If you haven't been able to post comments for the last several hours, then you'll be glad to know that the problem is fixed. So comment away. Note: An exciting announcement about a new blog is coming soon. more »

If there is enough interest, there will be a LAN party at my house on November 20, 2004. I think we could have as many as 10 people. Mark your calendar, dust off your computer, upgrade your video card if you must. If you don't have a computer, come… more »

I've been working on a web site tonight. It's the first site that I'm building for hire. A few people have seen it, and I'm very excited about it. I plan on meeting with the client this week and then I hope to make it (semi-) public. Tonight I also… more »

Here's a couple of programs that I've found to solve problems at work: Some of the bank officers were getting tons of spam (about 500 a day). Of course, they use Outlook, so I went to the Microsoft site to read up on how to turn on and strengthen… more »

I'll take nerdy odds and ends for $800, Alex . . . The INDUCE Act, which in its earlier forms would have made iPods, TiVo, and probably any computer illegal, appears to be dead for the moment. The act is designed to protect copyright holders, but by… more »

Brendoman is pretty good about catching on to upandcoming internet trends. He says that podcasting is the next big thing, and so I'm going along for the ride. He even has a new blog, RadioBrendoman.com, for his podcast. I've been doing segments for… more »

Fat Fingers - Find typos and misspellings on eBay. Because I want you to save money, here's a link from across the pond. If an eBay seller has a typo in the title of their item, it won't show up in a normal search. That means fewer people will bid on… more »

You may have seen some error messages if you tried to get to this site in the last few days. Brendoman explains what happened here. Everything is fine now. more »

I ran across a cool Google feature. Type "define:" followed by a word in the search window and Google will produce a list of definitions for that word. It usually brings up a pretty useful list, and works for several more specialized terms that aren't… more »

Reason #290 that TiVo is great: Football in a flash. I discovered something beautiful last night. I TiVoed the Chiefs game so Sara and I could watch a movie. After the movie I started watching the game. TiVo has a 30-second skip button which… more »