YellowPages.com Sucks

by | May 29, 2009 | General

For the last year my wife’s small-but-growing, word-of-mouth based business has been listed with YellowPages.com. The Networking Group my wife was a member of included in their ranks a sales rep who pushed that this would be an outstanding way to expand her...

Use WordPress? Secure it!

by | Apr 17, 2008 | General

I got a reminder last weekend about just how critical it is to secure your WordPress-based Blog. Mine was hacked… My own fault, to be sure… Turns out that the installation scripts can be very easily hacked and SQL-injected. The end result is that your...

Next-Gen Game Costs: A Burden on Development

by | Dec 30, 2007 | General

According to BBC, an average PS3 game costs nearly $15 million to make – and that’s before any marketing is done for the game. Not only is this bad news for gamers, as it almost ensures our store shelves will be stocked with sequel after buyer-recognizable...

At least my 6-year-old gets my humor…

by | Nov 25, 2006 | General

[Originally Posted 28-Apr-05] Last night my daughter, Isabelle, says to my wife Mommy, what do chamelions do when they get mad? (no I don’t know where she gets these questions, but that doesn’t stop me from having fun) I promptly replied: They spit...

Note to Alaska Airlines Critics

by | Jan 14, 2006 | General

Most of the time the local CraigsList Rants and Raves board is drivel from extreme left-leaning wingnuts who think Bush should be impeached. Occassionaly there something really insightful and well-written there. Of course, those few entries are casting pearls before...