It is no secret that I have been fascinated with computers, networking, programming, among other things associated with the information technology (IT) world since the 1980’s.  I had planned to follow the IT field since I was a teenager and spend hundreds if not thousands of hours studying the new technologies over time.  In fact [...]

As most of you know, I use Gmail as my main email client.  I think what convinced me to go with them initially was the ability to archive messages so that I can come back to them at a later date if I choose.  It also archives chat conversations through Google Talk.  It seems like [...]

When Devon Energy announced they were going to build a new 50 floor, 850 foot building in Oklahoma City, I decided that I would find a vantage point and take a picture of it once a week so that I could show the status.  Since we have been so busy trying to sell our house, [...]

To my surprise I just received a Twitter message from Leo Laporte with the comment… “My official Facebook fan page is http://facebook.com/theleolaporte.  I am hanging my head in shame. http://fb.me/wU7jXz27 I know many of you are scratching your head and saying… “So what!  Who cares?”  The reason that I post this is because Leo Laporte [...]

Have you ever noticed how there are all these shows on TV about the FBI and CIA as well as NCIS and CSI?  I want you to do something for me and watch one or all them with an ear open for the way they use the word Fed, Federal, Agent or Detective.  You will [...]

In the last three or four years our family has been getting together to celebrate my dad’s birthday.  He is the one in the middle in the black, orange and yellow shirt.  This year there were 15 people that met up at the Golden Corral in Midwest City, Oklahoma.  We had a good time an [...]

There seems to be a lot of buzz on the Internet about the concern for privacy with the new location based services on social networking services.  I think a lot of this is a little blown out of proportion.  Several months ago a service called Foursquare came on the scene where you could download applications [...]

A good lesson can be learned about keeping your social media posts separate.  I mean it it not necessarily a good idea to import all your Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, etc. together.  I cannot say much about how other people operate online but with me it seems like despite my not being into Facebook, most everyone [...]

Where a person focuses their energy with respect to their online presence has been a point of contention with all of the social networking sites.  Let’s be honest.  I am the world’s worst about signing up for virtually everything on the Internet.  I am always trying out the newest toy and looking for the best [...]

Have any of you noticed a recent trend in the political world?  The liberals have begun using the term progressive to describe themselves.  Dictionary.com defines the term progressive as… Progressive: favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are,esp. in political matters: a progressive mayor. This [...]