Today you get a helpful (hopefully) geeky hint. It is so simple to implement that even a total Luddite Josie was able to do it. The site is Gravatar. This weird name stands for Globally recognized avatar. OK, that is pretty geeky squared. What is it all about? Read more…
OK, I admit I like cryptic titles. As flaws go, it is one of my lesser ones. I guess flaws are all around us. There is a potentially disruptive one on the horizon. It won’t affect me but it will probably affect you. Well, a fair passel of you. Yup, all you A-list blogger…look afraid…very afraid. Read more…
Great Monty Python skit. Not so much fun in email and blog comments. In the last year, I had one month that reached 372 such offering. Some almost looked like legit praising of my excellence. Most didn’t try. In the last few weeks, the tool that I use for isolating spam comments has been pretty inactive and there is a reason. Read more…
A recent beauty pageant contestant referred to herself as a Geek. Being a geek is in/cool/admirable. That is a departure from the earlier days when geek and nerd were synonymous along with being uncomplimentary. Now you don’t have to be a social misfit to gain geek status. And, parents should at least have an idea what their child will, at some point, understand. Read more…
There is a lovely lady out Californ-I-A way that is under the false assumption that a particular body part of mine could use enlargement. Lets assume a false conjecture here and attribute it to getting her address book hacked. Or she may have caught me on an off day via a fun house mirror — you know how they can distort perspectives. Read more…
Those of you with children recognize that battle cry. Those of you with only one, encounter it just before naps. But if you are a Minnesota dad with a love of the Captain and approaching litter status, it seldom leaves the conversation. Of course someday they grow up and he gets his revenge by spoiling grandchildren and watching them cope with what is his present lot. Revenge is a dish best served cold. Read more…
Once upon a time, there was an evil Mother. Mothers can be evil too you know. She was dictatorial. She was rich. She held unbelievable power. She was Cruella De Vil on steroids. Control freak of all control freaks — that was this mother.
Yup, bad news all around. She was also the one you couldn’t avoid . She lurked in home and business. She stood on street corners. And then, there was an uprising and she was drawn and quartered. But, as in the horror stories of old, that still didn’t kill her. Read more…
Tarzan and Jane are creations we can all identify. On the Internet, there is talk and concern about just how identifiable we are. It isn’t something most Internet users are aware of or they aren’t aware of how identifiable they are — even with perceived safeguards. Read more…
Most of us have trouble getting around the hugeness of some things. (No, this is not show and tell) The national debt comes to mind. A billion might be the biggest thing we can get our brain around. Then there’s computers and the Internet. Read more…
Well, I’ve had the Nook for a few days now. Long enough to get it register, configured, and read a couple of books. I thought I’d share my thoughts on now having an e-book reader. Read more…
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