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{ Monthly Archives } May 2009

Help Foil The Brain Dead

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Spam is all over the place, and it’s even moved onto Twitter.
Social Media “experts” abound.  Get rich quick Marketing schemes.  If you’re on Twitter you know it can be a real pain trying to [...]

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KBlogger

Do you use a Windows system, and enjoy using Windows LIve Writer?
Are you looking at, or already using Linux and would like an app with similar functionality?
Check out KBlogger. You can find it in the repository of most distros.
It’s basic, but it works. You can add images, and links, and it has a built-in spellchecker. [...]

Tech Support: Old Style

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A plain computer illiterate guy rings tech support to report that his computer is faulty.
Tech: What’s the problem? User: There is smoke coming out of the power supply. Tech: [...]

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