Saturday, July 23, 2005

Watch the series starting tomorrow night!!!! Incredibly GOOD.

Whedon flock ready for 'Firefly' resurrection - Yahoo! News

Wednesday, July 20, 2005

"To the moon, Alice ....."

Today marks the 36th anniversary of our first landing on the moon. In proper Internet etiquette, Google recognizes and salutes the date with a wonderful tribute!

Don't forget to check the FAQ!!!!

Monday, June 27, 2005

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Wait! I just felt a disturbance in the FARM .....

Monday, June 13, 2005

Heh, heh

Keep hitting "next cartoon"...

Monday, June 06, 2005

Wait!! I just felt a disturbance in the force!!!!

Apple announces transition to Intel chips ....

Thursday, June 02, 2005

It's a new bright SUNny day .....

Sun's acquistion of StorageTek fits in nicely with their new swooooooooosh ...


Can we think of any other S's that might fit in well with Sun????

Symantec?, Sony??????

:-)

Friday, May 27, 2005

Security Awareness for Ma, Pa and the Corporate Clueless: "Security Awareness for Ma, Pa and the Corporate Clueless

The Security Awareness Blog gives computer security tips and tricks to government, corporations and home users. Our brand of Security Awareness training and materials is sponsored by Winn Schwartau's Security Awareness Company (Interpact, Inc.) We focus on the people - not the technology."


Great article on why Windows ain't all it's cracked up to be!

Monday, May 23, 2005

Thursday, May 19, 2005

Microsoft-Free Home Part 4: LinTV - or MeTV


The Linux HTPC--ExtremeTech Build It Yourself!

Friday, May 06, 2005

Time Travelers to Meet in Not Too Distant Future - New York Times
Sanity has prevailed!!!!!

A very recent and timely decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled the FCC Broadcast Flag to be illegal!!

Read about it!

Saturday, April 30, 2005

Thursday, March 31, 2005

Finally!!!

The solution to DATA BACKUP and RESTORE that we've all been waiting for and needed!!!!

Sunday, February 27, 2005

Thursday, February 17, 2005

A virtual Philadelphia comes to life ...

But where do I get my virtual Philly Cheesesteak?

Monday, February 07, 2005

Thursday, February 03, 2005

T-Shirt Folding Lesson
"Lego OCD" - this is astounding....

Abston Church of Christ
Steve Jobs Secret Weapon has infiltrated the enemy compound .....

What's the secret?

Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaaaa!

Friday, January 28, 2005

Now I have no excuse for not going to the dentist.....


See the dentist???

Tuesday, January 25, 2005

Sunday, October 31, 2004

Thought Of The Day

Well - all I gots' ta say...

On Tuesday, Vote your conscience.


Thursday, October 28, 2004

Actually, this UCLA event commemorates the 35th anniversary of the first computer to computer message, or "email" as I like to call it; no, it didn't say "Ch3ap V1agr@" - or even "Make Money" (which I seem to remember was what the earliest SPAMs said...)

35th Anniversary of the Internet

Wednesday, October 13, 2004

Thursday, October 07, 2004

This is the latest in Office Assault Weapons (OAWs):

The Erradicator!

Thursday, September 30, 2004

Where do you want to go today?

I think I'll hitch a ride here....

Saturday, September 18, 2004

Are you using a REAL Spyware detector, or just some junk with it's own spyware installed?

Spyware Warrior: Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites

Friday, September 17, 2004

Wednesday, September 01, 2004

But of course, you knew that this post would be coming .....

presenting ..... The new Apple iMac !


Better! Faster! Thinner! Shinyer!


You know ya gotta have it!

Tuesday, August 03, 2004

The World of Steve.....

As you all know by now, we've heard that Steve Jobs just completed successful pancreatic cancer surgery... From all of us who know and love the Mac, .... a big GET WELL SOON!!


Friday, June 25, 2004

Let's all turn off our keyclicks and observe ticks of silence in memorium for Bob Bemer.
X-Entertainment: The Worst Game Room Ever! - in my old home town, of course. Kinda makes me a little homesick...

Friday, June 18, 2004

Sunday, June 06, 2004

I was on vacation.

I am back.


Blogging shall recommence on the morrow...
Ask Peeves
Fodors.com > Funny Bumper Stickers

Tuesday, May 25, 2004

Mr. Question answers, "What is a Mailer Daemon?"

