Monthly Archives: August 2005

This is a nice list of some of the open, free and reliable programs availbale out there. While I can’t vouch for all of them (I haven’t used some, and don’t like a few on the list), I do us … Continue reading →

Google maps have been ‘hacked’ (I’m using that word in the original sense, meaning a cool way to do something, instead of the media twisted sense meaning a malicious prank) in yet another cool way. You can now track from … Continue reading →

Maybe you should Google instead. Yahoo claims to search more than 20 billion ‘web items’, to Google’s measly 8.1 billion. However, when compared side to side… “a user can expect, on average, to receive 166.9% more results using the Google … Continue reading →

iPodders everywhere are crossing their fingers. It looks like NPR may make more of their programs available online as podcasts. I’m a big fan of many programs on NPR, but if they’re not on when I’m in the car (which, … Continue reading →

Having grown up on Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, and others, I found this article interesting. The authors lament the fact that the exciting ideas that came from those authors, ideas about long-distance space exploration, colonies on the moon and mars, etc. … Continue reading →

After reading this article, I’m afraid to even forward an e-mail to somebody else for fear of copyright violation. With the revolutionary changes in technology, can’t an argument be made that maybe a revolutionary change in the copyright laws might … Continue reading →

So, I got a royalty check in the mail from Covenant today. I finally learned how many copies of my book have been purchased… It’s kind of an eye opener. Covenant initially published 5000 books, and have sold over 3000 … Continue reading →

Funny story over at wired. A high school thought it would be a good idea to get all their students laptops. They put filters and monitoring software on them, but of course the kids found ways around these limitations and … Continue reading →

So, have you ever made a large purchase, then been the victim of buyer’s remorse? You say to yourself, “What was I thinking?” Well, I recently purchased an iPod and I’m pleased to say I have no such feelings. I … Continue reading →

It looks like Microsoft just won a suit against a spammer. 7 million dollars, to be exact. I heard that Bill Gates is going to use the money to send people to Disneyland. All you have to do is forward … Continue reading →