I’ve liked New Balance shoes for several years. Most recently I had their 805 running shoes, which were comfortable. I don’t do any running, so I decided to try some of their walking shoes. And even though I learned last year that the reason my shoelaces were always coming untied was that [...]

The interview seemed to go fairly well. I forgot to ask when the article is expected to show up in print.

In a Freedom to Tinker posting, Ed Felten writes about AACS, the replacement for CSS to be used for encrypting high-definition video discs:
This scheme limits entry to the market for players, [...] This plan won’t stop filesharing, though
I speculate that the primary objective must be to enforce region coding. I doubt that [...]

It is with slight trepidation that I anticipate being interviewed tonight for a magazine article on vintage computer collecting. I’ve heard horror stories from friends who have been interviewed by the press and been misquoted, had statements taken out of context, etc. Since this is a human interest story, I suppose that’s not [...]

As mentioned in my last entry, I just replaced my aging Nokia 445Xi 21″ CRT monitor with a new Samsung SyncMaster 213T 21″ LCD monitor. Much easier on my aging eyes that can no longer focus close in, as the LCD face can sit much further back on my desk than the CRT face did.
I [...]

I just got a new Samsung SyncMaster 213T LCD monitor, on sale locally for $739 with a $100 mail-in rebate (better deals can be found on line, but I like instant gratification). 21″, 1600×1200. Same diagonal and resolution as the Nokia 445Xi CRT it replaced, but much easier on my eyes since I [...]