Technology and the Web have given the First Amendment freedom-of-speech an upgrade. Call it Freedom of Speech 2.0 or Freedom of e-Speech. But there are cyber-nuts out there who try to ruin it. Let’s exercise our right of free speech and label them e-idiots, and then quit listening to them so they can’t spoil it for the rest of us. And good example is the MySpace suicide … [Read more...] about Freedom of e-Speech
Web Survives a Busy Week
The Web took a hit this past week with a perfect storm of news events. The passing of both Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, the irrespirable lure of the Gov. Mark Sanford political sex scandal, and the continued unrest in Iran created a flood of news. The Web went into over load, but it survived showing its strength and durability. On June 25, 2009 the World Wide Web … [Read more...] about Web Survives a Busy Week
Stem Cell Research goes to the Dogs
Stem cell treatments are moving forward with amazing promise, if you are a dog or a horse. But for us humans, stem cells are caught in the political machine, much like the rest of health care in the USA. Stem cell research has been a tale of two technologies in that it has exited the medical community yet inflamed political forces. On the positive side stem cell … [Read more...] about Stem Cell Research goes to the Dogs
Get Your Facebook Username
Facebook gives away 500,000 usernames in 15 minutes. Get yours while you can. Starting at 12:01AM on June 13, 2009 Facebook allows custom names to create a direct link to profiles. Some call this a vanity URL. Here’s how it works. Before the direct link to a Facebook profile looks something like this: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=123456789 The new … [Read more...] about Get Your Facebook Username
I Want My DTV
June 12, 2009 is the transition to DTV (Digital Television). Excited? Concerned? So what does this mean for you? Probably not much. But there may be some interesting situations to consider. First of all, what does the DTV transition mean? Currently, most all local TV stations who broadcast over the airwaves have been sending out both analog and digital signals. On … [Read more...] about I Want My DTV