• Deal: Cheap Mags

    Truth be told, I receive too many magazines, but when I saw this deal, I had to add one more. Amazon has a deal on a bunch of magazines. Of note: ReadyMade, Traveler, MacLife, Popular Mechanics, Wired ($5? I had to get it). Note: Extra $5 savings is seen at the final step of checking

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  • Site Upgrade: New URLs?

    I finally got fed up with the goofy URLs that my software generates. I found a hack, but it screws up existing links to articles as well as all RSS links. On the plus side, people will be able to find me via search engines much more easily. Thoughts? Does the cost of breaking any

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  • Mac User? Upgrade to Leopard? Firefox Dropdowns broken?

    Same here. You’ll be happy to know it is a known issue. Need an immediate remedy? I have installed a patched version of Bon Echo, which is, from scattered reading, not only their codename for the Firefox 2.0 project, but what they call any developer/test releases. If someone wants to correct my 5-minute Google knowledge,

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  • Another Victory

    That’s right, the firm of Collins and Collins (Sr has been out of practice for a while) wins again. Went to court this AM to address an expired registration ticket. I was guilty, but from past experiences, I know you can get these thrown out. I arrived more unkempt than usual since it wasn’t a

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  • Baby Lamken Site

    I really wish she had started this on the first day she found she was pregnant, but following some light prodding (that is probably the worst possible word to use in this context), my sister has created a baby blog, Baby Lamken. I’ll take full credit for the name, which is reusable for future “endeavors,”

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  • Hello from my new computer!

    My old computer, which was more or less a bargain machine 4-5 years ago, began rebooting randomly a few weeks back. If you know anything about computers, you know troubleshooting an issue such as this can cause more heartache, time, and money than just building a completely new system. After a couple of nights trying

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