Posts from ‘February, 2009’

Here is a deal I couldn’t resist. I know, I’m weak when it comes to computers. Netbooks are the hot new gadget started by ASUS with their Eee PC and now Dell, HP and others have jumped on board. Netbooks are not really new, but they are finally powerful enough and priced to sell. The [...]

President Obama submitted his first budget to Congress on Thursday. Watch a video of the President making the case for the vital investments that will lay the foundation for America’s future prosperity:

This tiny room was Aaron’s, but now he has taken over the loft, so this space is mine. Not sure what I’m going to do with it yet, but it needed a fresh coat of paint regardless. This is not a color I would typically choose for walls, but I like it. It’s called Sea [...]

Well, it all started at Christmas time. I got this really nice Gossamer Falls desktop waterfall from Santa. It’s a really nice cascading desktop waterfall. Here is the photo on the box (plants not included). It’s supposed to be therapeutic, it is advertised as “perfect for relaxation and meditation”, but for me it was extremely [...]

An excellent video that explains a very complicated problem: The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo Yup, it’s all about greed…

In this weeks Time Magazine there is an article called “Facebook Is for Old People”, by Lev Grossman. On the web, the same article is called “Facebook is for Old Fogies”. Hmmmm. Anyway, here is the full article: “Facebook Is for Old Fogies“. The article starts with a brief intro: Facebook is five. Maybe you [...]

Bill Maher’s Religulous is out on DVD today, February 17, 2009! Pick up a copy or rent it. This movie is worth seeing; it’s funny and scary at the same time. My review is here.

This is a very smart move for Facebook. Although I’ve subscribed to Facebook since it was just a college network, I quickly lost interest once they started allowing all kinds of stupid games and useless applications. But now you can follow blogs from Facebook, which is a very useful and productive tool. Blog reading on [...]

The day I was beheaded… Here is a little clip of Aaron’s first try at a decapitation special effect. Of course it had to be my head! And it looks a bit too real, if you ask me! See the whole movie on youtube. Aaron is out seeing the new Friday the 13 movie now.