Archive for December, 2005

Most Interesting Webcams of 2005

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

Selected from hundreds of nominees by a panel of EarthCam producers, EarthCam announces the most unique and compelling webcams of 2005.
Today, you will be redirected to a New Year’s Special event. EarthCam’s regular website will continue on January 1st.
EarthCam…

There goes the neighborhood!

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

The seniors sweepstakes kicks into high gear this weekend as the first baby boomers turn 60 and states, cities and small towns mount ad campaigns to attract up-and-coming retirees.
States rushing to lure retirees - Yahoo! News

Keep your computer spyware-free

Friday, December 30th, 2005

Here’s a list of ten things you can do to keep your PeeCee spyware-free. You say you don’t have a PeeCee and you use a Mac? Don’t Worry; Be Happy!
Number three (3) on the list is something I mentioned earlier.

Yo! Yo!

Friday, December 30th, 2005

I remember when I saw my first yo-yo. The new kid in town was from California, back in the days when yo-yos were all made by Duncan, wooden and all one color. His was hand carved with palm trees. I had to have one.
After hours of practice I could “Rock the Baby,” “Ride the Elevator,” […]

Got Internet Explorer? Trash it!

Friday, December 30th, 2005

If you are still using Internet Explorer as your browser, I urge you to see what people are saying, in the wake of its most recent security issues.
Browse Happy!
Firefox is a browser built for speed and security, and getting rave reviews from the likes of PC World, PC Magazine, and USA Today — even Microsoft’s […]

Best of the Web?

Friday, December 30th, 2005

I don’t know about that, but this site thinks so.

White-winged dove

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

We were sitting outside on our patio the other night enjoying the late afternoon when I noticed several White-winged Doves in our Mesquite Tree. I wanted to take some pictures but by the time I got the camera and returned outside, most, if not all, had flown away.
OK, I know. It’s a bad picture […]

Do as I say…

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

Who do you contact? The Attorney General?
Florida’s attorney general has spearheaded an aggressive campaign against unsolicited e-mails, or spam. But as a candidate for governor, he appears to be generating some unwanted Internet clutter himself.
Charlie Crist was a staunch defender of a tough anti-spam law passed by the state legislature last year, under which violators […]

Similar Articles

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

I added a new feature to this blog which should list similar articles at the bottom of each post. This list of up to five previous posts is created dynamically and there is no way that I can control the relevance of the articles.
It may be of some use. If not, just ignore it. […]

Best of 2005

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

Let’s recap what some consider to be the best of this year:
Best Books of 2005, Amazon’s Editors select their choices.
Ebert’s Best 10 Movies of 2005
Business Week’s choices for the Best Business Leaders, Ideas, and Products of the year.
Popular Science’s awards for the best in a variety of categories.
50 Coolest Websites 2005 from Time.com.

Best DVDs […]