Monthly Archive: August 2010

Originally posted 2005-04-30 06:03:11 Posted Saturday, April 30, 2005 Yesterday evening, I hustled my children into our mini-van to run errands. Since my wife had already left for the weekend, I reasoned that I’d...

Originally posted 2005-04-29 04:59:07 Unbelievable. Tiger Direct has sued Apple for trademark infringement. The issue? The new version of Mac OS X, dubbed Tiger, has flooded the Internet with techie \”Tiger\” references, bumping Tiger...

Originally posted 2005-04-05 02:29:36 In an earlier entry I complained about wrist pain, and described my quest to swap out my mouse and keyboard for more ergonomic offerings. I purchased an Evoluent Vertical Mouse...

Originally posted 2005-03-31 20:30:10 I’ve had my iBook, which introduced me to both Macs and Mac OS X, for almost a year now. When I first got it, I struggled to find software for...

Originally posted 2005-03-16 16:06:45 I listen to the same CD over, and over, and over again. . . . Even better than the real thing . . . It’s U2’s Ach Tung, Baby, and...

Originally posted 2005-03-15 18:01:55 You’ve done it before: you’ve picked up the telephone and dialed the wrong number. Sometimes, you’ve realized immediately, and hung up. Other times, you haven’t realized your mistake until the...

Originally posted 2005-02-18 12:28:05 While shooting baskets with my son a few months ago, I noticed my wrist protesting every shot I threw up. Odd, I thought.I didn’t recall injuring my wrist. Since the...

Originally posted 2004-11-30 13:27:29 I can’t convert hours to days, or vice versa. I never have been able to. Sure, I’ve memorized that 24 hours make one day, and that 48 hours make two...

Originally posted 2004-10-27 10:00:48 My three-year-old daughter looked me in the eye a few weeks ago and announced, \”Dad, I’m switching to Geico.\” Geico, for those who are unfamiliar, is a car insurance company...

Originally posted 2004-09-30 08:20:33 My Panda antivirus software informs me that my antivirus updates subscription approaches its end, and urges me to renew. In fact, the warning defaults to one visible option: Renew Now....