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This thing has run it's course and I'm launching a new blog: http://www.bobsradar.com. It's hosted and runs on Wordpress. I've arrived!

See you there.

-Bob

Today's Micro Persuasion post reminded me that I need to get IE 7 on my radar screen, like now!

I'd heard-tell that IE 7 had a built in RSS reader, and it does, and it's really cool, and the fact that 80%+ internet users use IE and therefore will someday soon be using IE 7 means that the RSS tipping point is upon us.

I've been a bit of an anti-MS snob over the years, but I have to say that IE 7 is beautiful and the RSS integration is remarkable. I'm working hard to make sure that the Goucher site is heavily seeded with feeds so that 7 won't starve.

Trouble is, you can't easily run IE 6 and 7 at the same time. The IE 7 install REPLACES any previous IE instance. This is a problem for me for a lot of reasons. 1) my CMS client requires IE 6. It doesn't work with 7. Major drag. 2) Got to keep testing my work in IE 6 since, for a while, it will continue to be the browser of choice for most of the world.

So, while some developers are continuing to use IE 6 as their main install, I've elected to go ahead and upgrade to 7 and run 6 as a standalone. I found a standalone distribution of IE 6 here: http://browsers.evolt.org/?ie/32bit/standalone.

Seems to work. You're on your own on this one. No guarantees.

There's a lot going on in Charm City on any given weekend. Baltimoreans seem to be a highly motivated people when it comes frivolous diversions. This weekend was no exception as there were two excellent events. The Legacy Chase took place at Shawan Downs up in Hunt Valley. I had several invites to attend this high-society affair but my seersucker suit was at the cleaners, so instead I opted to attend the Arcadia VFP Demolition Derby. A steeplechase of a different kind, this event featured 5 hours of no-holds-barred short track derby style racing. The action was firey and bonejarring. My inner redneck couldn't get enough!

What made this event even more interesting (the real reason I attended) was that my pals Jeff & Kevin entered a car. Like the Velux5Oceans race, just getting to the start line is a moral victory. Surving to the finish is a bonus. Here's some pics that will tell the story better than I can...