I’m playing Strategic Conquest on my 2010 iMac. It’s the good version of the game, version 3.01, the one I played for hours and hours in the 1990s. Same code, too.
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January 23, 2012My Conquest of Strategic ConquestJanuary 22, 2012Kim Dotcom is not a Bond Supervillian. Not Quite.What this jerk was doing is illegal and cost the entertainment and creative industries millions of dollars in lost revenue. The article is fascinating in describing how this lard loaf lived high on the works of others. May he rot. Well, until the next Dotcom Dork hosts another server and does the same thing. The problem is really demand: There are too many people in the world who expect to get everything free on the Internet. That attitude is squelching creativity. It provides a massive disincentive to anyone expecting to reap the rewards of doing something new and unique. January 20, 2012Corporate MeFor the first time ever, I’m working for a company that has an Exchange server, uses Outlook, and is pretty much that Corporate Windows thing. It’s a different world. January 18, 2012Wikipedia Takes a HolidayIf you happen to visit the Wikipedia site today, specifically the English language Wikipedia site, you’ll see a message about a world without free knowledge. I have some issues with that. January 16, 2012The Mail Twins: IMAP and POPI don’t watch enough silly cartoon shows, but I’m certain that nothing on the air today features characters named IMAP or POP. When it comes to email, however, those characters actually exist.
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January 13, 2012Print NowJust a quick one for you today: When you’re ready to print, print. Don’t wait. The document isn’t going to season itself in your computer. It’s not wine. There’s no point in delay; print now.
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January 11, 2012Geek CentralIt’s called the Consumer Electronics Show or CES. It’s in Las Vegas. It’s big. I would love to be there. I’m glad I’m not. January 9, 2012Unbreakable GlassIt may not be exactly unbreakable, but it’s called Gorilla Glass, and it’s manufactured by Corning. It’s in the news because of the looming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that’s descending upon Las Vegas this week. It’s a big deal to me because of a story I heard a long, long time ago.
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January 6, 2012What the Hell is That File?It probably doesn’t happen as often any more, but occasionally computer users enjoy playing the game, What the Hell is That File? The results can be hilarious. January 4, 2012This Old Zip DiskThe label says 1997. It’s an Iomega Zip disk. Capacity: 100MB. Yep, back in 1997, that was really something, 67 times the capacity of a floppy disk and far cheaper than those outrageously expensive CD-R discs and the rare drives that swallowed them. |
