I just stumbled across a book called Free Culture by Lawrence Lessig. It’s about copyright – but also about a lot more than just copyright. It’s a freely available e-book (gotta love Creative Commons licensing), so please do download the book and give it a read – I highly recommend it. You may just change… Continue reading Free Culture
Category: tech
Windows Still Works for Me
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
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
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
Oh Firefox 3, How Do I Love Thee?
I wasn’t sure I would like all the changes – some of them are a bit radical. But still, I love it. Let me count the ways: Love the new look of the toolbars. When I first saw them, I said: “sweeeeeeet!” The new bookmark system (now a database not just a flat file) is… Continue reading Oh Firefox 3, How Do I Love Thee?