Google Mobile is a cool service that lets you get all kinds of interesting information on your cell phone. Any cell phone with text messaging capability will work. All you do is send a short text message to Google Mobile, and it responds with information. For example, you can type “weather 62890” and it will …
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Microsoft is Dead
LOL. Yes, the title of this post if a little over the top. But that’s the expression used by Paul Graham in his blog entry. If you have any interest in competing computer operating systems, please read it. You may also enjoy the vigorous reader feedback over at MacDailyNews in reaction to his post. I …
Yahoo Mail is Evil
Today I noticed that someone had sent a message to my (old) Yahoo email address, and this prompted me to log in and check the status of it. I was shocked to see that Yahoo had both disabled my email account and deleted all messages, all without giving me so much as a hint that …
Getting Things Done
When I was about 10 years old my parents bought me a set of red metal shelves. I don’t remember if it was a gift I had requested, or if they just decided I needed a hint to clean my room. But that gift inspired a change. It is my earliest memory of a step …
New Mac Pro
On Thursday, October 26, my new Mac Pro arrived. Below is a picture of it, along with my new 24-inch Cinema display (replacing a 20-inch Formac display). A Wacom tablet and MS mouse can be seen as well. I am quite happy with this machine. It runs noticeably faster than my previous PowerMac G5, thanks …