I was just reconciling my latest Visa statement, and found a fraudulent charge for $4.99 from “Bestsmartstore Com Llc” from February 14. I checked out the company’s website, and learned they are su...

Pentagon tells Bush: climate change will destroy us | Environment | The Observer The document predicts that abrupt climate change could bring the planet to the edge of anarchy as countries develop ...

Sarah Connor I’ve been getting into this new TV show with an unwieldy long name: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I really didn’t want to like it, but I’ve been getting pulled in. And th...

I’ve been getting way too much comment spam lately. Even though perhaps only one real person posts a comment to my blog every month, I get several spam bot replies every day. So I added a Word Pres...

Update August 7, 2010: A few months ago, this restaurant closed down for remodeling and reopened as Habanero’s. Update February 24, 2008: The name of this restaurant has changed. It used to be “Ta...

Now that it’s 2008, I can reflect on 2007, I suppose. The single biggest mistake I made in my wholesale conversion from Microsoft Windows to Apple Mac OS in 2008 is this: I tried to switch to Quick...

I just got emails from the Boulder International Film Festival, letting me know that “Mike in the Shot” and “HDTS Promo Video” were both not selected for inclusion in the 2008 festival. It’s been a...

I just read on Boing Boing that Netscape Navigator will no longer be supported by AOL after February 2008. There was a time that Netscape actually charged money for their software, and thought they...

About a year ago, I rediscovered my love of The Fixx. Remember them? They were sort of a new wave pop group that was big in the 80’s. So I got their first two CDs, and have really enjoyed listening...

To make matters worse today, while checking in at the US Airways ticket counter to get our boarding passes for the flight to Omaha, we were “randomly” selected to receive the special security scree...