This is going to be a post about making money. But to be honest, the inspiration came from a very different angle. When I saw the latest news about the Zune 30GB leap year bug, it occurred to me that although this was bad news for Microsoft, at the same time it reminded me of… Read More »
I’d like to wish all readers of my blog a happy holiday season and blessed fortunes next year. These are interesting and challenging times we live in. When I started this blog early in 2007, I had always intended it to be a place to jot down my observations, musings, news, and share tips which… Read More »
Are you getting frustrated with your Internet connection and its speed? The first thing you need to know is that the speed of your Internet surfing is not dependent on the speed of your computer hardware at all. Minimum hardware requirements are enough to surf most sites. Although Internet speed is largely affected by external… Read More »
Email spoofing is a technique used by spammers to alter the originating email address to appear as though it came from some other address (could be your own). I’ve recently been subjected to one of these episodes, during which my email got flooded with tons of spam from a spoofed email address (belonging to me).… Read More »
Been really busy with work, and doing 12 hour work shifts. The result – a serious lack of time to post on my blog. I know I have been silent of late, and hope my readers don’t mind too much. I’m coming to grips with the current financial crisis hitting the globe, and trying to… Read More »
Hardly a day goes by these days without some bleak news about the problems affecting the US economy, and the shake-ups happening to some long time corporate giants. It has even gotten to me, and I can’t help myself feeling a little more than apprehensive. Being a blogger and webmaster is solely something I’ve been… Read More »
Just recently, when I began shifting some stuff from my old residence to my new one, I noticed this game console in one of the old boxes. It was my old Atari set, which I had all but forgotten. I took a pic of it and you can see it below, it is pretty much… Read More »
I think this computer is one of the smallest, if not the smallest computer in existence. Introducing the Space Cube, a computer designed for use in space, where size and compactness is of great importance. So is having a Space Wire (?), apparently for use in connecting electrical gadgets while in space (might be good… Read More »
Of late, I am getting a lot of greeting cards. Since I’m pretty much immune to long winded scam emails saying I’ve inherited a large amount of cash in some distant country, scammers have switched tactics. Greeting card spam? They’re not the newest trick in the book, but they can do a lot of damage!… Read More »
The Olympic Games is the only time when the world actually sits down to watch sports together. And as one of the millions who have been following the Games (although not as frequently as I wanted), Beijing 2008 is turning to be the most memorable Olympics so far (with a week to go). Apart from… Read More »