2009 July

New York City, NY: NYC) Tucked away in the confines of NYC is a little known gem of The National Park Service, The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.
At 9,100 acres this refuge is home to many types of birds and wildlife. Located on Cross Bay Boulevard in Broad Channel you can visit the new green visitor [...]

This week I had to add a second hard drive to a Compaq computer. The old machine would not boot. I had to switch around the SATA cables to have the unit load in the correct boot order. Now my c: and d: drives are showing and in their proper order. Between IE 5,6,7, and 8 [...]

Step by step instructions can be found on Fold Your Shirt dot Com

I would like to share a few thoughts with you about an activity that clearly marks the end of civilization as we know it: Twittering. The New York Times heralded Twitter as “one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet.” My doctor tells me to be leery of fast-growing anythings, so perhaps that’s part of [...]

Are we a nation of damn fools as they think we are, or are we a nation of compassionate fools?
If we are the first, I think it is a sad day for America, but I think they are wrong. America is not a nation of damn fools. America’s unselfish beneficial deeds are well known throughout [...]

The house mania is still running strong in our region. After eight years of complaining about the quality, the location and the need for more housing in our region, there are still buildings and houses in just about any place, any how, any where and in any manner; garages below street level in a region [...]

The  Computer History Museum located in Mountain View, CA collects and maintains artifacts of all things related to computing. Their collection spans more than fifty years. If you have a hard-to-find rare piece of computing nostalgia, the CHM meets each week to discuss items offered for donation. Their online form makes donating to the museum [...]

KipKay of Make Magazine shows you how to create infrared goggles.

KipKay of Make Magazine shows you how to hack a single use camcorder.
With a little bit of rewiring, you can use that camera again and again.

“He who doesn’t learn from the past, will live in the past.” That was my grandma’s adage. First of all, let me tell you that I am not a Republican or a Democrat; nor a rich or a poor guy. I am a “Q Man” from the street, retired, living a quiet life with my [...]