Ego vs Ergo

Last week I attended the Free / Open-source Software Learning Centre's (FOSSLC) SummerCamp 2009. Among the many interesting, informative seminars was a talk on the Gdium Liberty, a (nearly) completely free and open source notebook computer: Besides the many advantages of open-source, it also happens to be solid-state and cleverly modular: the black protrusion below the ...

Last summer, I went on a fishing/camping trip to Lac Chigoubiche in mid-northern Quebec, just below Baie James. Needless to say, we had electronics–a GPS, GMRS and CB radios, and iPod–but were hundreds of kilometres from the nearest electrical outlet. So, I ordered a Solio. ACCESSORIES It has become a useful–and fun–tool for technology. The Solio ...

Now, before you start ragging on me for posting a "cute-but-useless YouTube video," actually listen to it! It's great! He explains many very important–but often overlooked–principles of web site design. He could give a first-semester course on design in 3 minutes (he kind of did, actually). He's produced a whole series on site design and traffic ...

Don't misunderstand me. I do want one, rather badly in fact. I covet the new MacBook Air. But I won't be buying one. This candid article on PuttingThingsOff summarizes my position almost exactly, thereby saving me the trouble of writing it for myself. I have an iBook G4, my primary computer; when I upgrade, it will ...

After recently installing Leopard (MacOS X 10.5) I've had great success with Time Machine on my nearly-aways-connected external USB 2 drive. After recently modifying the preferences of some web-based applications (like FireFox or Second Life) I came to the realisation that Time Machine is also backing up all my caches.This is a problem for two reasons; ...

I recently had my vehicle broken into while on the street outside my parents' house. The only thing they stole was my Garmin Streetpilot c330. To replace it, I opted for an upgrade and bought the Garmin nüvi 360. In the tradition of my blog, I'll focus on personal insight and information you won't find on ...