To anticipate and prevent
Last night I was playing Star Trek Online for the first time in a few days. I played a good couple of hours before the game took a dump on me. After they got over the initial hurdles of the launch, the game has been relatively smooth to play so I’ve been happy. Plus the…
Read More “Bafflingly stupid programming & error reporting” »
This post is part of a series on disaster preparedness. Each entry will cover one part of the preparations I’m making for a “disaster kit”, along with why I’m including the items, how important they are, and how much it cost. See the initial posting for more details. Directly after there is a disaster that…
You probably don’t know who Henrietta Lacks is, but the doctor that invented the medication you are taking certainly does, or rather knows her cells. She is perhaps the most influential woman of modern medicine and many of us have directly benefited from her, yet very few know her name or why she is important….
There have been a number of rumors recently as to what the Kindle 3 is going to be and when it is going to be out. This time last year there was a bunch of rumors about the “Kindle 3”, most of which involved a larger screen. As it turns out, that was the Kindle…
This post is part of a series on disaster preparedness. Each entry will cover one part of the preparations I’m making for a “disaster kit”, along with why I’m including the items, how important they are, and how much it cost. See the initial posting for more details. First Aid supplies are another item from…
As you may or may not know, Windows 7 RC is coming to an end. This isn’t unexpected (presuming you remembered to read this at some point), but it is a problem. So with that in mind, I decided it was time to install the actual version of Windows 7. Since Jon was up and…