Geekfoolery

One last post on the swim/paddle around Manhattan, then I’ll go back to things that have digital displays and USB cables.
I like kayaking and traveling, and because of that, both of my kayaks are collapsible for storage and travel. One is folder-a Longhaul Mark II double which has a wood frame, and canvas and rubber […]

Microsoft announced this past week that they have sold (Dr. Evil laugh)….One Million Zunes!
Uh sure, great job there, Zune (golf clap). A million isn’t a paltry number, it’s just not exactly blowing the barn doors off any of the major players out there, and it certainly doesn’t seem to making a dent in Apple’s iPod […]

So you’ve spent a full day at work, attending meetings, completing reports, answering emails… yes, the backbreaking manual labor that is life in the modern office. It’s a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it.
And so you do. And you finish your last email, pack your laptop and head out into the gridlock and listen […]

The Washington Post just published this article that says that adoption of compact flourescent light bulbs–the small bulbs with a spiral flourescent tube that use a fraction of the power of the Edison classic incandescent bulb–is going slower that it should. Not because they don’t work, not because these bulbs don’t save money or put […]

Identity theft. Credit card fraud. There are big topics in the news, of course. Every other month or so one company or another announces a data breach. Credit card companies claim to be monitoring our purchases for fraud. It supposedly costs the various entities involved some $50 billion dollars a year in fraud. I have […]

Hats. Simple and functional, most of the time, but there’s more to a hat than just keeping your head warm or dry. A generation ago, no man would be seen in public without one. Today, most people wear a hat to make a point, though some are functional. Here now a list, in no particular […]