Back in 1982, Disney released a groundbreaking movie called Tron.  It was the first time (that I can remember) that a film extensively utilized CGI to bring the story to life. Well, I loved the film.  Here was something that upped the ante when it came to special effects and visuals.  Up to that time, […]

I’ve seen it reported that watch manufactures’ days may be numbered. Time is running out for the wristwatch! It seems that all of us now get our time from our cell phones.  And cell phones have become so compact, that it’s rather redundant to wear a wristwatch. I’m predicting that the next electronic item to […]

Just last week, Microsoft issued its biggest every security fix.  You can read about it here. Microsoft had to specifically address vulnerabilities in it Windows operating system which could allow hackers to take control of your PC. This isn’t good news. From the article linked above, “Microsoft released 16 security patches to address 49 problems in […]

This story details how a Swedish professor’s laptop was stolen, but the thief  later returned his data. The prof. stated that, “ “This story makes me feel hope for humanity.” What?  hello!  Your laptop was stolen!  Sure, I understand that your data probably accounted for  months, maybe even years, of research.  But don’t ya think […]

On Saturday, a tree fell (or was being cut down, I’m not really clear on the details) and took out the power lines.  This knocked out my power.  When power was restored at about 5:30 P.M., I was still offline. I wasn’t able to get service restored unitl this morning.  My ISP, Fairpoint Communications, worked […]

I was tuned into  the radio Saturday morning when I heard This story. Give it a read, then come back here when you’re finished. (Mark taps his foot and hums while his blog readers check out the above link.) Okay, glad you came back! Now, what’s my point?  Simple. With Linux, the operating system, drivers, […]