So I was all excited earlier this year when I heard about Google Calendar Sync, which would not only export my calendar data, but actually sync it with another application. Unfortunately, it only syncs with Microsoft Outlook, and I use…
Category: sci/tech
Trash, Treasure, and Trade
THDI, a term coined by my friend Jeff, stands for “Trash Heap Development Index.” Remember that for later. Two weekends ago, as part of the process of moving out of our house, D and I sorted all our worldly possessions…
Google Causes Global Warming!
Dr. Robert Zubrin visited Authors@Google last Monday to talk about his latest book, Energy Victory: Winning the War on Terror by Breaking Free of Oil. Skip to the 40-minute mark in the video below to see the controversial slide which…
“DRM is not actually doing anything to prevent piracy”
Finally, people are getting it: DRM doesn’t work. The title of this post is a direct quote from Madeline McIntosh, a senior vice president at the Random House Audio Group, who was quoted in “Publishers Phase Out Piracy Protection on…
“High Tech Noon”
Totally awesome. It’s like TOS meets Firefly… The sad thing is, this is pretty much what the “special editions” of the original Star Wars trilogy were. Except that George Lucas wasn’t having a laugh–he had simply gone insane. Absolute power…
“An expensive way to smell poo”
I generally find the product reviews on Amazon.com very helpful. Sort them with the lowest ratings at the top and you’ll see if there are common complaints about a product, or if people are just blowing off steam for some…
Goodbye to Google
(Pop quiz: Does the title of this post make you think of the Carpenters’ “Goodbye to Love,” Michelle Branch’s “Goodbye to You,” or another song? Leave your answer in a comment below!) After more than four years, Friday was my…
Phrase of the Week
Courtesy of BoingBoing: Browsing the web from Guatemala is always an adventure. Works okay when there’s electricity, which hasn’t been very steady while I’ve been down here over the last few weeks (there have been some big blackouts here related…
Gmail Pwn4g3
I’m not sure, but I think this might be bad… What do you mean, you don’t get it? Sigh.
“That’s worth going to jail for. That’s worth anything.”
Those are the final words of Cory Doctorow’s short story “Printcrime,” and I didn’t spoil anything by telling you that. But you should read the story–it’s short, less than 750 words–before you read about the RepRap, an actual, open-source product…