I don’t know that I would ever bet against Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon. He’s had more hits (Amazon Web Services, Prime services, the Kindle line) than misses (Kozmo dot com, askville dot com, LivingSocial), and even if the misses were BIG misses, the hits were BIG, BIG hits. That said, I’m not sure I’m ready to call it in […]
What’s That Up In the Sky? (It’s my delivery from Amazon!)
What is “Piracy” with Regard to Technology–and why should you care?
This is a subject that is difficult to get information on that isn’t heavily biased in one direction or the other. I’m going to do my best to present baseline facts and leave it to you to form your own opinion, but I will also try to present the viewpoints of both sides. When we use the word “piracy” with […]
2013 Tech Quick Review
Since I got started on this site rather late in the year, I haven’t done any posts yet on hot tech news. So I’ll do a quick rundown on some of the coolest stuff to hit the interwebs this year. Google Glass–wearable internet. Looks like a pair of glasses without the lenses, but I see lenses are available. I’m cloudy […]
Dust
Dust, in and of itself, is neither good nor bad. If you see dust sitting on top of your computer, that’s not a problem. The problem is when it gets inside, or when it obstructs the airflow generated by the fans. In the Tip on Airflow, I recommended not putting the computer directly on the floor. That’s where dust […]
How to use RSS to keep up with your Favorite Websites
I can’t possibly keep up with all the websites I like to keep up with. I don’t have time to visit them all every day, and there are some days I don’t have time to visit any of them. And yet I don’t want to miss anything, geek that I am. How ever would I cope if I didn’t have […]