As I took my bag off my shoulder this morning, it flew up and hit me in the face. Thankfully that’s the worst Monday has thrown at me so far… Continue reading

3 ‘phenomenal shots’ ended pirate hostage crisis – CNN.com“The on-scene commander saw that one of the pirates still held that AK-47, was very, very concerned for the captain’s life — and he ordered the shots to be taken,” Gortney told CNN on Monday.Even with the small boat “moving up and down a couple of feet,” the SEALs hit their targets. “Remarkable marksmanship,” Gortney said.I really hate to feel good about anyone dying, but I will admit to being a bit happy upon hearing that the three remaining pirates holding an American hostage were gunned down. I find myself wondering though – what does this tell the pirates.Hopefully it tells them to stay away from boats flying under the American flag, which I would probably do if I were a… Continue reading

“Edinburgh’s own The Medical Phone is just about set to unleash the mobile for the true argonaut in the iCEphone. The Windows Mobile-powered “Swiss Army knife of mobiles” is dubbed a micro-notebook by its manufacturer, and while we’re hesitant to go along with that, we can’t deny the utility here. Sporting a Jacob’s Ladder-style hinge and a full QWERTY keyboard, the unit features three independent panels, a 3-inch 400 x 240 resolution touchscreen, a mouse / tracker pad, dual SIM card slots, HSDPA support, quad-band GSM connectivity, GPS, a 3.1-megapixel camera, WiFi and a 532MHz Freescale iMX31 CPU. We’re told that the phone is just weeks / months away from a release in Thailand, and it should be hitting the UK sometime in the March -… Continue reading

About a year ago, I switched from Direcway Broadband Satellite internet to a Sprint EVDO Rev A card for my home internet service. The choice was easy – the Sprint card was cheaper and had better speeds overall than the satellite. For awhile, I put my broadband card into a spare computer and had it share the connection via Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) in Windows XP. Then I found a router online (The WRT54G3G-ST) that would let me pop the card right into my router and avoid the ICS hassle. The best part about using a broadband card for your internet service is that when you leave, you can simply take the internet with you when you go. However unless you want to install the broadband card drivers on every… Continue reading

Women carry a purse, men do not.  This is fairly obvious from any social interaction that I’ve ever witnessed.  A man carrying any bag resembling a purse sticks out, unless their is a woman by his side (Now if she’s carrying a purse as well, he goes back to sticking out).  But where does this social oddity originate?
My best guess is that in the past, men have needed to carry less junk than women.  For the first 16 or so years of my life, this was how I was.  I carried my keys and my wallet.  Simple, end of story.  Then I inherited my dad’s pager – still no problem, drop it in the pocket with the keys.  Then I started carrying a cell phone.  This wasn’t bad, just drop… Continue reading