Category Archives: Web/Tech

Yet Another Killer Internet Application Google Earth is a desktop application that interfaces with earth.google.com to provide fly-by maps, fly-by directions, searches, etc.  Want to fly around the streets of Bagdad without someone taking a potshot at you?  No problem! … Continue reading →

Read The Science of Hiding in Plain Sight for an excellent primer on steganography — the science of hiding one message inside another message. Steganography is more subtle than cryptology — sending a hidden message inside a jumble of data. … Continue reading →

Until Then… A Tribute to Our Troops [Via Mudville Gazette

My family just called and is getting ready to head out to the library. My son talked to the librarian and asked about authors that he might be interested in. She (or he) was of little help. I remember reading … Continue reading →

With all apologies to The Shadow, if you have a Windows computer, most probably Microsoft Internet Exploerer (MSIE). Now I’m ambi-browserous, but can understand why some people would like to rid their computer of MSIE. CERT and other security agencies … Continue reading →

Well, the company that I used to work for provided free subscriptions to the Wall Street Journal Online and my subscription finally expired. I’ve been debating whether to renew and had decided not to. Now they’ve gone and added RSS … Continue reading →

Check out the cool flash site Pencilmation – The Heart of it All!. Kind of reminds me of the old Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck cartoon where Bugs is in control of the animation. [Via MetaFilter]

I’ve had “AutoRun” disabled on my computers for quite some time, but just a reminder to those who are not aware of this feature. Have you ever inserted a CD into your computer and had a program pop-up immediately? Then … Continue reading →

And the net was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the core of the lightguide. And the spirit of God moved upon the face of the Usenet. And God said, Let there be Fortran: and there was Fortran. … Continue reading →

I have been aware of Wikipedia for some time now, but it never clicked in for me exactly what it was. Read Dean’s World: What’s a Wiki? for a short and concise introduction to the Wikipedia. Now I get it. … Continue reading →