http://tarandon.ca Life would be much easier if I had the source code. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:37:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been using AVG free for amost 5 years now.  It really couldn't be beat for free antivirus software and link scanner.  The software is compact, takes up little footprint, and really does a fine job of protecting your PC. If you're a PC Gamer however, I strongly advise against the ... http://tarandon.ca/technology/143/ James Bowthorpe is 4 days away from his final destination of of London England. He left there 170 days ago on March 29, 2009 to raise 1.8 Million GBP for Parkinson's research by travelling the 18,000 mile route around the world on his bicycle.  Since leaving London, England he's travelled ... http://tarandon.ca/charity/englishman-shatters-round-the-globe-record-by-4-weeks/ I've recently begun using twitter on a more consistent basis.  I sometimes find it difficult to attract new followers that aren't spam bots trying to sell me porn. I recently started trying to understand what I need to do to get new followers.  I find that most of the people I follow ... http://tarandon.ca/technology/twitters-propensity-for-one-liners/ For some reason I've become engaged once again in the social media tools the internet provides.  This very post represents the first since early February here at Tarandon.ca. It's interesting to try and identify why the internet today seems more apt to meet my needs as a user than it was ... http://tarandon.ca/recreation/social-activity/ Some people have it, some people don't.  I don't know what differentiates the two.   But I do know what's missing in my life that prevents that capacity from being realised. I lack a basic sense of inspiration. I get frustrated with the obstacles far to easily. I get really frustrated with the ... http://tarandon.ca/culture/the-capacity-for-greatness/ I got invited to the Bumptop Beta last week and I have to say my initial impressions weren't the greatest. When I first heard of this concept by Anand Agarawala, I was really excited at the potential of this new desktop environment.  He was even invited to TED to display his ... http://tarandon.ca/technology/bumptop-beta/ Is it just me, or is this a new favicon for Google? I just noticed this today.  If it is new, I like.  If not, I still like. Cheers, Tarandon Update: Looks like it's not new, the folks over at Blogoscoped noticed this too! http://tarandon.ca/technology/google-new-favicon/ Today Palm revealed news at CES that it had finally completed its latest operating system; and I have to say I'm excited. The new operating system is called Palm WebOS.  Somewhat predictably this operating system is designed to be really easy for web developers to design applications for.  If you happen ... http://tarandon.ca/technology/palm-finally-introduces-a-new-operating-system/ Well, the 2.7 Install went off without a hitch, except the zip extracted to the wrong directory. easily fixed however, and we're back on track. To my amazement the plugins all seemed to work. and right now I'm trying out the QuickPress Widget in the corner of the ... http://tarandon.ca/technology/27-uploaded/ I just finished reading Hank Green's post over at EcoGeek.org where he outlines some of the problems with the 15 year old Kyoto Protocol.  I think he's got it right, so I'm spreading the word! Cheers! Tarandon http://tarandon.ca/technology/hank-greens-got-it-right/