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ThinkGeek’s Slide Rule Watch is Not New
3/17/2005ThinkGeek sent out their newsletter, in which one of the featured products was a new Pilot Watch with Slide Rule. I thought it was interesting, until Simon pointed out that pilot watches often have slide rules. Apparently this isn’t unusual … Continue reading →
The visual style of Web 2.0
11/23/2006The visual style of Web 2.0 also has useful links to other resources and is a great starting point for any web designer.
Legos, IBM, Nintendo, Apple, AMD…
9/17/2005A selection of interesting stuff from around the web (mostly Slashdot), all in one day… Haven’t had time to digest it yet…
Still Not Enough Wiis
8/6/2008Today I discovered that the Nintendo Wii is definitively the best-selling game console of this generation, far outselling the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. As of June 30, 2008, over 29.62 million Wii systems have been sold. That’s huge – … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Networking
A Week In San Diego: Apps, Yoga, and Food
My lunch at Rubio’s in San Diego Earlier this month, I went to San Diego for a week. The main purpose of my trip was to attend The App Code seminar. I met some awesome people there, especially Mike and … Continue reading
Can’t access Gmail, USC Email, Facebook, and other sites requiring a login
Today my friend Tiff had a problem with her Internet connection. She uses Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6. The web browser was unable to access any websites requiring a login, including Gmail (mail.google.com), USC Email (email.usc.edu), Facebook (facebook.com), Yahoo! Mail (mail.yahoo.com), … Continue reading
ThinkPad Failed to Resume from Standby
I have a new Lenovo/IBM ThinkPad Z61t. I close the lid often when done working, to put the system into standby (suspend) or sleep mode. Recently, the ThinkPad was failing to resume from standby. Instead, I’d just get a blank … Continue reading
Lenovo IBM ThinkPad Z61t
I just received my ThinkPad Z61t and I’m typing on it right now. It’s really sweet. I’ve had only three hiccups so far: First thing I noticed was that the system is lacking a Windows Vista Capable sticker. I was … Continue reading
What’s the best thing to do with spam?
I was checking my Gmail Spam folder for false positives when I came across a bounced email from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It said: This message was created automatically by mail delivery software. A message that you sent could … Continue reading
Tribe and LinkedIn
I just signed up for Tribe and LinkedIn. My initial impression is that I am very, very impressed. Both are amazingly slick applications. They both have a similar goal, but approach it entirely differently. From what I’ve seen so far, … Continue reading
I want to work in software engineering
… at Google or Yahoo. But who doesn’t? Hopefully they consider this idea: The other important thing to consider is that most IT folk do their best work young and fresh out of college. They’re not “old hands”, they’re “young … Continue reading
There’s Space for a MySpace Competitor
I was reading a post at ensight and a lot of thoughts came to mind. I think the conclusion that the entire discussion points to is that there’s an unmet demand for a competitor to MySpace. Although Facebook is an … Continue reading
I hate toolbardollars scum
I went to my website, Google Community, and read a post about someone who got a virus by visiting the home page of my site. How is that possible? I hadn’t noticed it. Well, they were using Internet Explorer. So … Continue reading