• Hey there, folks. Haven’t written one of these in a while and I figured it’d be a good time to check in. We’ve been busy around here lately, so it’s been sort of all business rather than just chatting about things. Still, it’s good to update on stuff every once in a while.

I finally joined the land of the speedy with a new DSL connection installation at the house yesterday. Now, with Chris’s cable connection at his place and my DSL at mine, we should be able to pass important files back and forth easier, hopefully allowing us to post some bigger stuff on the site. More multimedia, for example. Anyway, it’s a good thing. Coindidentally, if any of you internet-savvy folks out there know of a fast, free news (NNTP) server that carries the binary groups, let me know. We’ve been using a monthly pay service and it’s beginning to become a drag. ISP news servers just don’t cut the mustard these days, alas.

Oh, and while I’m asking about stuff, if anyone’s looking to get rid of an older PC that’s just collecting dust in the closet, let me know. I’m looking for a fast 486 or a slow pentium PC (no monitor needed). Drop me a line if you’re feeling charitable or want to let one go really cheaply. Naturally, I’d cover all shipping costs for the unit.

On the web front, Chris has been putting together materials for our new View Askew 5 site. There’s more news coming on that in a couple of days, actually, so watch for that. We also haven’t forgotten about the News Askew merchandise idea, and are getting closer to making News Askew mousepads (on sale through the Stash) a reality. If all of you that voted in the poll topic way back when were serious about purchasing one, we expect them to be a hot-selling item.

Other than that, still business as usual here at News Askew, though we’re doing our best to juggle personal lives, day jobs, and keep this site as current as possible all the while. With the holiday season approaching, things get a little tougher, but you can always be sure that we’ll get the big news online ASAP. And, on that note, here’s the headlines: