"If the times aren’t ripe, you have to ripen the times."
This was the mantra of civil rights leader Dorothy Height who passed on Tuesday evening in hospital at the great age of 98. While Dr. Height was a shining example for women during a time when women were definitely considered second class citizens, the fact [...]
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Loss of a Civil Rights Giant
About the Apple iPad
Unless you have spent the last several days on a wilderness trip or are just living under a rock then you have not heard about the Apple iPad. Well we assume our readers are all in the know. Apple has once again taken on a established market and elevated it to an all time high. [...]
Understanding the Census
The Census is important, and that is something that all American should know. In the past the Census has been considered a waste of time, resources, and even an invasion of privacy. While there is merit on both sides of the argument, it always boils down to doing what’s best for the majority. The Census [...]
LifeLock finally exposed
Well a few years ago there was an ad being shown everywhere on TV and on the side of busses and carried around on a truck all over the city with CEO Todd Davis’s social security number. He claimed his company could protect anyone from being a source of identity theft.
Not long after [...]
Buyer Beware!
Buyer Beware!
As of late these two words have never been more relative in my life than they have ever before. I normally consider myself pretty savvy and have a certain amount of street smarts, normally I can see a scam coming a mile away but recently I was snagged in by one of the oldest [...]
Amazon Wins Every Time
I have a Kindle but one thing to know about a Kindle is reading a technical book or textbook can be a nightmare. Amazon has built in tons of bookmarking and note taking features but flipping back and forth thru Kindle pages just isn’t fun. Not to mention screenshots and charts in monochrome don’t always [...]
Hotroom Podcast for 12-18-08 “Slap Some Black On It”
This week we are joined by Dexter Mobley, Baron McLean, Timothy Conerson, the topics covered were:
Yahoo Layoffs, the group spends a little time talking about the happenings at Yahoo! The Blackbird Browser, and there is a disagreement in the group about ethnic and racial branding. Which leads into a discussion/review of Tyler Perry’s The Family [...]
Lexar JumpDrive Secure II Plus
A friend gave me the Lexar JumpDrive Secure II Plus as a gift. At first glance it appears to be a pretty un-interesting thumb-drive made of cheap looking black plastic that would easily break and not likely to withstand very much in the area of punishment. However there are a few redeeming qualities that make [...]
