Orkut
About five years ago, my friend Jeff Giles asked me to join Orkut — a social networking site that was started by Google. I joined, but not really knowing what...
It’s All Headed for “The Cloud”
I don’t know if you’ve been keeping up with this move of all your essential files (docs, videos, music, and pictures) to cloud computing, but it seems Apple is close...
Back to Teaching
May you live in interesting times… It seems opportunities arise in the most unlikely places. Back in 2001 when I was fresh out of grad school and feeling like the...
The Joys and Sorrows of Biking
Lately, I’ve been going on longer bike rides. Last week, I decided to take my brother’s advice and climb more hills. So, looking for a challenge, I found myself going...
Song From the Edge of the World
Well, because Julie wanted to hear this song, I figure others might want to hear it, too. Siouxsie and the Banshees recorded this song back in 1987, and it was...