Specialization is for Insects.
For a long time now I’ve been hearing people predicting the death of traditional media (you know: television, radio, books and newspapers). “Old Media is dead! Long live New Media!” This is 50% crap, but it’s also 50% true. And since I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about this lately, let me see if [...]
Bruce Barber, from the Real Life Survival Guide, recently interviewed me via phone for a segment on Password Security. That segment will go live today on Connecticut Public Radio, so I’d like to welcome any visitors stopping by as a result. For the rest of us that don’t happen to live in Connecticut, here is [...]
When I’m driving around I’d say I listen to National Public Radio (NPR) about 50% of the time. So, I decided to figure out how I could listen to it and other public news programs from home. As a result, I found a fantastic Web site called PublicRadioFan.com. PublicRadioFan.com allows you to find a program [...]
Have you got an iPod or satellite radio receiver that broadcasts music to the FM stereo in your vehicle? If so, you’ve probably noticed that it can take a while to search through all the stations and try to figure out which one gives you the least interference. Well, Sirius Satellite put together a great [...]
Most people are notorious procrastinators when it comes to emergency preparedness. This is why you can go to any grocery or hardware store to witness a complete panic in action the day before a major storm hits… or the day after a terrorist attack. Well, among the things you might need, a small emergency radio [...]
My Invitation to The Playboy Passport Club
Well, a little over a week ago I received my own personal invitation from Hugh Hefner to join the exclusive society of the Playboy Passport club. Ok, it was a form letter, and Hef probably hasn’t even heard my name yet. But the invite does have his signature on it.
What is Passport you...
Save Money on Shipping – Find Nearby Auctions!
There is a very interesting new site called Bid Nearby which is a mashup, or combination, of eBay and Craig’s List auctions overlaid onto a Google map in a given area.
Simply go enter the item you’re looking for and the site will display a map showing clickable pins which pop up descriptions of the items...
Emergency Crank Radio
Most people are notorious procrastinators when it comes to emergency preparedness. This is why you can go to any grocery or hardware store to witness a complete panic in action the day before a major storm hits… or the day after a terrorist attack.
Well, among the things you might need, a small emergency radio...
Google Offers Free Universal Phone Numbers – And I’ve Got Invites
Google recently acquired a company called GrandCentral, which I was preparing to do a review of anyway after testing the service out a bit. This only makes the offering all that much stronger, and in my opinion it’s something everyone should try out.
Here is the Google acquisition announcement which took about 2 seconds to...
