A poll on useless keys on a keyboard shows the usual /. biases, so the Windows key got nominated. Someone actually put up some useful keystrokes using this key: Win+m … Continue reading »
So, I had to make a bootable CD to redo Grace’s computer, and I created the ISO image as expected from bcd. Given a WinXP installation without buying such … Continue reading »
Gawker has a nice list of NYC maps. The most useful ones are probably the Citidex maps for neighborhoods, parks, stadium seating plans, ZIP codes, police precincts and so … Continue reading »
Walking to the subway to get to work this morning, I saw smoke coming out of the Apthorp, on the 78th Street side. It was a lot of smoke, … Continue reading »
The ear speaker on my Treo 180 died slowly over several months. I had thought it was a connection issue with T-Mobile, but testing the phone with the hands-free … Continue reading »
Happy, happy. I finally got around to installing the 2.0 version of the Google Toolbar, and two of the new features have been put to immediate use: Next/Previous: if you’ve … Continue reading »
I made this composite of Nasa’s before and after satellite images, so as to give a better side-by-side comparison. I was, of course, in the office when it happened. The … Continue reading »
We were at Chelsea Pier’s Lighthouse on Saturday for the wedding of Daniel LaGattuta and Jill Rosenfeld. It was a wonderful thing. Dan’s one of my oldest friends — we’ve … Continue reading »
I was reminded of the old Spy Magazine feature when I saw the two positive blurbs for Gigli, now ranked by the IMDB as the worst movie of all time. Other … Continue reading »
Slashdot pointed to an interesting article written by a free-lance tech support guy. I’ve wondered about all those fliers I see around the neighborhood, taped up to to lamp … Continue reading »