The $54M Pants and Other News of The Week Ending June 5, 2007
This is a wrap of smaller news items for the week ending June 10, 2007.
Read moreTechnology
This category is used for articles related to technology, particularly computer and information technology.
News for the Week Ending May 20, 2007
I’m posting the weekly news round up early this week, May 20, 2007. I have to be in Orlando tomorrow morning (Sunday) at 8am to attend a software conference.
Read moreMay 13, 2007 News Items
A bit of news from the week ending May 13, 2007. Crack selling ministers and long car trips.
Read moreNews Roundup-Week Ending April 15, 2007
This is a round of general news worth noting for the weekend April 15, 2007
Read moreWatch List Datamart
The master list the federal government keeps of known and suspected terrorists, from which other government agencies derive their own watch lists, already hundreds of thousands of names large, is growing out of control, filling with “fragmentary,” “inconsistent” and “sometimes just flat-out wrong” information, a top counterterrorism official said.
Read morePersonal Technology – Series Introduction
Over the past year or so, I’ve made a concerted attempt to get all my technology integrated to the extent that is reasonable, and actually helping me manage my life…rather than getting in the way. I think I’ve had a small level of success, so I’m going to write an irregular series on the “technology” I personally use day-to-day.
Read moreTechnology Toast
Earlier this week, the computer started crashing and restarting on a regular basis, and the error report was indicating something related to the video driver. I was afraid this might be an integrated video card, meaning I might have to just replace the PC, but it turns out it was a seperate card.
Read moreBlogging Essay Contest Entry
The folks at Weblog Tools Collection are hosting an essay contest about blogging, and I have submitted an entry. It’s about an experience I had as a result of creating a blog for my church.
Read moreWrapping up Thanksgiving 2006
We had a pretty typical Thanksgiving. As I’ve already reported, I drove to North Carolina last Monday, and then met friends up in Boone/Blowing Rock on Tuesday. Wednesday I stuck close to home and spent the day with Mom, and had dinner with her and some of her friends. It was overcast and rainy most of the day Wednesday.
Read moreNew Site Design
The web is a dynamic place. Things change a lot here. If you are a repeat customer, you’ll notice that overall look and feel of Deep Sand has changed. I just felt like it needed a refresh.
Read moreChertoff's Web of Terror
I’ve seen several articles about this over the past day or so. I’m linking to a brief article on Wired News. Apparently U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff is laying the ground work for the more agressive government monitoring of the web, if not outright control. Disaffected people living in the United States may develop radical ideologies and potentially violent skills over the internet and that could present the next major U.S. security threat, Chertoff said on Monday.
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