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Haiti Earthquake Relief
Jan 14th
One of the worst natural disasters in recent history struck Haiti on January 12, 2010.
From whitehouse.gov:
On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck the nation of Haiti, causing catastrophic damage inside and around the capital city of Port-au-Prince. President Obama has promised the people of Haiti that “you will not be forsaken; you will not be forgotten.” The United States Government has mobilized resources and manpower to aid in the relief effort. Here are some ways that you can get involved.
To learn how you can help, click the image below:
Let It Snow
Dec 20th
I think we’ve just about finished digging out from the 16” of snow we’ve received since Friday night.
We’ve been in the house basically since late Friday night, but the kids (and the dog) wanted to go play in the snow on Saturday, so they did do that.
Here is a short video of Gordon the wondermutt romping in the snow:
Stay warm and stay safe!
A funny look behind the scenes…
Nov 25th
Here is a video from Oak Tree Productions that was taken while the producers were mixing PoG’s CD:
Check out Picture of Grace’s MySpace page for a couple of songs from their new CD.
Google ‘Chromium’ Video
Nov 20th
Looks like Microsoft may be facing some actual competition. If Google can make an OS based on Linux that Grandma can use, well, we might have a game changer.
If everything takes place in the browser… think of what’s possible… go ahead. I’ll wait.
But then, think of what’s not possible. I’ll wait for that too, If you like. I can see Chrome OS filling a little bit of a void, but it’s not going to get rid of your desktop PC anytime soon. With no local storage, and no local apps, specialty applications like video and audio editing won’t be going anywhere else, anytime soon.
What I do like about Chrome OS is that it could possibly give users the look and feel of a Linux-based system. And I think that’s good for everyone. Except Microsoft.
You know they had to cringe when they heard the line “Well, maybe we don’t need this anymore.”
‘V’ returns to television
Nov 3rd
One of my all-time favorite shows is coming back to TV tonight. I’ve watched a few of the preview videos available online, and I will say that the special effects are incredible. But I’m concerned about some of the aspects of the Visitors that I haven’t yet seen in the previews. In the old series (and movies) the Visitors were easily identified both visually and audibly with their bright red uniforms and that little swastika-like symbol, and the obvious harmonic effect eerily present underneath all the Visitor’s voices. (Actually, the swastika was only one of the many components of an entire backstory that often revolved around the Holocaust.)
So, I wonder: How many of these elements survive in the new ‘V?’ Will there be another Holocaust theme? Maybe it will evoke memories of a different tragedy, perhaps 9/11. Will we be able to tell humans from Visitors? Most importantly, are they still big ugly green reptiles underneath?
I will be tuning in to find out.
Windows 7 is here.
Oct 22nd
I have been toying with it for a couple of months and have to say it is an improvement over Vista, but I also have to agree with most of the media in saying that I don’t think I would recommend that the average user run out and buy the upgrade version of Windows 7 to install on their existing home PC’s. I would wait and get it with a new PC. Most of the time an OS upgrade is more of a hassle than it is helpful. The only way I would recommend getting a Windows 7 upgrade now is if you were planning on reloading your computer completely in a fresh start kind of way.
Upgrades tend to take forever, and rarely do they improve the performance of the PC. So unless you plan on formatting the hard drive and starting over, I’d wait just a bit.
Eoin Colfer discusses writing AND ANOTHER THING
Sep 26th
a YouTube video in which the author discusses his upcoming book “And Another Thing…”
For more information visit 6of3.com.
Looking forward to Zune HD… and more!
Aug 7th
This was a funny little video for a Friday:
I wish Microsoft would be a little less secretive about the upcoming Zune HD. I’d like to know if it’s going to have enough storage to effectively replace my Zune 80. I’d also like to know if I need to prepare to take out a second mortgage to be able to afford the device.
