Tue - February 8, 2005

maps.google.com beta


This is just too cool.

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Sat - December 4, 2004

cdt.org - "Why am I getting all this spam?"


I just checked my Gmail account for the first time in a couple of months and have 190 spam messages. I never use this account.

Posted at 09:29 PM     Read More  

Sun - November 28, 2004

DNA databases


Laws and how they affect civil liberties are constantly being scrutinized as technology changes our ability to dissect information.

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Tue - November 23, 2004

Busy season?


I've been doing freelancing and consulting along with starting a new job with some interesting projects. No time to slow down.

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Sun - October 10, 2004

Changing jobs


After giving 3-1/2 weeks notice a couple of weeks ago I've been in a reflective mood. I'm not regretting my decision but rather I'm examining what makes me valuable in my career.

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Sat - September 11, 2004

Rediscovering an old friend


One of my first Macintosh books was "Stupid Mac Tricks" by Bob LeVitus in 1989. It came with an 800k floppy disk that contained an amazing 20 or 30 applications including the Talking Moose.

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Mon - September 6, 2004

I'm in LOTL heaven!


One of my favorite TV shows has been released on DVD and although the special effects were budget constrained, the imagination wasn't.

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Sun - September 5, 2004

Some light reading


I'm only through the first chapter of Mac OS X Panther Hacks but it's already become one of the best geek books I've read in a long time.

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Stupid Bluetooth tricks


Bluetooth telephones aren't just for copying name and numbers to your PDA.

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Sat - July 24, 2004

Only network geeks would find this interesting


I actually had a practical use for an old networking command that I haven't used in years.

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Fri - July 23, 2004

Just Georging


If I could only travel as fast as money!

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Wed - May 19, 2004

I could be a real life Plughead!


My doctor is recommending a hearing aid that literal snaps on to a plug in my head.

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Sat - May 15, 2004

PearPC enables Mac OS X to run on Windows


Are we looking at another step toward a common computing platform or more jobs for computer platform interoperability?

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Fri - May 7, 2004

TechTV is dead?


I just learned that G4, which recently bought TechTV, is now shutting it down. This is heartbreaking.

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Wed - May 5, 2004

Finally! A real use for camera phones...


With the proper software for your camera phone, you can turn that nearly useless gadget into a barcode reader to follow real world hyperlinks!

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