Ramblings of a Luddite Geek

I was writing a tutorial in Microsoft Word that describes commands that the reader is supposed to enter at the command prompt.  I thought it...

Friday on NRP, Morning Edition featured the Blackphone, a smart phone with privacy as its number one priority.  Also mentioned were Black, B...

After upgrading to Outlook 2010 over a year ago, it became apparent that its junk email filter continued to work even after we disabled it. ...

I rarely insert hyperlinks into an Excel spreadsheet.  So every time I do, I get burned by Excel's predilection for turning Absolute pat...

What kind of Geek could resist an opportunity to improve his or her mind?  If there is such a geek, I am not that kind. So when I heard th...

In a post that included Outlook VBA code , I mentioned that I stopped using the macro because of Outlook's tougher security. Today, I ...

So far my tablet is leading me to the conclusion that it's not worth buying one.  While the portability of it is really neat, it's s...

The IRS recently was criticized for scrutinizing certain organizations applying for tax free status.  It seems that organizations that had ...

It all started with a blog post by Sacha Chua that made me think, "I bet there's an app for that."  She described how she set...

I concede that I was exaggerating a bit when I referred to my new tablet as "a GPS device, RF scanner, MP3 player, eReader, camera, dig...

Recently I took my stash of credit card rewards and, all at once, I bought a GPS device, RF scanner, MP3 player, eReader, camera, digital vo...

I did not realize until just a few moments ago that our Earth is 9000 years old, and it was created in six days.  So says Rep. Paul C. Broun...

ScienceDebate.org invited thousands of scientists, engineers and concerned citizens to submit what they felt were the the most important sc...

...whatever you post on Facebook, you should just assume that the public can see it, because even though Facebook tries to put in protectio...

I lost the grommet that allows me to attach a drain hose to my air conditioner.  So I decided to see whether water's properties of adhes...

One of my unofficial volunteer work responsibilities is that of Paging System Monitor.  This is someone who listens to a page over the publi...

I bought the GPS about one month before driving my family to Washington DC.  In order to get used to it, I would use it on my work commute. ...

With the purchase of the HP laptop a few weeks ago, the number of computers in our home exceeded the number of humans. I bought the new la...

The melamine that was found in tainted milk could be in the chocolate that's passed out this Halloween. Please watch this "Candy Pr...

Congress thinks we need a bailout. Wall Street definitely needs a bailout. What do you think? I'll tell you what I think. We don'...