Irving "Mailer" Daemon was a former WWII destroyer captain who, while down on his luck roaming the waterfront in Monterey, CA, found an antique cannery tool that was worth $1,000. He gave most of it to Gary Kildall, a Navy chum who taught computing at the nearby Naval Officers Postgraduate school and who had this idea to start a Pacific Grove company called Intergalactic Digital Research that made computer horoscope machines. Eventually Digital Research (they dropped "Intergalactic") designed compilers and a computer operating system called CP/M (Control Program/Microcomputers) which became very popular for business microcomputing; DR did very well until the day that Gary decided to go play golf and make the IBM guys who flew in from Florida wait; they figured Gary wasn't interested and so they flew up to Seattle to talk to Bill Gates about this new computer they were working on, the "PC". Irving was pretty unhappy with Gary and for three years afterwards sent him every day a brown golf ball via U.S. mail. Finally he met his untimely demise one evening while drinking near the Aquarium; he accidentally dropped his bottle of Wild Turkey in the middle of the street, and while bending over to pick it up he was hit by a Budweiser truck.

An oldie: Halt and Catch Fire: "Halt and Catch Fire, known by its mnemonic HCF, denotes any of several undocumented and semi-mythical computer machine code instructions with destructive side-effects, supposedly included for test purposes on several well-known architectures going as far back as IBM System 360.
The Motorola 6800 microprocessor was the first for which an HCF opcode became widely known. This instruction caused the processor to toggle a subset of the bus lines as rapidly as it could; in some configurations this could actually cause lines to burn up due to bus contention.
See also: killer poke"

Saturday, May 22, 2004

This is weird...

Did Andy Kaufman fake his own death???

Feature Xpress

Hollywood Pulse story

His own blog..?

and Snopes weighs in.

Monday, May 17, 2004

Want a PPP-Powerbook?

Scamming the Scammer

Friday, May 14, 2004

... and one Worm to rule them all ...

I just don't understand. Don't we have better things to do with our time but to write viruses? Did Sasser really do the world any good? How about the German kid? I bet he feels really great about his friends getting all that money from Microsoft. Unless.

Unless it was a conspiracy - and he will get some of that cash too, after he does his jail time.....


Think about it.....

Friday, April 30, 2004

Netsky 10, Bagle 9 ....

Just wading my way through the latest carnage to hit the bits ......

As we pick our way through our filters and virus scans we learn that the latest Netsky disables any instance of Bagle.

Just who is doing this? Is this a God vs. Satan deathmatch?

I'm really confused and tired of all this SPAM.....

Monday, April 19, 2004

This is your fate, Dell-Sun ......

Wow - this could really be scary!!!

<a posting from networkfusion>

Today's focus: Sun could be perfect acquisition for Dell

By David Vande Casteele

It is no secret that Sun has been in a steep decline, and now it
appears that CEO Scott McNealy is getting it ready for the
auction block. Before you hit the "Delete" key, consider this:
Why lay off almost 10% of your workforce the same day that your
company wins a multibillion-dollar lawsuit? Maybe to set your
company up for a takeover.

That sure seems like a possible outcome when you consider the
performance of Sun over the past couple of years. But who would
want what's left of a once-successful tech powerhouse? Maybe
Michael Dell.

Dell's team has been enjoying quite a bit of good press and
solid financial performance during a period when many of the
tech players have been struggling. The trick in tech is not just
getting out in front, but also staying there. Dell has been
successful in the pursuit of dominating the PC market and is
trying to penetrate the lucrative server market. Picking up Sun
could be just the ticket to success in servers and the bulk that
Dell needs to go after the likes of IBM and HP.

Sun is struggling for its life and needs help now. Although the
company will receive almost $2 billion in cash from the
Microsoft settlement, it may not be enough to stay alive, and it
certainly won't solve the other critical issues that Sun faces.
Although beaten badly in the market, Sun does have some powerful
assets that Dell would find valuable.

First, Sun's services business is one of its bright spots and
could boost Dell's top line by almost 10% and contribute a
valuable component to its product mix. Technology-related
services are highly profitable and are required for any vendor
seeking to do business with Fortune 1000 companies. Not only
would the services be important to CIOs everywhere, but with
Sun's high-end servers and the cadre of customers, it would also
give Dell additional credibility.

