The For Real Deal

I am soooooo saving up for a Mac now.

Found an interesting article via Slashdot today that touches on a subject that has concerned me for some time: how long will our information last? The digital revolution, while making the handling of information easier and faster, is not ready for archiving.
Already we can see the effects: Vinyl records, if stored properly, […]

Kids, the moment has finally arrived: The Opera web browser has been freed! That’s right, no more $ spent on registration fees (although premium support is available for a fee). Hopefully this will bring in a surge of new users, to compete with Internet Explorer’s monopoly. Just click on the Opera […]

The more that I read about copyright and where it’s gone copywrong, I weep for the future of entertainment technology. With record and movie companies determined to make criminals out of nearly every user out there, it’s a scary time indeed for somebody who just wants to enjoy music (or any other form of […]

I finally got sick of not doing things. I’ve had the idea to do a new blog for quite some time, and after tinkering around with WP, I’m going to go for it. I hope to make this a better experience than my last blog, which fell way short of even my own […]

Today, I’d like to tip my hat to one of the unsung heroes of modern technology: Jim Russell, who invented the technology behind CD’s and DVD’s in the ’60’s. Click on the link to read an article about him courtesy of the Seattle Times.
Jim Russell, I salute you!

Got something for Christmas that I’d been wanting for awhile: an Atari plug-and-play game controller. It has 10 games on it, stuff like Pong and Asteroids, etc. I’ve long been an Atari fan, and this is quite a treat. Aside from the aforementioned (and unmentioned) megahits, there are a few lesser-known […]

Are you a bit tardy when it comes to returning video rentals? Fret no more.
In response to the success of Netflix and other online rental companies who are seeing big success with their “no late fee” policies, Blockbuster Video has announced that they they too will no longer charge customers late fees on their […]

NASA Television
boy, i love the internet!