I ran across this story from Ernie the Attorney today about a lawyer who was having trouble with Windows and got some rather strange advice from a “Windows zealot” in a discussion group: The Windows zealot tells him that if he switches to a Mac just to avoid those problems he’s basically ‘throwing the baby… Continue reading Windows Still Works for Me
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I WANT an Eee PC
Let’s get one thing straight: I am not a laptop person. I like my full-sized keyboard, mouse, and screen, thank-you-very-much, and for me, there’s just very little incentive to go with a laptop. I much prefer to be able to swap out pretty much anything (new hard drive, new video card, etc.) rather than be… Continue reading I WANT an Eee PC
The Amazing Keithmobile-D
The one, the only, Keithmobile-D (that’s the 5th Keithmobile, in case you’re counting – I use the same letter naming scheme as the Enterprise from Star Trek). It really is a good looking car. And it’s still going strong after 5 years. My faithful companion on many an adventure… often in places where cars weren’t… Continue reading The Amazing Keithmobile-D
Strange Things in the Woods
So I’m walking in the woods this weekend, just taking a leisurely walk with my camera, and I spot this through the trees, in a glade near a pine tree grove: What the… It appeared to be two human figurines, shaped out of chicken wire, and placed well off the trail. I wouldn’t have noticed… Continue reading Strange Things in the Woods
Space: The Final Frontier
I was watching a show on the Discovery Channel last night called “When We Left Earth.” It was quite good, and as these sorts of shows often do, it got me thinking. When I was a kid, I was always facinated by space. I built model spaceships, I pretended that my house (and even my… Continue reading Space: The Final Frontier