Also key to Dell becoming a credible alternative to HP and IBM
is having a set of tools to manage the systems that it sells.
Acquisition of Sun would give Dell an interesting portfolio of
management tools as well as some significant intellectual
capital around them.

Advancing technological leadership from Sun's significant annual
expenditure in R&D would be an additional strength brought on by
an acquisition. Couple the advancements made by Sun's R&D
efforts with Dell's penchant for low-cost manufacturing and
distribution, and you have a powerhouse with market momentum.

Finally, Sun's international presence would be one last valuable
asset for Dell, which up this point has only dabbled offshore.
The international markets continue to present opportunity and
Dell would eventually need to be sell there if it wants to truly
compete with the other two players in the ring today.

With the integration of these key elements, Dell would become a
real threat to HP and would be positioned to challenge the Big
Blue Machine.

Wednesday, March 31, 2004

Friday, March 26, 2004

Bored? How about buying 100 lbs. of Silly Putty?

Think of the possibilities!!!
When you donate that old shirt, where will it end up?

Independent Lens . T-SHIRT TRAVELS . The Film | PBS

Saturday, March 13, 2004

Is this really the "Wave of the Future"" ???

Tuesday, March 09, 2004

Yorkshire Couple Named Baby Diot Coke - in 1379

No truth to the rumor that her older brother was named "Tab"

Friday, February 20, 2004

Future's Past ....

A very interesting scene scrolled past my TV screen this week as I watched the latest installment of Star Trek: Enterprise. During a scene where Dr. Phlox is watching an "old movie" in the Mess Hall, the movie being shown is none other than my favorite movie of all time, "The Court Jester". It was quite a shock and a thrill to see this on Star Trek.

Imagine that my favorite TV show of all time and my favorite movie of all time are now permanently linked in cyberspace.

Thanks to the Great White Bird.....

Saturday, February 14, 2004

Monday, February 02, 2004

Did you miss it?

Here's what everyone is talking about...

and of course, CBS and MTV disavow any knowledge...

and the FCC is investigating because they have nothing better
to do.

Saturday, January 10, 2004

Thursday, January 08, 2004

Riiiiiiiiiiiight..

You can get a Mini-Me for only one meeeeeeeelion dolla...... eh??

Sorry,


$249.


Ouch.


Seems high....


Tuesday, December 23, 2003

Hey!!!

I'm as good as ol' Pablo ......


Where did you leave your Mr. Picassohead??

Friday, December 19, 2003

Well - Now we know what's happening with Chris .....

Chris Pirillo live on Unscrewed on TechTV .....
Winning Poems for the demise of Jennicam...

"Ahh, look at all the lonely people..."
fly the 'copter...

Monday, December 15, 2003

Maybe there's 12 days until THAT, but more importantly, it' s only
TWO days until... THIS.

For reviews and spoilers, see HERE.
Planet DeBella - Holiday Humor:

"Top Ten Least Beloved Holiday TV Specials
10.'The Grinch Who Stole Grandpa's Heart Medication'
9.'The World's Bloodiest Furby Riots'
8.'It's An Even More Wonderful Life If You're Rich'
7.'For The Love Of God And Everything Holy, Change Your Shirt, Charlie Brown'
6.'Hanukkah With Monica'
5.'Emeril Lagasse Spit-Roasts Blitzen Live'
4.'Ernest Borgnine's Mistletoe Kiss-A-Palooza'
3.'The House Of Representatives' Impeachment Proceeding And Holiday Hoe-Down'
2.'Kenneth Starr Subpoenas Santa Claus'
1.'Let's Biopsy' "

Saturday, December 13, 2003

12 Shopping days left until .....

Thursday, December 11, 2003

Today my thoughts are extraterrestrial. How small one feels when one thinks of the vastness of space. It makes you wonder about humanity. And how projects like this, in a small way, brings humanity together for a single purpose, and this time in the name of science.

Two Dials, One Sun is something that every inner geek can get his mouse cord around.

So, come on! Join in the human equation, set up your webcam, decorate your dial and be one with the cosmos!

Tuesday, December 09, 2003

One man's quest to keep seniors fit;

Leo Fong, 75, is a retired United Methodist minister, a 10th-degree black belt in martial arts and the founder of the mind-body martial-arts fitness program Chi-Fung, which he teaches to seniors in Tarzana, Chatsworth and Pacoima.

L.A. Daily News - Health

He was the star in THIS great film (which I worked on in Manila twenty-five years ago)