Sparky's We discovered a great watering hole in Eureka Springs: Sparky's. They boast 99 different beers, 17 of which are on tap. I sampled a Flying Dog ale and a Boulevard unfiltered wheat beer. I wanted to try the Goose Island Honker's Ale, but, alas, the keg had run dry.

Mountain Vacation Courtney and I have returned from our Arkansas vacation. (We were originally headed to Gulf Shores, AL, but Hurricane Ivan completely wiped Gulf Shores off of the map.) We vacationed in Hot Springs for two days and then we headed north. We drove through the beautiful Ouachita National Forest and through the mountainous Ozark National Forest to reach Eureka Springs. We spend two nights at a wonderful Bed & Breakfast called 1884 Bridgeford House. Eureka Springs is a nineteenth century Victorian mountain village. The historic district is comprised of steep, winding streets, lined with shops and restaurants. It's a wonderful place to visit.

More Hurricane Ivan Tracking Data Here is another great site: BoatUS Hurricane Center.

Scot's Newsletter Scot Finnie's Newsletter - "A small number of people are having serious, serious problems with this large Windows XP update. A somewhat larger number of people are having minor problems with SP2. But the vast majority are having no problems whatsoever."

Hurricane Ivan Hurricane Ivan Tracking Maps - Florida just can't catch a break.

Ad-Aware SE Build 1.04 A new version of Ad-Aware is available. It's a great spyware removal tool.

DirectX 9.0c Microsoft has released DirectX 9.0c.

Hurricane Frances Tracking Maps National Hurricane Center - Maps and charts.

My Windows XP Page I've updated my Windows XP page, ridding it of considerable link rot. It's essentially a page of links, some of which may be useful to you.

Windows Media Player 10 You can now download Windows Media Player 10. It will not run on anything less than Windows XP. UPDATE: Here is a review.