- Lafes.Net
Blogs
Shared Blogs
Web Comics
Archives
- December 2014 (1)
- September 2010 (1)
- August 2010 (4)
- July 2010 (1)
- May 2008 (1)
- January 2008 (1)
- December 2007 (1)
- November 2007 (1)
- August 2007 (1)
- March 2007 (2)
- December 2006 (1)
- November 2006 (1)
- October 2006 (1)
- August 2006 (2)
- July 2006 (2)
- April 2006 (1)
- March 2006 (1)
- February 2006 (2)
- January 2006 (1)
- December 2005 (1)
- November 2005 (2)
- October 2005 (4)
- August 2005 (2)
- July 2005 (1)
- June 2005 (1)
- May 2005 (1)
- April 2005 (1)
- March 2005 (1)
- February 2005 (2)
- January 2005 (2)
- December 2004 (3)
- November 2004 (4)
- October 2004 (2)
- September 2004 (1)
- August 2004 (7)
- July 2004 (7)
- June 2004 (16)
- May 2004 (8)
- April 2004 (9)
- March 2004 (3)
- February 2004 (7)
- January 2004 (3)
- December 2003 (7)
- November 2003 (5)
- October 2003 (4)
- September 2003 (5)
- August 2003 (4)
- July 2003 (6)
- June 2003 (3)
- May 2003 (2)
- April 2003 (4)
- March 2003 (6)
- February 2003 (4)
- January 2003 (3)
- December 2002 (4)
- November 2002 (5)
- October 2002 (6)
- September 2002 (12)
Meta
Category Archives: Technology
Damsels in distress.
I got to go see Inception last night. I thought it was a fine movie, although I saw the primary plot twist coming from about 14 miles away. Still, the cast did an excellent job, and the movie was a … Continue reading
Posted in Android, Personal, Technology
Leave a comment
How to influence (by remote control) people.
I don’t really know what to say to this. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9816703/ Some scientists have created a headset that allows a person to be steered by remote control. I think I feel the same way about it that the lady from the … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Technology
Leave a comment
Nothing exciting.
My daughter is in France this week. She had the opportunity to go visit a good friend of hers who is living in France for a year. So off she went all by her big self to another country across … Continue reading
Posted in Family, General, Personal, Technology
2 Comments
Gmail invitation disposal.
Gmail, the new free webmail offered by Google, has been bandied about the news services due to their offer of 1 gigabyte of free storage, and their controversial privacy policies. The service is still in beta, and so membership is … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
Do not use Internet Explorer.
ZDNet has published an article detailing a new tactic in infecting computers on the internet. All you have to do to get infected is to browse to an infected website. These flaws in Internet Explorer exist in the fully patched … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
Firefox 0.9 out.
I just upgraded to Firefox 0.9. It is an outstanding browser, that beats Internet Explorer in just about every single way. This latest release of Firefox is fast, small, and capable. They have streamlined a number of its features, and … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
Got a Gmail account, it seems nifty.
Thanks to mefi user smich (and keli, though smich beat her by a hair), I have been given an invitation to Gmail, which is Google’s new email service. It won’t become my primary email, but I will probably use it … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Technology
2 Comments
Sound Recorder Sounds Off
This was just too cool not to share. Winnoise. (AKA a symphony in sound recorder, found on MeFi)
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
Life imitates art? Sci-fi meets reality.
While perusing Slashdot I ran across a link to this article which details a powered exoskeleton that a person can “wear.” Robert Heinlein proposed such an idea in his book Starship Troopers (much better than the movie). The group at … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
Nuclear Space Travel
Some newly resurrected ideas on nuclear-powered space ships are circulating around NASA. These articles explain some of the possibilities. Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
New version of Winamp available.
A new version of Winamp is available. And my initial impression of it is a good one, though it seems slightly bloated. Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
New digital camera.
On a related note to the entry below, I recently acquired a new Canon Powershot A300 digital camera. It’s not top of the line or anything, but it’s got quite a few nice features in it. My biggest complaint about … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
New Graphics card on the way.
Well, I have a new video card on the way. It’s a present for my birthday, paid for by my lovely wife. It is an Inno3d Geforce4 Ti 4200 video card. It should give me a bit more oomph when … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment
I cut my couch in half.
Several years ago, we moved a large, green couch into our living room. As I remember, it came in the front door with a bit of pushing. Last night we decided it was time for the couch to go. Unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in Technology
Leave a comment