Archive for the 'Tech' Category
Yahoo Thinks I’m a Freak
Posted by on September 11th, 2004, at 12:49am

If you search Yahoo, I’m currently the number one result for “Jesus Freak.” Unfortunately, I think this is do to a link I contain on most of my pages to a music site named “Jesus Freak Hideout,” but I’m still honored to be recognized by the world’s not-quite-number-one search engine as a “Jesus Freak.”

New Virus
Posted by on January 27th, 2004, at 10:57am

Beware of email attachments today. A new virus is on the loose.

Project Looking Glass
Posted by on January 23rd, 2004, at 1:05am

looking_glass-thumb.jpgSo I was over at Wired reading this article and one of the things they talk about is Sun Microsystem’s Project Looking Glass. I watched the demo and once they got through the boring corporate speak and actually showed off the technology, it looks pretty sweet. It’s essentially a first-step towards a pseudo-3D working environment for the computer desktop. It allows you to rotate an application window in three dimensions.

This technology probably won’t actually go anywhere that the public will see it for a few years, but it’s neat to see what could come in the future.

iPod mini
Posted by on January 7th, 2004, at 5:09am

ipodmini.jpgOooh… iPod mini. $249, five colors, one thousand songs. Not bad at all. This only serves to increase my Apple envy. (Sorry, the picture isn’t great quality, just hit Apple’s site for a better view.)

Orson Scott Card on Piracy
Posted by on September 16th, 2003, at 10:59am

Orson Scott Card has written an article on piracy. He’s a famous author (Ender’s Game, etc.) Being a person who is affected by copyright violations, he’s got a good perspective on the issue and provides a fair analysis of the music and movie industry groups’ tactics.