A month ago, I was in the market for a new DSL modem/router. One night, I went to 5 or 6 different tech stores, looking for the best price I could find on the particular model that I wanted.

When I saw Circuit City’s huge “Going Out Of Business! Up To 70% Off!” banners, I knew that whether or not they carried exactly what I was looking for, they would undoubtedly [more...]

Over the years, I’ve created and used many different graphics on this web site, but I’ve always tried to keep them to a minimum because my audience is international, and many people around the world are still using slow Internet connections that choke on web sites that have lots of graphics.

If you have your own web site, and you [more...]

If you’re a Windows user, you’re either used to using several different security applications to try to keep your computer secure, or your computer is infected with one or more pieces of malware.

Windows users are also used to hearing about each new malware-dujour that threatens [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal know that I began using free and open-source Linux operating systems full-time instead of Windows back in July, 2006. My desktop looked very much like a Windows desktop, but Linux was completely free — and came with hundreds of completely free software applications.

Then, after using Kubuntu Linux for a month, and Mepis Linux for over a year, I [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal know that I’ve said it repeatedly: For a number of security, privacy and accessibility reasons, I don’t trust my private, confidential data to any online service providers like Gmail and Google Apps.

But because I try to be a peaceful guy, I’m not going to say “I told you so,” even though [more...]