From the Official Klingon Joke Book
Q: How many Klingons does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None. Klingons aren’t afraid of the dark.
There is, apparently, only the one entry.
Category: Computers, Science & Technology
Dr. Bill pontificates on all things technical!
Put Firefox on Steroids!
Dewd! If you use Firefox, ya gotta try this!
It makes Firefox FLY on the net. When you click on the link to install, you will have to allow the pop-up from the web-site, then click it again. Get out of Firefox, back in… and watch it FLY!
Dell’s New NC Plant
Dell’s new manufacturing plant was dedicated yesterday by Michael Dell and Gov. Easley. The new 750,000-square-foot facility–the company’s third and largest plant in the U.S.–will produce the company’s OptiPlex and Dimension desktop computer products for eastern parts of the nation. Way to go NC!
The Definition of Windows
Win·dows
Noun.
A thirty-two bit extension and graphical shell to a sixteen-bit patch to an eight-bit operating system originally coded for a four-bit microprocessor which was written by a two-bit company that can’t stand one bit of competition.
OK, sorry, I am feeling particularly “curmudgeon-ly” today.
New PodProducer Web Site
As you know, I am a HUGE Open Source fan! And I support Open Source efforts! The latest move in that regard is my hosting the site of Alfredo Romo, creator of the excellent Open Source software for recording podcasts called “PodProducer!” The new domain name is:
It is great to be able to do something concrete to support such excellent Open Source efforts! Way to go, Alfredo!
Will Google Take Over The World?
Once upon a time, there was a young upstart company called “Microsoft” that set out to destroy the monopoly held by the giant of the computer world… a company called… IBM! Little Microsoft made some fairly smooth and innovative moves back then, and the giant IBM fell! The masses cheered that the giant was dead, and the young, more friendly, upstart was heralded as “the next big thing!”
This may sound like a fairy tale today… but I remember this story! It REALLY happened! Microsoft used to be an insignificant upstart compared to IBM. Now, IBM has “eased out” of Personal Computing (even selling their popular ThinkPads to Chinese Lenovo!) NOW, Microsoft is the giant that everyone hates… and Google is the up-and-coming upstart. Will history repeat itself?
Google’s Plan to Take Over the World!
I say, “Probably so!” Especially if Google comes out with a Google Linux Desktop with integrated WiFi. Dewd. Hide and watch!
“Ask the Doctor!” Segment
I am beginning to get questions via e-mail about computers, technology and the web… it occurs to me that I could incorporate the questions and answers into the “Dr. Bill: The Computer Curmudgeon” podcast. I think it will make a great segment. Send me your questions at: DrBill [at] TheComputerCurmudgeon.com Of course replace the “[at]” with an “@” sign. I am trying to keep the spammers at bay… this way they can’t automagically grab the e-mail address.
Anyway, go for it!
BAD Spyware “Removers” List
Spyware and Ad-Ware is evil! It installs on your system without permission and then slows your PC down! In most cases, it “tracks” your movements on the web and reports those movements to it’s evil masters. Arrrgh! Spyware is EVIL! However, given the user’s frenzy to get RID of Spyware, the bad guys have now taken a new tact. They are creating “Spyware removal programs” that DON’T actually find Spyware, but rather, install it! Talk about EVIL!
List of BAD Spyware “Removers”
So, if you are tempted to use any of the above… don’t! Instead, here are the one’s that the Doctor recommends these excellent, FREE tools:
Smarter or Dumber?
In this computer/technological age, do you think that we (that is, humans generally) are getting smarter, because we have developed and use complicated technologies, or “dumber,” because we overly depend on said complicated technologies? This is a question that Dr. Mike Merzenich, a neuroscientist, is considering:
What do YOU think? I vote for smarter. But… then, I would!
New URL, and Cool Stats!
I have a new URL for the Blog. The old one will still work, so if you have it bookmarked, never fear. However, I now have “TheComputerCurmudgeon.com” domain set for the Blog. And, you can reach me at DrBill [at] TheComputerCurmudgeon.com (of course, substituting a “@” for the “[at]” in the address… don’t want those nasty spammers to get that e-mail, you know!)
On another note of interest, it seems that after only two weeks, the “Dr. Bill: The Computer Curmudgeon” Podcast is ranked number 32 among tech oriented podcasts in BlogShares.com. Dewd! I am amazed and humbled. And, it takes a lot to humble the good Doctor! [GRIN!]