29 Jun 2006

After a really catastrophic and expensive experience when my old laptop recently died on me and I was stuck sans-pc in the middle of two big projects for a week and a half, I’m now deadly serious about making daily backups. A hard-drive crash, complete system fail or theft is inevitable, guaranteed, and ask anyone

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29 Jun 2006

“The contest runs until July 31st, 2006 and, while supplies last, each developer who submits an approved gadget will receive a limited edition Google Desktop Developer T-shirt and have their gadget shown to millions of Google Desktop users around the world. A panel of judges will also award three prizes based on popularity, visual appeal,

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29 Jun 2006

Today Google launched its buying service, Google Checkout (known previously by Google-watchers as GBuy). News.com: It is going to make purchasing easier for Web users. You’ll just enter your credit card billing and address information once, and then on any commerce site you go that’s Checkout-enabled, you won’t have to enter your data again. This is

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28 Jun 2006

Today I was treated to a bus ride home by a guy who I could swear is Tony Blair if I didn’t know any better. He looked identical. He had a huge big cheesy but genuine smile the whole time and sparkly eyes. As I approached the bus door to get off I noticed a

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28 Jun 2006

On the bus ride today I was really enjoying the views of my Shadyside neighbourhood. So many huge gothic mansions, wide Victorian houses covered in ivy and those cute wooden bungalows with the traditional American swing chairs on their porches. These were interspersed between abandoned buildings and garbage ridden parking lots, where Im hoping someone

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23 Jun 2006

Tristan: When Star Trek 5.0 comes out, guess what it’s going to be like! Olivia: Better than Star Trek 2.0? Tristan: Much better than 2.0! Its gonna be better than any O! Darth Tristan watches over Star Trek

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23 Jun 2006

blog.wired.com: Although ISPs are quite excited about all the broadband upgrades that have been made in recent years, P2P file sharing continues to drag on their bottom line. Why should that matter to you? Because they’re taking measures to slow down P2P traffic, which can translate to slower download times once they figure out that

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22 Jun 2006
22 Jun 2006

From the INBOX: “Go to this link and order your free bracelet (free as in costs you absolutely nothing!). For every one that is ordered, Merck Pharmaceuticals donates $1 for cervical cancer research. It only takes a minute and is legit. It would be great to get Merck to donate the "up to $100,000" they

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20 Jun 2006

www.onalimn.com/blog/ This is one of those blogs you could easily want to visit every day. limn has grown hugely in character and in quality articles in the few months its been around. I find it hard to imagine how much better it could possibly get over the next year. Thanks lady limn for introducing me

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