I’ve decided that the smiley has, on the whole, gotten a bad rap.  I’m asking you to take action, and join me in speaking up for the smiley.  [But hold off on the smiley variations, and all those other emoticons, until we can build some consensus there.] Anyhow, don’t let people put smiley down in [...]

If you use Windows XP (SP2+), Vista, or Windows 7, and you aren’t already using the beta, you should surf on over to http://www.microsoft.com/Security_Essentials/ and grab the newly-released Microsoft Security Essentials app.  I’ve been using it for a while, and I can’t complain – which is a rarity, because I like to complain, and I’m pretty [...]

Agent Dan just sent me a link, and a comment: “Feel free to make a coffee table book out of this for my birthday.” I might have to do that. These would make a *great* coffee table book. Oh, here’s that link:  What Stormtroopers do on Their Day Off

I just received my copy (#73 of 1000) of The Night Life of Trees from Amazon.com. It came to my attention via a blog post on Drawn.ca. I can’t add much to their excellent summary, except the following: After watching this video, how can you NOT want to possess your very own copy of this [...]

Ah, the internet. Home of a seemingly infinite number of amazing toys, most of them free. The toy I’ve been playing with lately is Multicolr Search Lab. You MUST go there – go, go now. Pick a favorite color (or two, or more) and watch the results flow in. This probably has some practical applications, [...]

I got a Chumby! It arrived just in time for my birthday – yay!! It’s the new “Pearl” (2009) model, and it’s so freakin’ cute I can’t stand it. And it’s squeezable. And for those who don’t know, it’s basically a small, touch-screen, WiFi-enabled computer, with speakers, all sewn into a padded leather bag. It [...]