Ron Paul Revolution…

Does Ron Paul stand a chance? I hope so. I am not terribly political, however I do keep up with the basics. Personally I tend to be in the middle when it comes to party affiliation. I see the good in both and when it comes to the political game, many love one side and […]

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Outlook-vs-Thunderbird, the never ending email wars…

Because I was sick of Outlook 2000, I dumped it a couple of years ago and gave the free and open source Mozilla Thunderbird a try. I got used to it quickly and never looked back, until earlier this year. Earlier this year I got a free copy of Windows Vista Business and Office 2007 […]

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w00t! The Merriam-Webster Word of 2007…

I know, I know, some of you hate this word and find it utterly obnoxious, but wouldn’t you rather have “w00t” instead of “facebook”? Facebook may not exist in 10 years, so it doesn’t have that “long term” appeal. W00t, however, took a long time to gain recognition. I have fond memories of high school […]

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RVA Blogs! –> NaBloPoMo x Insane = Blog 365

Since some of my readers come from RVA Blogs, which happens to be the blogosphere of Richmond, VA, I want to invite RVA Blogs readers and contributors to the party. I would love to see some native Richmonders to get in on the fun! NaBloPoMo really got me going with my content creation and once […]

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Verizon, nice work but don’t mess it up!

If you follow tech news, you know by now that Google has released the SDk for Android, their open source mobile phone platform. You also may know that there is an Open Handset Alliance that has been formed to support the 30+ tech and mobile companies that are actively developing Android for use with their […]

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Angel Tree – You’re running out of time!

set:72157603319488491 If you have never adopted an angel, go do it now. If you have not adopted and angel, go do it now! Melanie and I have participated in Angel Tree in the past and wanted to keep it going this year. Last year, I think it was last year, I got to build a […]

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On Teaming Up for Good and for Bad

The notion of “teaming up” has come to mind a few times recently and I have some thoughts to share about teams, what they represent, and when they are not such a good thing. I love the idea of working as a team to accomplish goals. Whether at work, home, with friends, or in an […]

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Need to block porn? ScrubIT…

For some, the internet is a wondrous place filled with an enormous stockpile of the best adult entertainment available. To others, easy access to that stockpile is a disaster waiting to happen. via ScrubIT.com ScrubIT is a FREE recursive DNS server that regulates what comes into your home or business. ScrubIT “scrubs” the internet so […]

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Google, ANDROID, and the 700MHz spectrum…

Google has been showing up in the wireless sector recently and though nothing huge has happened yet, I think the beginning of true wireless competition is about to begin. As you may have heard, the ANDROID SDK was released and MOST handset manufacturers have agreed to develop an ANDROID based handset. The software is completely […]

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Lifehacker and Your DSLR Camera, Get Out of Auto!

Lifehacker has a great post about using more of your DSLR cameras potential. The popularity of Digital SLR cameras has exploded in the past few years and I gues Lihacker decided they had seen enough DSLRs set to AUTO. CLICK HERE TO READ The article introduces us to Program mode. This get you out of […]

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