Posted in Internet on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’m not a kid anymore, and I find myself trying to keep up with the fast-paced world of the Internet that seems built for kids who need Ritalin. I’m doing okay, even though I’m a slow learner. I still don’t understand the value of FaceBook, MySpace or Twitter, and there’s always something new that’s coming [...]
Posted in Internet, Memory on March 12, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Let me start out by saying I don’t want this essay to be doom and gloom. Also let me just remind you about the Yin and Yang nature of the world. Creation also means something gets destroyed. Old folks are always crying about how things aren’t the way they were when they were growing up [...]
Posted in Information, Internet, Inventions, Web on March 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I’ve worked with computers for decades and backing up has always been a hassle - both at work and at home. I used to have a tape system for home but it became impractical years ago when hard drive space far outpaced the expense of tape drive technology. In recent times I’ve been using external [...]
Posted in Information, Internet on March 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Every time I use Google, especially when I’m trying to find a product review, I’m overwhelmed with sites that are trying to sell me something. Any word in my search term can set off a signal to bombard me with results from vendors. I don’t mind the Adsense listings in the right column, but the paid [...]
