Well, friends, my on-again-off-again relationship with FamilyFirst that has lasted ten years is, I’m sorry to say, off again. The company which owns this blog has decided to go a different direction, which doesn’t include me. I wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors. And I hope that some day their plans…
I am that strangest of enigmatic paradoxes: A professional geek who is not into gadgets. Yet, somehow, i have been led kicking and screaming into the world of hi-tech gadgetry. Case in point: My son gave me a 30-gig iPod. He also provided me with a car stereo which accepts auxiliary input from the iPod,…
Neil Young. How privileged every generation is that has experienced him. I hate to write anything about him, because i have featured him innumerable times in selecting FamilyFirst sites over the many years that i have been doing this gig. But I was just made aware of this particular announcement, so it’s here, a few…
Well, my employer, good friend, and business associate is at it again. Joel Comm has created another program designed to make ANYONE an internet millionaire. My advice: check it out. Joel is personally responsible for putting a bunch of money in my bank accounts thanks to his advice. I first crossed paths with him way…
Well, once again, research for my own gig, I Remember JFK, has led to a FamilyFirst pick. I wrote a column on my memories of the Sunday funnies. That led me to this killer site which is packed with info about strips that have long passed from memory, as well as ones that continue to…
Need a place to stash some files for backup? I’m talking about a LOT of files. Like 25 gigs worth! Oh, and, of course, it’s FREE. Check out today’s FamilyFirst site: MediaMax. Not only do you get all that space to store your backups, you also get user-friendly software to help you keep it all…
OK, it’s time for a drum roll . . . A couple of days ago, I hinted at a site I would be building for Baby Boomers. Well, here it is! The site is called irememberjfk.com. Here’s its premise: Are you old enough to remember JFK’s assasination? For many of us, the worldshaking event was…
So you just brought your hot new computer home from the store, and as you delete all of the crapware that came with it, and painstakingly take the fluff out of XP’s display so your machine will run at the fastest possible speed, you begin thinking of what your geek friends told you: Try Linux!…
I like to have fun from time to time with this great FamilyFirst gig, but sometimes, I have to turn to a more serious side. Today, I bring to your attention a group of individuals who has long been heartlessly kept captive by middle-class families like the ones on your street! The majority of these…
The internet is all about a lot of things, but one of the big ones is following your dream. I can speak from personal experience here. In 1995, when I first took my baby steps out into the world of the web and Usenet, I fancied a new career in writing. Well, while it’s not…