In one of my last updates on this blog (Am I really going to sell out and use iTunes?), I pondered switching to iTunes:
So, when you add things up,that means that I have to use iTunes for a lot of the functionality that I want from my iPhone. Which probably means I’ll end [...]

While it isn’t always easy (or even possible) to completely child-proof a desktop, there are ways to come darned close. I built my son’s computer this weekend, but due to constraints, had to leave it out and accessible. I set the desktop up on the top shelf to make it harder for his sisters to [...]

Want to try out Tor, the anonymizing TCP service? TorPark makes it easy with a customized version of Portable Firefox altered to communicate via Tor.
With TorPark on a USB flash drive, you can bring the power and flexibility of Firefox with you when you travel — and count on Tor to keep your browsing anonymous [...]

Another amazingly useful Firefox hack, this one instantly reduces Firefox’s memory usage on Windows.
This little fix will move Firefox to your hard drive when you minimize it, and as a result it will take up less than 10MB of memory while minimized. So far, from my experiences with using this today, when you maximize Firefox [...]

Gizmodo helpfully links to a USB Key giveaway sponsered by… Microsoft!
Do you have a first and last name and perhaps a mailing address? Well, go ahead and take some of Bill’s hard-earned dosh by requesting a Microsoft USB key containing handy FAQs, software licensing briefs, and additional information.
I’m normally not down with promoting anything from [...]

Okay, so like me, you take the obvious route of using a tax preparation software package, a la TurboTax to take care of your federal and state income tax returns. It’s silly not to: if you have all the data needed on-hand, and there’s nothing complex about your financial situation, you can either save a [...]

This entry will require a little bit of backstory to catch you up to speed. Way back around December 2003, I decided that I needed to purchase a copy of VMWare for Windows to run Debian inside a virtual machine in Windows for a class I was taking. So I paid around $130 for an [...]