Recently, I've received several phishing/spam emails about a problem with a direct deposit check. While the subject somewhat hints at the whole issue, the body of the email just contains a bunch of letters/numbers and a hypertext link, nothing else.

In my day, people generally put some effort into their work, at least trying to do a good job, ( Read more... )

I've been thinking a lot lately about how the way we identify ourselves changes over time. When you're a little kid, you self-identify like this: My name is Timmy, I'm 4 years old. Later on in life, it becomes "Hi, I'm Tim. I'm a computer science major", or "I'm Mark's partner ( Read more... )

You know what would make a Mac laptop even better?

If the glowy Apple logo were visible to the person using the laptop. They did the forward/backwards facing cameras in the new iPad, why not forwards/backwards glowy Apple logos on the new laptops?

It's amazing to me, but there's actually a sitcom on TV that I'm enjoying (so far). It's Happy Endings, dealing with a group of friends. I've only watched 3 shows, but they were actually funny, and somewhat clever. There were some great current cultural references (in one show, they're at a gallery opening, one of the guys is embarrassed by ( Read more... )

My brother is getting married soon, and he's been posting stuff about the wedding. Recently they picked up the marriage license ( Read more... )

I read the following in "The Bards of Bone Plain" by Patricia McKillip, and it perfectly describes how I feel when I have to write some kind of document:

He gazed intensely at a sheet of paper, breath suspended, a word on the quivering point of his pen poised and ready to fall. [...] He forced the pen in his tight grip a hairsbreadth closer to the ( Read more... )

Last year, I found that I wasn't going to the gym as often as I should to make it cost effective, so I quit the gym and started to work out at home. I'm currently using the Wii and doing EA Sports work-outs (which include resistance bands to help with the work-out). I'm now on the third generation of the "game" and find the following version ( Read more... )

I'm not sure if this is the new miracle of Hanukkah or just laziness, but the menorah on public display in our city plaza is still there. Maybe the new miracle is that the menorah will last for an additional 8 days?

I'm planning on buying a new camera, and I downloaded the manual to learn more about it. I'm so glad that the manual included this useful information:

When operating the viewfinder diopter adjustment control with your eye to the viewfinder, care should be taken not to put your finger in your eye accidentally.

The following is from an Amazon Product Description:

Warning: Frequent foul language, mild sex scenes, and Australian spelling.