You’ll be happy to hear that the Amazon widgets have reached what I hope will be their final form: stationery and unobtrusive. There’s a plain Amazon search widget near the top of the sidebar, for the minimalists among you. Then, … Continue reading →
Fortunately, this blog has a pretty decent spam-blocker. So only a couple per week of the pesky little things escape its pincher grip to actually be deposited in the comments section. They tend to rather resemble one another. But one … Continue reading →
My blog’s been down for about an hour and a half—ye olde server problems. Fortunately, this doesn’t happen too often. But every now and then it does, and it can be quite frustrating. I will be busy for a few … Continue reading →
[NOTE: I’m placing this at the top of the blog for a day or two more, just for those who haven’t seen it yet. Then it will be allowed to fall back down on the page and out of sight. … Continue reading →
From the comments on yesterday’s MacHate post, I can see I’ve got some knowledgeable computer people here. So I’ve got a question for you. If I place my Gateway and my Mac side by side (both are laptops of approximately … Continue reading →
I am writing this on my Mac, because my other computer is ill. I got the Mac about a year and a half ago. There were a bunch of reasons, including the fact that I was struggling with some technical … Continue reading →
Now that I’ve become a rapacious capitalist self-promoter, I want to point out that I’ve added an Amazon button to the right sidebar, underneath the PayPal button. Call that area the neo-neocon mini-mall. This means that, whenever you want to … Continue reading →
[NOTE: In response to some queries on this thread, I went back to look at an interview I gave four and a half years ago, towards the beginning of my blogging career. On reading it, I decided it might just … Continue reading →
Well, here we go again. I would appreciate donations, but they’re hardly required. Nor should you feel the least bit bad if you decide not to click on that Paypal button on the right sidebar, the one that says “donate.” … Continue reading →
I have long noted that computers are a mysterious bunch, and their ways inscrutable—at least to tech-challenged me. Yesterday, in a mild cost-saving move, I decided to try downgrading to a lower-speed connection from my previous fast one. The lady … Continue reading →
Yesterday blogger Ann Althouse, who voted for Obama, declared that he’s lost her. Although Althouse’s post was very brief, I applaud her for having the courage to change her mind and to go public with it. I hope that the … Continue reading →
[NOTE: Nothing I say in this post refers to bona fide political discussions and disagreements. But I’ve noticed an increase in personal attacks and infighting between/among commenters on this blog, and some of it has gone on for quite a … Continue reading →