From the monthly archives:

February 2008

Fiction can be good for you

by Bruce Keener on February 29, 2008

There was a time when I loved to read good fiction books: Clancy, Koontz, Ludlum, Grisham, and so on. I used to go through several books a month on a regular basis, some in paperback form and some in ebook form.
Now I have a pile of unread fiction paperbacks and at least a dozen in [...]

How To Use Google Forms to Conduct a Survey

by Bruce Keener on February 28, 2008

This post describes how to use the form feature of Google Spreadsheets to conduct a survey. But, before getting into that, I want to make these points:

Before conducting a survey, you should always ask yourself what you are willing to change as a result of the survey. This means really knowing what you really expect [...]

Beautiful Fractals for Your Computer Desktop

by Bruce Keener on February 28, 2008

Tech Republic has posted 50 beautiful fractals that you can use for your computer’s desktop wallpaper. These are available in 1800 pixel size and are really stunning. I am using one on my iMac right now, and will rotate to a different one eventually.
The above picture is a low-resolution copy that does not do justice [...]

An Update to Keener Music

by Bruce Keener on February 27, 2008

I updated my Keener Music site last night to include some of the tunes I had released on this site, but had not placed on my music site.
If you have friends that are into finger style guitar music, you might want to point them to this site. Thanks to my brother for letting me have [...]

Questions to Ask Yourself Periodically

by Bruce Keener on February 26, 2008

I’ve chosen this week to answer a set of questions that I periodically ask myself. I’ve mentioned the questions on this blog before, but it has been a long time, so I thought mentioning it again might be helpful. Plus, I decided to roll the questions out in a different format: as a Google Presentation.

You [...]