At presstime, it was 49 years ago today that a Beechcraft Bonnaza crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa, taking the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper. In 1971, a soulful artists named Don McClean wrote a song which was a long, rambling account about SOMETHING. When uit first came out, the rumors…
Today’s FamilyFirst site put a big smile on my face. Many clueless web designers out there insist on using Microsoft technologies in their sites. And Microsoft, of course, is reluctant to have their technologies work in any environment other than their own, which they charge you dearly for. And Java is another finicky platform that…
First of all, an update. If you were unable to get into the get-paid-to-surf service we talked about a couple of days ago, they have fixed their website issues. Click here to join up for free and become a stockholder earning real money to surf the web! Moving on to today’s site. I believe about.com…
Let’s say you have something you want to keep close to you. Say it’s a child, or a laptop computer, or an mp3 player, or your carry-on bag at the airport, or anything else of value. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could attach a device that would raise Cain if that valuable left your…
Portable music has changed a lot since I was a youngster. I remember getting an AM transistor radio and listening to the World Series at school (that was when they played day games). Cassette tapes made it easy to take whole albums outside and listen to, and CDs, well, that has opened up a whole…
Like most Americans these days, I’m packing a few extra pounds. Truth be told, I’m packing more than a few extra pounds. So I decided to start watching what I eat, and getting a little more exercise. I took to walking in my neighborhood, 2-3 miles a day. But walking is boring, so I decided…
The file format of MP3 is changing the way we listen to music, and even how we read a book, or in this case, listen to a book. I have recently become hooked on old radio programs that I can download off the net, and then put on an MP3 player. One CD can hold…