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No Newsletter Please

Back in the early 90’s I was responsible for the putting together and distribution of a newsletter for a small non-profit. That non-profit grew and the publishing of that monthly newsletter became a full time job.
It was my responsibility to gather articles, arrange them with pictures in what was called a proof. Then have them… »

Image Editing in the Cloud

I find there are three big hindrances when getting someone to start using a Cloud application. There are:

Worry about data being safe and secure.
Will that application be around in a year.
The level of difficulty when it comes to learning that Cloud application.
Will the Cloud application work in my favorite web browser.

What I did was… »

Grocery Shopping Made Easy

When my wife comes to me with a website she thinks it is great, I take a look at it. She usually has a good eye. But when several people recommend a website to me I know that it is a website I should investigate in more detail.
GroceryWiz.com is some simple and practical. This is… »

Twitter Use and Abuse

Like with everything that has been put on the internet you will find great uses and equally bad abuses. The use of just 140 characters for quick communication. The abuse is using those 140 character to sendunwanted information to people who follow you just because you are following them.
The short almost instant alerts of traffic… »

June 8, 2009

We are one week into June and

Palm Pre is Out - The Palm Pre has been released. Reviews are mixed. The once leader in pda’s and smart phones is playing catch up. This may be the last be hope for palm with problems.
DOS on Wireless Data - Old school denial-of-service attacks are hitting wireless data… »