I hate to admit it, but I was one of the millions of people whose Gawker profile information was stolen from a cracked server. What this means is that someone has my profile information from Gawker, including my e-mail address and the username and password that I used to authenticate so that I could leave… [Read more…]
January 24, 2011
My five-year-old computer died the other day. This was a problem because I used this computer to telecommute and because it was where I got most of my “real” work done. I therefore had to replace it in a hurry. I really wanted to replace it with a little net top, but I needed a… [Read more…]
February 20, 2009
On Marketplace yesterday, there was a great piece on how a lot of job-seekers are using social networks to help them find new job. They focused on strategies that make it easy for potential employers to find you based on relationships, and how efficient that can be. Searching for a job has always been about… [Read more…]
April 11, 2008
I read a great article on the Freakonomics Blog today regarding the opportunity costs associated with financially free software updates: How Much Does a Free iPhone Update Cost? In it, the author basically points out that his financially free iPhone update cost him one hour of his life when the update broke his phone. A… [Read more…]
February 6, 2011
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