When I was nine years old, I was a volunteer at the computer lab in my elementary school. I worked with a very large and rather affable teacher by the name of Mr. Caplan. I would help wipe down the monitorsand the keyboards of the thirty or so Apple Macintosh IIs set in four rows,…
An examination at the factors of my being single
When something is not working the way you want it to, if something is malfunctioning, the proper thing to do is to troubleshoot the problem. Getting mad at a computer system or your automobile will notfix anything. You need to take a deep breath, take a step back, and look at what is wrong. In…
Strong values, weak wills
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. There are plenty of people on this earth who have strong values.There are many people who believe in monogamy, abstinence from sex, drugs, and alcohol. Many adhere to a religious…
I want to save Holden Caulfield's legacy
Get a Life, Holden Caulfield - NYTimes.com [PDF] When I read this article about Catcher in the Rye, I got all depressed. I felt like crying, and I held my head in my hands briefly. Then I took a deepbreath and mustered up the strength to write this piece. I had first read J.D. Salinger's…
Verizon DSL is nonsense in New York
Disclaimer: I'm not an IT expert. With that said, I noticed while managing my downloads over Usenet that my speeds were exceeding the cap on my Verizon DSL line. My cap is 3.0 megabits per second, butI usually get 2.8 mbps steadily. However, when I speed limited my downloads using NewsBin Pro, and concurrently lifting…
