I finally bought a new Dell as a result of the crash of by 2001 vintage P3. It was time I guess. Ordered it on Monday night while in Kansas City and it arrived customized on Thursday by UPS. Shipping, printer and upgrade to flat montior was free of charge. Amazing. It even almost all […]

Well it was bound to happen…after 4 years with the same desktop PC, it finally crashed this week. This computer has been with me through many operating systems upgrades and memory replacements. When I bought it 4 years ago, the flat screen monitor actually cost $1000!

I forget how painful losing your computer is. I am […]

AverMedia has a Radio now that plugs into your USB slot on your laptop or tablet so you can listen while not online. For $25, Now I never have to miss another Cubs Game!

There is a local guy in Chicago that writes a column for EPRAIRIE that has as strange as point of of view as me. I really enjoy his stuff. For example, this appeared in the latest Bill Snow Newsletter:

Shameless Self-Promotion
While I have half jokingly referred to myself as the king of shameless self-promotion, I am […]

Web traffic for the site hit an new all time high in August. Traffic is up 50% for the year and average time on the site is up 300%. The most popular pages? They continue to be the articles that I post and the coming Conference.

I am a gadget hound. Whenever a new electronic device or tech toy comes out yearn to have it. That is, except when it comes to software. In this case, I don’t mind being behind one or two releases of the most current software. Why? It simply scares the heck out of me to monkey […]