Roanoke Times out to get Angela Lansbury?
If desperate-for-a-conspiracy folks can see malice in a USA Today photo of Condi Rice, I wonder what they’ll make of [...]
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Entries from October 2005Roanoke Times out to get Angela Lansbury?Posted 10/28/05
If desperate-for-a-conspiracy folks can see malice in a USA Today photo of Condi Rice, I wonder what they’ll make of [...] » Click to read... « Unsharp RicePosted 10/26/05
Note: I write a weekly technology column for USAToday.com. There’s a growing controversy about an AP photo of Condi Rice [...] » Click to read... « Guns and butter, 2005 editionPosted 10/25/05
When we talk about spending a billion dollars here or $200 million there, the numbers don’t mean anything. We have [...] » Click to read... « We should discuss it before the End TimesPosted 10/25/05
From the Fincastle (Va.) Herald’s October 19 edition comes this public service announcement: When I told people there really was [...] » Click to read... « iTunes and Pinnacle users: Guess what you agreed toPosted 10/24/05
When installing software, most of us click “Accept” when presented with the End-User License Agreement (EULA). But Aaron McKenna over [...] » Click to read... « FreewarePosted 10/21/05
Yes, EasyCleaner is freeware. Here are some places to download it. Also: An alternative free PDF maker. » Click to read... « “Blogging”Posted 10/20/05
Have you heard about this new phenomenon called “blogging”? Don’t worry — neither had ABC News in L.A. But as [...] » Click to read... « Lehigh doing damage controlPosted 10/19/05
Sometimes it’s fun to watch university public relations. Having worked in one such department, I understand the constraints of needing [...] » Click to read... « Bad medicinePosted 10/18/05
I think doctors can work miracles; we’ve all seen it done. But I’m also a huge skeptic — I think [...] » Click to read... « OopsPosted 10/18/05
Here’s a shot of a column by the Oregonian’s editor, Mike Arrieta-Walden, about misspelled names in the paper. Maybe it’s [...] » Click to read... « Boot-time speed upPosted 10/18/05
Back in January, 2004, I wrote a column called “Memory technology promises a whole new kind of PC” about the [...] » Click to read... « Nigerian scamPosted 10/14/05
I’ve got what I think is a neat story about the latest fun-filled scam being perpetrated by the good people [...] » Click to read... « MetadataPosted 10/13/05
You don’t just put metadata in a file for reference. You can use it, too. » Click to read... « KeysPosted 10/12/05
I misplaced the key to my car the other day, and had to switch to my emergency backup key. My [...] » Click to read... « Grand Challenge: USA?Posted 10/8/05
The slogan for the Grand Challenge is “Harnessing American Ingenuity.” Perhaps it should read, “Harnessing German Ingenuity.” See Stanford, which [...] » Click to read... « Grand Challenge: Stanford wins!Posted 10/8/05
132 miles in about seven and a half hours. A-mazing. [applause] Oh, I can say that Stanford wins because it’s [...] » Click to read... « |