Woman charged with assault with a deadly…er, dead chihuahua
I was reading one of my news feeds the other day and came across this gem about a woman who beat a dog breeder with a dead chihuahua. Apparently, the…
Sleep deprivation…
I generally am very happy with my work. My job includes a mix of techno-geeky tasks, all related to the delivery of "rich media" (streaming, podcasting) content. The group I'm…
Folding fitted sheets…
I was over on Ensellitis' blog today catching up on what he's said during the past few weeks. He posted a collection "Stupid Links" a week or so ago, and…
Microsoft’s new error reporting feature- WE-SYP
Microsoft is giving clearer and clearer signs that they really "get" the frustration and pain their complex and sometimes buggy software causes. Their error reporting features within Windows XP have…
Mary Carey running for governor of California
I was browsing through my blog feeds today and came across a reference to Mary Carey, a well known porn star, who has decided she'd like to earn more for…
Microsoft Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor not compatible with Windows XP X64
I enjoy...perhaps that's the wrong word, but I'll use it for now...catching vendors in obvious disconnects between words and action. Here is one I just found: Microsoft keeps harping on…
“Art” versus “Design”
I spent a few minutes the other day following a series of threads about a disagreement between a website designer and a "famous" blogger. In summary: a guy paid for…
Replace my computer with an iPod? I don’t think so…
Walter Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal penned an article the other day about how the Personal Computer era may be ending, to be replaced by … I’m not really sure, I guess he’s saying purpose built devices for particular purposes. Actually, the way I read his article, I think he’s saying that the “component build” model appears to be a poor one to use for things like iPods, but the technology media seems to have picked up on this being someone yet again predicting the end of the personal computer.
I’m pretty sure that Mr. Mossberg didn’t actually intend to predict the end of the personal computer. That’s been done so many times before its almost laughable. Network Computers were hyped and died in the mid ’90s. We’ve had several generations of game consoles that were supposed to kill the personal computer. And now ubiquitous devices like iPods and web browser/camera/music player/pda/cell phones are going will be the death nell that removes that machine from under your desk.
Bill Gates has responded to this kind of thing before, and apparently he’s written a letter to the WSJ for this one (although I’m not a WSJ subscriber, so I can’t read it). To be honest, Bill, you are wasting your time.
High end keyless car security …less secure than a key
If you buy an upscale new car today or in the near future, say a BMW, Mercedes, or Cadillac, there's a good chance that you won't have a key. Instead,…
Now this is a legal disclaimer…
I was reading a disclaimer today regarding the Internet that was written in response to/was inspired by an equally thorough disclaimer written for a rock preserve (whatever that is). I…