading →

If this entry produces a proper archive page, and the indexer routine produces a proper front page, it means the blogging script I’ve been tinkering with for a month is ready for prime time, and I can say goodbye to … Continue reading →

When I registered bauser.com back in 1999, the plan was to be a single-domain kind of guy, and use bauser.com as the ultimate home of all things “Michael Bauser”. At the time, my thinking was heavily influenced by the “soap.com” … Continue reading →