Monthly Archives: December 2003

Was in my car today at lunch listening to NPR, and the subject was PBS children’s shows. They were talking about the guy who wrote the “Schoolhouse Rock” series of multiplication table songs. “Three is a Magic Number” and so … Continue reading →

Like everyone, I suppose, I surround myself with a hell of my own making. In my case it’s the hell where handheld and other devices go when they die. Die in this case being figurative – they all still appear … Continue reading →

One of the problems with setting up a website or especially a blog, is the guilt you give yourself over not writing more often. “It’s been a long time since I’ve written here…” I see it all over the place. … Continue reading →

Some people have asked me for suggestions for GPS units to use for hiking, off-roading, and Geocaching. Here you go.

Here’s an idea I’ve been dwelling on for quite a while. Why not make a word processor that stores its files as html. Not an html editor, with the goal of making and posting web pages, but a word processor … Continue reading →

I’ve always been frustrated with headphones. They’re uncomfortable and awkward. I’ve tried big clunky headsets, light foamy ones, over the ear and around the back of the head ones, and plenty of different in the ear ones. Have tried headsets … Continue reading →

I continue to be frustrated by computers’ failure to do what I mean. This oft-discussed and seldom-implemented feature takes a lot of programmer skill and time to get right, but the better we do at it the more productive people … Continue reading →