2011 – The year of the Indie Bookstores
Many of my friends will derive from the title of this post that I am still under the influence of New Year’s libations. With the demise of Border’s and the rise of eBooks, it...
Category: Technology
Kindle differences
Many readers and authors do not realize that Amazon’s Kindle solution works on a wide variety of devices. Amazon has a “Kindle everywhere” strategy, and has released versions for iPhone/iPad/iPod, PC, Blackberry, Android and...
My new novel, Software by the Kilo
In the summer of 2005, I was about to venture into my third small start-up company, wrapping up the last items with my previous employer. As luck would have it, my previous employer had...
Amazon MP3s on Twitter
While we can argue whether Twitter is a “new social media” or not, one great thing about it is the Amazon MP3 twitter feed. Amazon certainly seems to be trying to put a dent...
bookrev: The Living Dead edited by John Joseph Adams
What could be more enjoyable than a Zombie story anthology? How about enjoying one during and after Hurricane Ike, with no power and candlelight?? How about one that includes three of my all-time fav...
geek job #e squared: the writer of this check and the one who figures the amount to cash it
Yet another shining example of what will happen when geeks rule the world. Unfortunately (or fortunately) this makes total sense to me. And, keeping it all in the family, my lovely daughter works for...
converting LPs to MP3s
I have almost every album Rush has put out…on LP, including a pristine 1975 Fly By Night. I have signed copies of several albums now considered “Classic Rock”, including a Black Sabbath Album signed...
geek job #11: Computer Jock for the LHC
The teams I’ve worked on have managed some incredibly large data centers. But I have some serious geek envy for the dudes running the computing and network infrastructure for CERN’s Large Haldron Collider. In...
Technology Apocalypse-Thinking Man’s Guide to the End of the World
Read the introduction article here. As we pass the anniversary of Y2K, a techno-phobe’s thoughts turn to the many other ways in which technology could accelerate the end of the world. Even though our...
geek job #19: “Acquiring” beer for developers
I know without a doubt the motivation of the gent who purloined 450 kegs of beer from the Guinness Brewery in Dublin. The old myth is that whenever you want to get a technical...