Yes, it’s been a while, but between the holiday bustle and a nasty head cold, I haven’t been extremely chatty as of late. In any case, the end of the year brings with it certain things that need done, and the changing of the calendar is a good time as any. Maybe these will help [...]
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End of 2009 tasks
Posted: 29th December 2009 by Craig Rettig in LifeTags: Computers, Hardware, Internet, Life
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Using Startpage to maximize your search privacy
Posted: 11th December 2009 by Craig Rettig in InternetTags: Internet
Some stink is being made about Google’s retention and tracking of search data. A director at Mozilla has even claimed that Microsoft has better privacy practices, and he recommends users change their default web search to Bing. Allow me to introduce Startpage: Startpage claims no retention of user search data, and you have the option [...]
Tunesday: Joe Satriani – Silent Night/Holy Night Jam
Posted: 8th December 2009 by Craig Rettig in EntertainmentTags: Music
From the album Merry Axemas – A Guitar Christmas.
Call me old, but I still love Lynx
Posted: 7th December 2009 by Craig Rettig in ComputersTags: Computers, Internet, Software
Back in the days before GUI operating systems, the web was a completely different animal. Relying on text-only presentation, the king of Internet browsing was a program called Lynx. Of course, back in those days, you had 9600 baud modems, unless you were a bleeding-edge person with a whopping 28.8 kbps one. However, even in [...]
Things Everyone Should Have – Programmable Thermostat
Posted: 4th December 2009 by Craig Rettig in LifeTags: Life, Money
As winter begins to kick in here in the Mid-South, the inevitable sound of the furnace running begins as well. Possibly the best investment I made shortly after buying my home was a programmable thermostat. My house had a standard thermostat installed when I moved in, and I just set it on 70°F and left [...]
Free Software I Love – 2009 Edition
Posted: 2nd December 2009 by Craig Rettig in ComputersTags: Computers, Internet, Software
I’d given a list of freeware I like several years ago, and while several are repeated, there are some new ones to add to the mix. So without further adieu, here’s my list for 2009:
Tunesday: Toxicity by two violins and drums
Posted: 17th November 2009 by Craig Rettig in EntertainmentTags: Music
I’m not a System of a Down fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I really like this cover by these three ladies. For as young as they appear to be, their musical skills are impressive.
If you want to keep on top of your GMail account, but don’t want to have a browser or e-mail program open all the time, check out Spiffy. Spiffy is a tiny, free application that pops up a notification window when you have new mail. From this pop-up, you can have it open your browser [...]
The Matrix: 1920 version
Posted: 11th November 2009 by Craig Rettig in EntertainmentTags: Entertainment, Humor, Movies, Video
This is a rather well-done parody by a Russian actors’ group called “Big Difference”. Enjoy.
Tunesday: Nightwish – The Islander
Posted: 10th November 2009 by Craig Rettig in EntertainmentTags: Music
Nightwish is a symphonic power metal band from Kitee, Finland, and was one of the first melodic female-fronted metal bands. Originally fronted by classical-opera-trained Tarja Turunen, a split forced them to find a new singer, the more mainstream-sounding Anette Olzon. I had the pleasure of seeing them live this past summer, and they were amazing. [...]