I’m not sure if you saw this article released by the Associated Press last week. If you didn’t follow the link, basically the article said that a company has developed a new technology that would prevent television watchers from (1) fast forwarding through commercials (of pre-recorded TV shows), and (2) changing the channel during commercials. …
Internet scammers get more and more sophisticated every day. Well over a year ago, I warned you on this blog about the trouble of what are called “phishing scams“. This weekend I’ve been inundated with e-mails that are purportedly from PayPal, warning me that my account has been flagged, and if I don’t follow a …
Many of you know that Christina and I started an online book club last year. We suffered through a drought at the end of 2005, but we’re excited to announce the next book for the club: 1776 by David McCullough. I noticed this book not long after it was published last year, and thought it …
I finally figured out what to do with the useless air miles I keep accumulating at Delta. I don’t fly enough to earn enough miles to get a free flight. But I have this SkyMiles account that gradually is getting bigger. Last month I got a letter from some company that said I could get …
Today I issue a call to screenwriters and movie producers everywhere. It is time for a true adaptation of L.M. Montgomery’s Jane of Lantern Hill. Last week, Christina and I hunted down the only copy of the 1990 made-for-TV movie Lantern Hill, and I have to admit, we were sorely disappointed. The original book, by …