One of the best parts of this time of year is “best of” lists. I love finding new music from these lists. So here are two fun lists of best of lists. Careful, you might not be very productive if you venture on: Largehearted Boy: 2007 Year-End Online Music Lists Fimoculous: Best of lists for […]
Author / Scott DeToffol
Our little Sam took his first steps yesterday! I’ll post some video soon.
Most altruistic + technology ideas stay regulated to science-fiction and never become reality. This is a wonderful exception. The One Laptop per Child organization, founded by Nicholas Negroponte, wants to get computers into the hands of the poorest children. They have developed a laptop that you can buy in November for $188. Actually, you have […]
The drums are beating. Bush and Cheney have stated that they will not pass on the Iran nuclear problem to the next president. The factions inside the administration have been debating a course of action, and reports point to Cheney and war winning out. The war machine is already staged and ready to go in […]
I’m not a financial wizard, and I sometimes feel naive and ill-informed when I utter my bewilderment at the state of the housing market the last ten years. I don’t get how people can afford half a million dollar homes on typical American salaries. There aren’t that many people making $400K a year! The article […]
Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in our community. This is a tragic disaster, one that’s almost hard to believe. Major bridges just don’t fall down. Everyone in our family is safe, for which we are thankful. But many people in our community are suffering, for which we are deeply sorry. The transportation system […]
Jodi and I are considering moving to another part of town. There are many branches on this decision tree, with when to sell our house and when to buy a significant limb. The many variables are enough to make your head spin, figuratively speaking. Well, this little gem induces a literal queasiness on the question […]
This is a fun flash-based game. Be careful, it is a bit addictive. Desktop Tower Defense
MIT is publishing its entire curriculum to the Internet, available to everyone, for free. And they aren’t the only educator doing it. MIT reports that most of the people using the free courses are from outside the United States, which points to a huge problem in this country: Even if you make it free, Americans […]
Here is a fun site that is easy to use for checking your Internet access speeds. http://speedtest.net/index.php
