One Post Wonder is a graveyard for blogs especially reserved for those with just one post. I wonder what became of the author of Billionaire who seemed to be especially ambitious: This site is reserved for individuals who are actively pursuing substantial wealth as their primary life focus. Needless to say, this site is brand new and will be evolving over the next few weeks. Watch for our ... Read full entry

DOS ain't so bad after all. An interesting argument in favour of not replacing or updating DOS interfaces with Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) merely for the sake of doing so. There's a lingering temptation among those of us in the industry to replace all so-called "antiquated" means of doing things with newfangled web interfaces. And rightly so, given the many benefits the web provides. Yet, I cringe when ... Read full entry

Dear Apple, How often must we download updates for your fine iTunes software? It seems nowadays nary a week goes by without the appearance of that dreaded software update notification pop-up on my lappy screen. Why, these days I feel I spend more time downloading your music playing software than I do downloading music to play on it! My question, and maybe that ... Read full entry

The Big Switch: Justin from Hidden Lives pointed this out to me the other day. "Our goal is to raise awareness about climate change solutions, by informing you about simple lifestyle choices you can make to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions." The Big Switch has information on doing something as simple as reducing energy consumption at home, all the way up to lobbying politicians and the media. Google ... Read full entry