Bill Gates on two big problems, malaria, and the need for more great teachers
This is an excellent, relevant, and at times humorous speech, by Bill Gates on two MAJOR problems facing the world and the U.S. and what he’s trying to do about them.
Passionate About Pizza book
A good friend of mine, Curtis Ide, is passionate about pizza! Specifically, making great pizza at home. He’s so passionate in fact that he’s written a book about it with all the details, great pictures, and of course, lots of recipes! He’s just put up a blog web site to talk about it and share … Read more
Remembering January 28th, 1986
This day contained 2 things burned in my memory. Like many who love NASA and all it has accomplished, I was horrified to learn the Challenger space shuttle blew up a couple of minutes after launch as it rocketed into space. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBE Later that day, President Ronald Reagan gave a speech to the nation, that … Read more
Thank you, President George W. Bush
I watched all of your final press conference, your interview with Brit Hume, your interview with Sean Hannity, and while I didn’t agree with everything you did while President, particularly letting government spending spiral out of control and not vetoing any spending during your first term, overall I’m still glad you were our President during … Read more
Meet Elliott (Blackberry Storm video put on youtube)
So I got a Blackberry Storm recently (love it, although there’s quite a learning curve!). Anyway, it can capture video, which is pretty cool. So I grabbed a few tiny videos and wanted to see if I could transfer, edit, and publish on youtube. Took two tiny videos, transferred them, imported to Windows Movie Maker … Read more
Browser differences can drive a web developer mad
As a web developer, one important task is testing web pages with multiple different browsers and even different versions of the same browser. This could drive a person insane, but I’d like to share a couple of discoveries. Trying to be a good developer I’m using ‘div’s more than tables these days, using CSS extensively, … Read more
Stop Vista rebooting automatically!
Ever sit down to your computer which had some stuff running only to find you’re at the login screen (and not just the screensaver password prompt screen)? Did you lose some work? I have! No easy option to change this, but it IS changeable. Great blog post here about it: http://softwarex-nz.blogspot.com/2008/01/stop-vistas-update-auto-reboot.html Thank you!
Election results
So my predictions weren’t too bad. Presidency: Obama by 188 electoral votes! (vs. 100) Senate: Dems gain 5 or 6? (vs. 6) House: Dems gain 18-25 (vs. 25) Now let’s hope Obama truly leads and doesn’t cave to Reid and Pelosi’s agendas…
Well it’s election day
I voted. And I’ve deliberately kept the TV off any channel likely to be analyzing the election or announing results. It’s not been easy (I watched other, pre-recorded stuff, or did some work). I will catch the result in the morning! My predictions: Presidency: Obama by 100 electoral votes. Senate: Dems gain 6 House: Dems … Read more