Over the last few weeks I’ve noticed that my Linksys cable modem has been acting screwy. Speeds weren’t what they should be and it was dropping connection here and there. I decided it was time to look into a new cable modem. The funny thing is that the US Robotics modem I had before this […]
On April 26th I posted a message about my view that George W. Bush will go down in history as one of the worst President’s the nation has ever had. I mentioned that it might take quite some time for him to fully reach this level as you always need to get very clear of […]
Over the years I’ve seen a surprising number of companies make claims that the computer is either nearing the end of its run or will no longer be necessary because of some other new device. Invariably this comment comes from a company that thinks it’s going to change the world with its latest product offering. […]
Well, powered down the computer this morning to go enjoy some great food with the family. Returned home just a few minutes ago. I power up the PC and, surprise! No sound card. Grrr….. Frustration is setting in. I powered down, opened up the PC, popped the card out, blew off some dust and popped […]
I’ve talked about the various problems I’ve had with my X-Fi Fatal1ty sound card from Creative Labs. I’ve gone through several cards that had difficulty and finally thought I’d found one that was trouble-free. I went away to E3 two weeks ago and when I returned I’d found that my computer was acting as if […]
I just returned from E3 (the Electronic Entertainment Exposition) at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Perhaps I’m just getting too old but this year it was a pretty mild event. Truth be told, I’m not a fan of L.A. I find many of the people I encounter to be very superficial. They smile and feign […]
Everyone is talking about gas prices, which is very funny given that just last week all the right-wing pundits were saying that no one would be talking about it until election time because we’ve all adjusted to the high prices. Anyway, the amazing part to me is that the argument seems to fall on one […]
George W. Bush is going to go down in history as the worst President the nation has ever had. I have absolutely no doubt about that. It may take a few decades before he rises to that rank fully but it’s going to happen. This guy cannot get out of his own way. His latest […]
It comes as absolutely no surprise to anyone paying attention that Scooter Libby has now admitted that the President authorized the release of information that lead to the outing of Valerie Plame. Now that this information has been reported on, Republican pundits are in overdrive mode looking for any excuse to downplay this realization. The […]
It’s getting harder to listen to any conservative lately without hearing what clearly is a calculated effort on their part to smear Democrats wholesale. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, talking on a recent edition of “The O’Reilly Factor” said that “you can expect two years of all-out investigations, attacks, anything they can bring to bear” […]
The entire Republican party has taken a new approach that they think is the recipe for success. The key talking point is to continually evoke the name of Ronald Reagan. If you haven’t heard it yet, you soon will. Nearly every Republican candidate has taken to suggesting that they’re conservatives in the “Reagan Mold”. The […]
I look forward to Bill Maher‘s, “Real Time with Bill Maher” show each Friday night at 11pm on HBO. For those who would deride the show as being one that Bill O’Reilly likes to refer to as one from the “extreme left”, I would have to disagree. Anyone from the right is welcome to come […]