This one’s going to be long, so grab something to drink … About two months ago, the CompUSA near my office was a few days from closing its doors for good so some colleagues and I headed over to scope out any remaining deals. The pickings were slim at that point, but I walked out [...]
Archive of entries posted in April 2008
Comments, um, welcome?
Ok, I’m turning on blog comments … what the heck, right? We’ll see how it goes. If as many people are reading this blog as I think there are, it shouldn’t be a problem. To start, though, I’m leaving “comment moderation” turned on until I get a feel for it (in keeping with the “word-readable [...]
My Eee PC
I’ve been following Asus’ Eee PC since it was first released late last year and was finally no longer able to resist its siren call. I purchased the Galaxy Black 4G Surf, deciding that the extra $50 over the 2G Surf was worth a) double the storage capacity (4gb vs. 2gb), b) user-upgradeable RAM, and [...]
WIJFR: A Princess of Mars
Ex-confederate army captain John Carter finds himself unwittingly transported to Mars, while fleeing Apache Indians. This new world is populated by a race of monstrous Martians, whose culture is based on the ability to fight for their race. Fortunately for John, the gravitational difference between Mars and Earth has endowed him with the strength that [...]
WIJFR: Next
I do a lot of reading and figured I would write up some quick reviews here as I finish a book … here’s my first WIJFR (What I Just Finished Reading) post. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans [...]
