I read an article about a fellow who is having a problem with his PayPal account. While trying (unsuccessfully) to get it resolved, he found himself on the PayPal web site reading through their privacy policy and came across a rather disturbing policy clause. It seems PayPal has decided that, under... (Read More)

WHEW! It's been a while, but I have been busy. One, trying to learn C#, two just a plethora of other projects, and three, moving my other blogs. I had been using hosted blogs, for which I was paying monthly fees. This got a little old, so I moved them to my own site (http://www.ezekius.com, which... (Read More)

Well, Yahoo went ahead and boosted space on their free email service to 1GB, but there was no BIG announcement; they said they were going to do it, then rather quietly went ahead and did it. This was probably because they got scooped by Google, who without warning boosted theirs to 2GB, and that... (Read More)

Just a few weeks after I ranted and raved (well, not really, but that sounded good) about overpriced software, two of the biggest offenders have become ONE! My feeling is that this does not bode well for any but the most die-hard, well-established longtime users, who also happen to be earning good... (Read More)

There is a story in the Bible (whether you honor the Bible or not, the story is still there), about a king who saw the wife of another man and was taken with her. Now this king already had a few wives of his own, and most likely could have had more. But the woman he saw, even though he was told by... (Read More)

I just had a great idea for a program. With the proliferation of alternative browsers, many people (like me) might now be using several different browsers for several different purposes. For example, I have one browser I use with Java, ActiveX and other scripting turned off. I use this if I am... (Read More)

A major antivirus software company recently tried to stir up a scare by saying, in effect, "Hey, ya'll, all the hackers are now targeting Firefox and other devices!" A thinly-veiled come-on was implied: "Better buy more of our over-priced, over-functionalized bloatware!" I ain't buyin' it; I... (Read More)

I saw a cover from a PC-oriented magazine from the early 90's, and I had to laugh. The cover showed 3 highway speed limit signs. One read 8MHz, the next read 10MHz and the third read 12Mhz. The caption said "What Price Speed?" The implication was that computer speeds were "skyrocketing", but there... (Read More)

I need to make a small correction to yesterday's post. Near the end of paragraph nine, I said: "With RAD tools, I look forward to much the same happening with application development, the tools making it easy enough so that only the very most difficult programming tasks can be handled by someone... (Read More)

What's up with Technology? I mean, I like earning money almost as much as the next guy (and I mean "almost", because I genuinely don't care to earn more money than I can realistically spend in my lifetime), but some of the overpriced technology makes me want to holler! Case in point: A few years... (Read More)

Just a friendly "hello" before we get into the DEEP stuff. After 14 years in the computer field as a technician, I have discovered that, 14 years ago I should have become a programmer. I had the choice, but consciously made the decision to become a tech. Now, technicians are less than a dime a... (Read More)