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Personal Rapid Transit
07 January 08 09:34 AM | john | 0 Comments   
This Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) proposal is still one of the coolest ideas for improving the commuting situation that I have seen. Microsoft has a really large corporate campus with buildings spread out over many square miles. Going to meetings in another Read More...
The Smarter Emergency Kit
30 October 07 01:47 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Wired Magazine did an article on emergency readiness. I could not for the life of me find it on their web site, so here's what they recommend: The House Kit Sealed in plastic trash can or chest. For use in catastrophic situations, like earthquake, fire, Read More...
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Top 25 Greatest Science Books of All Time
30 October 07 09:57 AM | john | 0 Comments   
In December 2006 Discover Magazine did an article on the 25 greatest science books of all time. You can find them here . The list was interesting, but let's be honest how many of us have actually read anything by Charles Darwin? The reader's response Read More...
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What I did on my vacation (part 1)
04 September 07 11:04 AM | john | 0 Comments   
I just got back from my summer vacation. We spent a week in Puerto Rico (more on that in another blog) and a week at home. I always like to have a project that has nothing to do with computers, so I built a garden shed. I didn't use a plan or kit or anything, Read More...
Desktop Wallpaper Sites
23 July 07 08:16 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Oh joy. I've been looking for a particular computer desktop wallpaper site called mandolux for ages. A friend pointed it out to me last year and I lost the link. Thanks to Chris Parillo for pointing me to it. Read More...
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Windows Live Writer
05 July 07 05:19 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Well, I finally managed to get Windows Live Writer to connect to my blog. It couldn't download the blog style, but if it works it's way better than editing blog entries online. Although, I'm going to have to see how things like inserting pictures works. Read More...
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The blogging round robin
24 September 06 04:09 PM | john | 0 Comments   
Once upon a time I started a blog. I ran the blog using my own server from the PC in my kitchen. I used the open source software .Text, now Community Server . For a while everything was good. Then I started producing some open source software. I threw Read More...
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