This has the potential to be a long post so, fair warning. First up: Laptop is back. The Apple store was packed. Again. I mean, really packed. Like, wall to wall people, packed. Shocking for a weekday, midday, if you…
Hi there. Been very quiet online the past week or so. This is due to my ongoing computer issues. I have a 2 year old 13 inch MacBook Pro. A week ago yesterday (Sunday), it froze when I was working…
So, one of the things that has always bothered me about WordPress is the Site Stats plugin. I understand Akismet and why it links off to a 3rd party database filled with spam fighting stuff, but why must Site Stats?…
I’ve had a lot of people asking me about podcasting recently. Not surprising given how much podcasting I do these days. I mean, I’ve got the Functional Nerds with John Anealio, the SFSignal podcast and the producer gig for Mur…
/begin random thoughts The balance between work and not work is always a tricky one. You have to work in order to succeed (sorry if I just burst a bubble there for you – it really is true. Promise). You…
I said I’d do it, I warned you – you didn’t listen, did you? Well, now it’s TOO LATE! THE RETURN OF THE PODCAST IS HERE! Episode 9 of the All Things From My Brain Podcast is here. In this…
Star Trek: The Original Series. Probably one of the strongest influences on my life from a very young age was the original Star Trek. Rerun in syndication almost endlessly, the original Star Trek was huge in my life growing up. …
Actually spent a little time this evening going through my Google Reader and looking for interesting things to share. Technology / Science News Google’s Nexus One phone sparks flood of complaints. Just eight days after Google opened its online store…
Faxiophiles I’ve been around computers and technology for as long as I can remember. I cut my teeth on the Apple Color Computer II, then the TRS-80 (Trash80) from Radio Shack. I recall BASIC and DOS, played Pong, the Nintendo…
I find these things interesting, and thought I would share em by compiling a list here today. The names were NOT changed to protect the innocent. Ars Technica Ars Technica has a lot of interesting articles each week. Sometimes I…