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Russians in Orbit
… or going to Mars. They’re working on some new ideas, with Soyuz as the only remaining vehicle. (0)Some Gadgets You Don't Need
… by Gadgetbox. I think the bike book holder sounds promising. (0)HP Has Plans for webOS
As the owner of a Palm Pixi, which I’ll admit I only own because Sprint brought the price down to $0, I’m glad to see that HP has big plans for webOS. (0)Eco House on Wheels
I could live in one of these. (0)A Helicopter for Your Video Camera?
According to Gizmag, there is one! I have a hard enough time holding one in my hand and getting any useful video! (0)
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Ransomware Warning
I think this article on MSNBC’s Red Tape Chronicles is good reading for the non-technically oriented. I have already encountered some of the programs mentioned on various computers. This should just be another warning to: Keep your anti-virus products up … Continue reading
Interesting Illusion on Energion.com
Energion.com is my oldest web site. I show a series of rectangular ads for books from my other company Energion Publications. They are all 200 x 100 pixels, and none are slanted in any way. But look at the image … Continue reading
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Useful Posts on GIMP
I use GIMP for almost all my graphics work. It’s actually often too complicated for me, as I’m not very artistic. Nonetheless when one of the artistic people wants me to do something, I go to GIMP. I’m not going … Continue reading
Another Take on Linux Desktop Limits
This time it’s from Serdar Yegulalp at Datamation. There does seem to be an “everything must be free” attitude in the open source community. I don’t know enough to say whether this results in precisely what the article suggests, but … Continue reading
Social Media Golden Rules
… from Web Worker Daily. Many of these will look obvious to you, but since I started in the Computer BBS world back in the mid 1980s I have noticed that things people take for granted in their daily social … Continue reading
Blogger vs WordPress Yet Again
I haven’t done anything on this before, but it has been done to death on the internet. Michael Aulia (of Craving Tech) pontificates on the subject on Nuffnang Australia, and does so rather well, without excess heat and with lots … Continue reading
