Category Archives: Tech

With no amazingly spectacular freebie deals to write about lately, the blog has been collecting dust. Not to let it go to waste, I thought I’d start a series of posts introducing useful online services that are either free or … Continue reading →

On the eve of Macworld Expo, MacHeist has released a full bundle of Mac apps at an incredible deal. MacHeist started up last year, offering the Mac community a chance to solve puzzles and “missions” in order to unlock software … Continue reading →

Last night I began the transfer of my site from my old host, A Small Orange, to my new host, Dreamhost. I still recommend A Small Orange to anyone looking for great value at a low price; my site simply … Continue reading →

Some of you might have seen a link that was on Google’s homepage this morning for a short time. They’ll give you $10 for free on a purchase of $10 or more when you open a new Google Checkout account, … Continue reading →

Ever been out somewhere and needed yellow page listings, the weather forecast, or movie listings? How about a definition, driving directions, or random trivia item? Well, Google has made it possible to find out such information and more from your … Continue reading →

If any of you grew up playing Nintendo (like me), then hop on over to vNES. It’s an online virtual emulator that allows you to play old Nintendo games. As of this posting there are 403 games available to play, … Continue reading →

Dear Batteries, It was fun. J Imagine a world where you never had to plug in your laptop ever again. MIT’s Professor Alan Epstein and a team of researchers have come up with a possible alternative to batteries. Gas-turbine engines … Continue reading →

The problem I have been stuck in the PC world all my computing life. I want out. I need air. Apple is doing amazing things with their machines. Though I long denied it, it seems they are superior to the … Continue reading →

I’ve made it easier to go back in the archives of this blog. Before, you would have to go to the bottom of each page and click on “older posts” over and over and over again. And unfortunately, there currently … Continue reading →

If you’ve kept up with much news lately, you may have heard the term “Net Neutrality.” And you probably assume it has nothing to do with you – it’s for those “techie people.” You’d be wrong. The Internet as we … Continue reading →

Several months ago I posted a link to a news story where space pioneer Burt Rutan predicted that in twenty-five years there will be space hotels orbitting the Earth. Apparently he overestimated. The owner of a Las Vegas-based hotel chain … Continue reading →