Monthly Archives: March 2009

Using a Pocket PC Again

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Ever since I got an iPod Touch about a year ago, I’ve been using it as a PDA. It’s done a fine job for me. Nonetheless, I have recently been missing some of the features of a Pocket PC. So, … Continue reading →

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Sharing a Tune: After You’ve Gone

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Many years ago, the legendary guitarists Chet Atkins and Les Paul recorded some tunes together, one of them being After You’ve Gone. They did beautiful harmony on it, mostly single-string, with a few finger rolls from Chet in parts. They … Continue reading →

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What If You Were Born into Different Circumstances?

Posted on March 6, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Last night I watched part of the Dawkins-Lennox Debate on atheism versus Christianity. (Note that the video begins playing when the link is launched, so ensure your volume is set to tolerable.) I didn’t watch all of the video, because … Continue reading →

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Attempted Mobile Support

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Bruce Keener

In an attempt to provide optimized viewing for mobile browsers (Windows Mobile, Android, BlackBerry, iPhone, etc), I have installed a mobile-viewing plugin. The plugin is in beta form at this time, so it could have some problems. Please, please let … Continue reading →

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Amazon’s Kindle for iPhone App is Kewl

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Bruce Keener

Amazon now has a free Kindle app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. I installed it this morning on my Touch, typed in my Amazon account information (email and password), and zoom: almost instantaneously, the app grabbed the listing of … Continue reading →

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Watching a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Come True

Posted on March 3, 2009 by Bruce Keener

We have almost talked ourselves into an economic depression. Sure, there are real fiscal problems in some sectors of the economy. But it is fear that has dragged the markets to their lowest level in 11 years, not the value … Continue reading →

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Why So Much Use of Internet Explorer 6?

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Bruce Keener

My laptop died yesterday. Not the end of the world, because I only used it to do online banking with Microsoft Money and to see how my site looked in Internet Explorer 6 (IE6). I can do the banking easy … Continue reading →

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