Twitter – Critical Social Networking App or Next Big Nothing?

The guys over at the Blog Herald have a nice big headline saying that Top Tech Brand’s Don’t Get Twitter.  Then, they say nothing, and point to a “study” at Pingdom which notes that 67 of the top tech companies don’t have a “main” Twitter account registered in their name.  Shocking! Or is it? Sometimes, … Read more

First World's Navies Start Kicking Third World Pirate Ass

I’ve been wondering where these news stories were. Rag-tag groups of villagers waiting in glorified rowboats to ambush transport ships were a little bit bizarre at first, but understandable since most cargo ships are unnarmed both in weaponry and crew. But, eventually, the pirates broke the cardinal rule of  beiligerent third-world activity: Keep is beneath … Read more

Are Facebook Games Tests and Surveys The New Spam?

Recently, I joined Facebook.  I’m obviously a late comer to that particular site, and frankly I really don’t care.  There was a time when I would have been very interested, but I wasn’t in college then and, at the time, Facebook required you to be a student to join. Since then, the rules have been … Read more

Windows Live Writer Crashes Fix Solution

Yea!  I have my Windows Live Writer back!  I downloaded BlogDesk but haven’t really messed around with it yet.  The truth is that I can’t spend too much time on my own blogs and get all of my writing work done at the same time, so learning a new blogging program wasn’t top on my … Read more

SmartBargains.com or Smart Scammers

I’ve ordered some things from SmartBargains in the past.  I even joined their SmartBargains member club or whatever it was for $7.95 so I could save money on shipping.  But, I think that I have to put them on my scammers list after this week. On Monday, my wife emailed me a rug she liked … Read more

Google Experiment

Making some simple Google tests. Mostly just for my benefit. Come look if you like, but don’t expect the sun and the moon.