Category Archives: public service announcement
Sending email from cell phones
With my old Nokia 6340i, sending email was as easy as sending a text message — you selected Messages > Write e-mail in the menu, entered the email address, subject, text, and off it went. When I got my 6620, … Continue reading
fixing the airlines
Sites like Expedia, Yahoo Travel and Travelocity all have one thing in common: they suck. Actually, they probably all use SABRE, too. It’s very hard to use these sites to compare trips with multiple airports; refining your results is hard, … Continue reading
when your warranty expires
Ssomeone called me last week and asked what do about his 16-month-old monitor that had just died. He had already shown it to a dealer, and the dealer told him there would be a $500 minimum charge. Since monitors aren’t … Continue reading
saying no to diamonds
A couple of months ago, Sarah got engaged. She declined to get an engagement ring (she doesn’t elaborate on her reasons). This, in my opinion, was an excellent decision. Why? Since then, I came across an Econ-Atrocity Bulletin “Ten reasons … Continue reading
great mac os x software
Over the past couple of years, many of my friends have started using a Mac. I often find I’m recommending software to them. Sometimes it’s because they ask; sometimes it’s because I’m so enthusiastic about a program I just have … Continue reading
katrina help wiki
The Katrina Help Wiki is here. There are a few tasks to be done: scraping structured data hand entering unstructured data building a web site marketing/publicizing the site For more details, see the wiki.
Katrina Tech Resources
if you’re a geek and want to help, head over to the Katrina Tech Resources wiki and see what’s going on and join the list. Update: More on Chris Holland’s blog. Also see the Katrina Help Wiki.
Emergency Kits
what to put in your emergency kits.
house concert web sites
House Concert Connection HouseConcerts.com HouseConcerts.org HouseConcerts.ca Russ and Julie’s House Concerts FolkMusic.org
readability bookmarklet
here’s a quick readability bookmarklet. it makes the background white and the text black. tested in Safari 2.0. looks like this: <a href=”javascript:document.body.style.color=’#000′;document.body.style.background=’#fff’;”>bw</a>