Tag Archives: Internet

High-Tech Theft: KY Governor Seizes Domain Names

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s Office recently seized 141 domain names belonging to Internet gambling sites. Those names have been transferred, by court order, to the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The DNS information was ordered to stay the same while the court … Continue reading

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Blogging Exhaustion Anyone?

A recent NYT article chronicles the stress of being a full-time blogger, entrepreneur and participant in the Internet information industry. So, after staying up until nearly 3 a.m. last night working on my “new look” for WickedBlog — with proper … Continue reading

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Running Windows XP on an eMachines T5230

I recently added a new hard drive to my little emachines T5230 (a low-cost, high value desktop that runs Kubuntu and Ubuntu like a CHARM). The reason for the new drive? I have a client that still needs work done … Continue reading

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Found! Yet another great online distraction

Best of Craigslist – amusing, but seldom rated “G” — it’s a wonderful place to waste some of your life and get a few chuckles (or nod in silent knowing — depending on your own life experiences.)

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Rent a movie on your iPod?

Negotiations, reported by the WSJ today, may make it possible to digitally “rent” FOX movies for play on your iPod for a limited period of time. I, for one, could really go for something like that (if the price is … Continue reading

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