April 30, 2006

  1. Infrant’s Ready NAS NV

    I’ve been looking for to build a network-connected storage solution that can handle a couple terabytes without costing me thousands of dollars or being so slow that it’s not really usable. Based on the reviews I’ve read, Infrant’s Ready NAS NV seems to fit the bill nicely. This is a standalone networked device that holds…

  2. Details on First 750gb Hard Drives Leaked

    Seagate inadvertently leaked some hints about its plans to release a 750gb hard drive later this year. According to DailyTech, Seagate representatives have told us that the information posted was “very premature” and was not be posted on the website for several weeks. Seek time information has not been released yet, which has traditionally been…

  3. Star Trek Fan Films

    Fox News has an article about how Star Trek fans are coping with no Star Trek series on the air and another Star Trek film not slated to appear until at least 2008. One of the things that Star Trek fans are doing, of course, is making their own Star Trek shorts and, in some…

  4. Smallville Hit By Copyright Kryptonite

    Brian Cronin does an excellent job of explaining the very odd legal situation that DC Comics has found itself in over the copyright to the Superboy character. DC owns the copyrights and trademarks to Superman, Clark Kent and the other characters created and derived from Jerry Siegel and Joel Schuster’s famous creation. But a funny…

  5. McKinney Follows Suit

    Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Georgia) found herself in a lot hot water for assaulting a Capitol police officer who didn’t recognize her when she blew threw a security checkpoint without her Congressional pin. For most people that would be enough absurdity, but this is Cynthia McKinney, so you had to know that was just the beginning…

  6. Reusable, Microwavable Desiccants

    I have thousands of DVDs neatly filed into storage cases and then placed in RubberMaid storage boxes and finally placed on shelves in my basement. One of my major concerns is keeping the DVDs from being exposed to moisture. For a bit of added protection, Light Impressions Direct sells reusable desiccant canisters. Put these in…

  7. Finding a Decent Task Manager

    It amazes me how difficult it can be sometimes to find a piece of software that will perform the functions I need. This week I must have spent 8 hours researching different software packages to manage my growing to-do list. Now admittedly, my to-do list requirements are probably a bit more stringent than most people’s…

  8. Golden Rule Not Much of an Ethical Tenet

    The local Gannett rag, the Kalamazoo Gazette, ran a rather disjointed article in its April 22, 2006, profiling a local religious professor who apparently believes that the solution to the world’s problems is the Golden Rule. Now the paper might be distorting the professor’s views, but regardless, the Golden Rule isn’t much of a basis…