Category: Technology and Gadgets

Mobile version of site

You'll notice a new link in my sidebar called Mobile edition. This gives you access to my blog from a web-enabled mobile phone or PDA. While this site renders pretty well on a mobile phone or PDA, having it specifically formatted for small-screen rendering is even better. Bookmark it. Visit often 😉

Blog updates

There have been a few changes around here, hopefully to make the blog a little more informative. In case you haven't looked recently, the My Representatives page has been updated to reflect my fine new Senator Ralph Northam. I put up that picture on January 9 😉 I've recently added to my sidebar a video … Continue reading Blog updates →

Blog tweaks

OK, it's been over a month since I switched to this new theme. Since that time, I've been tweaking it, learning a little CSS as I went along. Here at WordPress, we don't have access to the underlying html files (since we are on a shared platform) so there are some limits as to what … Continue reading Blog tweaks →

Gravatars: go get one :)

Here at WordPress.com, we have had our own little avatar system. Recently, the company that owns WordPress.com bought Gravatar and today announced that they have enabled gravatar support here. (Don't tell them but I noticed that it had been enabled - at least on my blog - last week.) Anyway, head on over and grab … Continue reading Gravatars: go get one ðŸ™‚ →

No charges to be filed in MySpace suicide

I first became aware of the suicide of a young MySpace user about 10 days ago and it prompted this post. Monday, CNN reported that no charges would be filed in the 13-year-old's death. Asked whether he is satisfied with laws pertaining to the case, [ St. Charles County, Missouri, Prosecuting Attorney Jack] Banas said, … Continue reading No charges to be filed in MySpace suicide →

Community fights back in MySpace suicide case

I know almost nothing of social networking sites. Yes, I have a LinkedIn account, but that's only because I got so many invitations that I finally broke down and responded to one of them. The others - MySpace, Facebook, MyBlogLog, among them - simply have little appeal for me. Besides, I simply don't have time … Continue reading Community fights back in MySpace suicide case →

Theme change

Yeah, no header. And no tagline, either. But when WordPress.com released this new theme late Wednesday evening, I had to give it a go. Let me know what you think. Oh yeah - Happy Thanksgiving 🙂

Internet addiction: 17 hours a day online!

This article appeared in Sunday's Virginian Pilot (original article here). As the sidebar indicates, Korea is the most wired nation on Earth, with more than 90% of the homes connected to the internet. With that availability has come the inevitable addiction: Compulsive Internet use has been identified as a mental health issue in other countries, … Continue reading Internet addiction: 17 hours a day online! →

I snagged one

A Wii, that is. I've never been a gamer and have never owned a game system. But there was just something about the Wii that made me want to give it a shot. So, for the past few weeks, I've been trying to track down a system locally. Everywhere it has been sold out. I … Continue reading I snagged one →

A chance to tell electeds about e-democracy

Del. Kris Amundson, one of the proprietors of 7 West, has to speak next week at the National Conference of State Legislatures. She wants us to help her out. Between now and Tuesday, think about what you’d like to say to elected officials about the new, interactive technology. Why should Republicans (or Democrats, depending on … Continue reading A chance to tell electeds about e-democracy →