Hmm... my holy logs state that you're using Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows 95). While glowing effects and the like are Microsoft specific (you probably won't ever see them in any other browser) it's possible that for some reason they aren't rendering on IE 5.5 either because of Windows 95 or a screen resolution. Unless all of that information is completely defunt due to your software only reporting it is as such.
Ah, that would explain it, then. I am using IE v5.5, but because my main computer is currently down, I'm using my old Windows 95 machine. Din't realize that some of the font options were dependent on the operating system.
I just build TRAINING SIMULATORS FOR WEAPONS OF DEATH!!!
and periodically throughout the day when I'm supposed to be working (between 7:30 am and 4:30 pm - yeah, shame on me ). I shouldn't try to rationalize it, but I'd probably go nuts if I didn't have something to distract myself with from time to time while working... But it's still a bad habit. I'm doing it right now.
Rob, have you ever though of joining the armed forces?They could send you to public tech schools via loans etc & in the service at all there're all sort of expertise to benefit from, I believe some of them are deeply computer related. Also, if you join the reserve ,it's very unlikely u'll be dropped in a war zone.