In a previous life, I was an active member of the West Michigan Shores Chapter of the STC. I met a lot of really cool people there and learned a lot about what it meant to be not just a technical writer, but more about how technical writers can break out of the mold and […]
I don’t know how to accurately describe this, so I’ll mangle it instead. Liveplasma lets you search for a band you like (say, Wilco) and then groups other bands you may like by proximity. The UI is a little wonky (horizontal scrolls bars are bad, UI people, bad, especially if you’re using Flash), but the […]
I think the title should say it all… No pricing has been announced. Link
The Irish-Heritage Timeline… I laughed out loud at the entry for 1923. Newly independent Ireland named “Irish Free State” instead of alternate suggestion, “Irish Free State, Y’Feckin’ Teabags” Aaaah… I’m laughing again. Link
I’m a total sucker for songs that I can sing well. I’m sure J– is completely sick of hearing me talk about “back in college”, but… erm… back in college, I actually did sing open mic. And got requests. It’s a very odd feeling to have someone come up to you and ask if you’re […]
Building your system? Good for you, little geek! Just be sure and put enough power in that case. Use this wattage calculator to make sure you don’t have system-ending brown-outs. Link
Today is Albert Einstein’s birthday. He would have been 125 today. His scientific achievements aside, Einstein was a brilliant man, something that is often lost in his genius. An interesting aside, technically, I should have to put a (TM) after any occurrence of Einstein’s name, as his name is copyrighted. Yeah, brilliant, I know. You […]
I couldn’t bring myself to sit through an episode of the OC just to watch a movie trailer, but thanks to the power of the internet, the trailer is now available for your viewing pleasure. Well, at least until the evil minions of Lucasarts descend from their orbiting Death Star and sue fans to get […]
Well, 5,031 to be exact. That’s how many words I wrote tonight for the NaNoWriMo contest. Starting at 6-ish, and finishing at 10:45, with a break for supper, a break for a shower, and a half-hour debate about religion with J– (don’t ask, ’cause even I don’t know where that one came from); well, that’s […]
(cross posted to UMich Marketplace) Since I have me new machine up and running, I’m selling my old machine. Specs: Sony Vaio – Model PCV-RX5601.7 Ghz Pentium 4512 MB RAM80 Gig 5400 RPM Hard DrivePNY Nvidia GeForce Ti4400 128MB Video Card (AGP)16x CD-RW16x DVD-ROMLANFireWireModemFloppy Link to PDF of original specs. Note, I pulled and replaced […]