LOL @ Teh Cops
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery on 04. Feb, 2008 | Comments
What if a professional stunt driver was being pursued by the cops? It would probably be something like this. I wonder if the guy in the car giggled just a bit each time he escaped.
The Stupidest Thing That Has Ever Happened
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery, ROFL on 22. Jan, 2008 | Comments
One of the things that is wrong with this world is people who are incapable of thinking outside the box. Some call this a lack of common sense. When discussing this topic, I like to refer to Mark 2:27 in which Jesus says to the Pharisees, “The sabbath was made for man, and not man [...]
Even The IRS Wouldn’t Stoop This Low
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery on 09. Nov, 2007 | Comments
Hey, retired AOL using grandmas of the world. If you get this email, delete it immediately:
Now that we’ve established the true point of this post, let’s delve into the grand gorge of gimcrack and discuss it for a bit.
Clicking the link at the bottom of the email will take you to this website (click the [...]
AJAX Your Existing ASP.NET 2.0 App
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery on 08. Nov, 2007 | Comments
The Intarwebs are scary. Especially when they gots AJAX on them. Cuz it’s hard to get them out.
There are so many elements that go into an ASP.NET 2.0 AJAX website: assemblies, controls, the script manager and whatnot. Don’t fret. I found a great reference for AJAX-enabling your existing ASP.NET 2.0 applications.
I’ve been developing a project [...]
Removing the Language Bar in XP
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery on 31. Oct, 2007 | Comments
Finally, no more right-click Task Bar, select Toolbars, and uncheck The Language Bar every time I login to my Windows XP machine. I found a post about how to do this, and I’ll conveniently list the steps for you below:
1. Click the Start Button.
2. Select Control Panel option.
3. Double-Click the Regional and Language Options icon.
4. [...]
btw n00b, where r teh werdz going?
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery on 26. Sep, 2007 | Comments
In case you didn’t get that, I’m asking where in the heck the English language went. Everything is said in acronym format now. idky, but even my bffs r doing it. It’s not like I’m just now realizing it. I’ve been emailing, texting, and talking this way for quite a while, especially amongst my geek [...]
How To Easily Center A Web Page
Posted by The Gimcracker in Gimcrackery on 13. Aug, 2007 | Comments
I used to try all kinds of sizing techniques and non-xhtml compliant methods. I tried absolutely positioning a div tag by giving it a left:20% and right:20% attribute, but this didn’t work in all browsers (I’m looking your direction, IE). I tried wrapping the whole div tag in a ‘center’ element, but we won’t even [...]



