Category: Technology and Gadgets

How I spent my day

Re-doing this blog 😉 I'm using what amounts to a blank canvas - Sandbox - so I had to do all of the CSS styling from scratch. I have been wanting another sidebar and this was the only way for me to get it. So poke around, and let me know if you see things … Continue reading How I spent my day →

Twittering the Democratic Convention

I've signed up for a Twitter account and you should, too 🙂 I figured it would be a really quick way to post stuff that's going on in Denver. If you already have a Twitter account, you can add me - my account is vpaige. I've also stuck my Twitter RSS feed in the sidebar. … Continue reading Twittering the Democratic Convention →

A technology traveler’s toolkit

When I travel around town to cover various events, I usually carry just a couple of things, since I'm never far from home and all of the equipment I need. Going to Denver, I've been spending some time putting together the technology kit that I will need in order to be able to post to … Continue reading A technology traveler’s toolkit →

Don’t blame me

The missing images on this blog are due to a major problem with the image servers used by WordPress.com. Hopefully, things will be back to normal soon. In the meantime, enjoy the words 😉 UPDATE 9:01pm: Finally! Everything should be back to normal. This was a major outage today.

Technology Tuesday

Starting today, I'm going to try to post each Tuesday a quick roundup of technology stuff I've run across over the previous week. Sony has launched a new line of sleek computers, the VAIO Z series. They weigh just over 3 pounds and sport a 13.1" screen, along with most of the standard features now … Continue reading Technology Tuesday →

Email down

The email account associated with this blog (as well as all of my political stuff) has been down since last night. So if you emailed me, I'll be getting back to you as soon as I can. Thanks for your patience. UPDATE 7/8, 9:30am: My email is back up. Unfortunately, it appears that I have … Continue reading Email down →

Spam filter going wacky

OK, I've fished a bunch of comments out of the spam filter today. Unfortunately, that's all I can do, as WordPress.com uses Akismet for its spam filtering and I have little control over it. (I can't, for example, whitelist comments, although I can blacklist them.) Bear with me. If your comment doesn't appear immediately, shoot … Continue reading Spam filter going wacky →

Testing new setup

While I am waiting for my car, I decided to test a couple of things. First, I got a Lifebook U810 UPMC a couple of days ago. I'm trying to figure out if this computer is truly useful - or if it's too small for these old eyes. No verdict on that yet. Secondly - … Continue reading Testing new setup →

Opinion, please: Google Street View

Hampton Roads is one of 37 new areas being added to Google's Street View. Go here, punch in an address and you are presented with a picture of that address. Not only that, you can have a virtual tour of the neighborhood, using the navigation buttons. My own home is mostly obscured but others in … Continue reading Opinion, please: Google Street View →

Indictment in MySpace suicide case

A federal grand jury has indicted in the MySpace suicide case, according to this article. In a highly unusual use of a federal law generally employed in computer fraud cases, a federal grand jury here on Thursday indicted a Missouri woman accused of using a phony online identity to trick and taunt a 13-year-old girl, … Continue reading Indictment in MySpace suicide case →