This blog is retired at this time. I have started a new blog over at flx.org with a more technical focus. Feel free to drop in over there.
Insanity Brewing…
It’s still morning and it’s being one of those days. I start off by thinking just because I searched my apartment twice already and haven’t found the power adaptor to my old thinkpad, this morning would be different, so I spent half an hour re-searching my apartment only to once again come up […]
Verizon Minutes Used Firefox Extension
Being a Verizon cell phone user (I recently purchased the Palm 700w from them), I ran across this extension for Firefox that will display the minutes used in your status bar, and more detailed call information when you hover over it. A pretty nifty addition.
There are also a version for TMobile, and a […]
Online Spreadsheets
Google’s at it again, this time with online spreadsheet software. I wouldn’t exactly put my financials up there, but it could be useful for collaborative work. They are providing a limited test at spreadsheets.google.com.
Net Neutrality - End of an Era or FUD?
On Thursday, the House rejected a net neutrality amendment in it’s passing of the Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006.
By a 269-152 vote that fell largely along party lines, the House Republican leadership mustered enough votes to reject a Democrat-backed amendment that would have enshrined stiff Net neutrality regulations into federal law and […]
Still Alive
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Small Car Only
I used to have an SUV (Tahoe, stolen back in July), so I used to always park in the big boy spots in the parking garages, but since I’ve upgraded to a compact car, it’s nice to be able to park in those “Small Car Only” or compact car parking slots. However, my definition, […]
Ghost Recon 3 for the 360
Games like Ghost Recon Advanced Warrior may make picking up an Xbox 360 console a worthy purchase. Check out some of the official trailers at Gamespot as well as the media file at XBoxWorld.nl. The xboxworld video does a nice job of going into more detail on how the interface will work. […]
Cruising in my GTI
Thanks to the wonderful thieves who made off with my ‘98 Chevy Tahoe a month ago, I found myself car shopping. With the rising gas prices too, it was a perfect time to switch from big to small. Therefore, after researching several models and test driving a few, I finally picked up this […]
Free Opera Browser
Opera is offering their browser free (non-ad version) for one day (scroll down the page to the note that mentions the promotion today only) as part of their 10th anniversary.
I’m more of a Firefox guy but having a backup browser is never a bad idea.
