PonderEthereal

I needed a backup solution that was easy and trustworthy and preferably one that I don’t have to manage constantly. I also wanted one (again, preferably) off site in case something happened to my computer like theft or fire. I decided to use Carbonite based upon a Lifehacker story comparing Carbonite to other services. I got 15 days to try it out for free so I figured, what the heck. I tried it.

From moment one, Carbonite was really simple to use. I set up an account and was backing up within minutes. It installs a small client to your computer and that client is smart enough to either pick out the most commonly backed up files - or to allow you to choose what to back up and what not to. There were lots of warnings that the initial back up could date over a week. It only backs up during idle time and…

Originally Posted in March 06 - see below for update

I was reading a post on someone else’s blog about what he has installed on his Treo (which is a great list). One of the items was a wiki-like notes program - Note Studio. I am a total notes taker. I go on tangents and do research on a topic and then all my notes go into a notepad file and it gets stashed away on my computer. I may or may not be able to find it later. So I went to take a look at it and it looked pretty cool… but it was 30 bucks. I just don’t have 30 bucks per piece of software that I want. So I went looking for an alternative and I ran across AcroWiki.

It’s built for PalmOS. You take notes in the notes thing in Outlook and synch it with your Treo.…

Internet conferencing is God’s gift to those far away. :) However, there are a ton of solutions out there. Which one to choose?

I considered it an experiment in crap browsers. But I was pleasantly suprised. I would up making the switch from IE to Mozilla Firefox

You hatch eggs, raise artificial intelligence and teach them things and then they mate, or you gene splice to get the next generation and then they die.

It’s extraordinarily varied.. the vocals, the music style. The music and the voices seem to almost weave together at times making this perfect tapestry of sound.