MIKE ROWE SOFT

An article appeared in today's Seattle Times reporting
that a 17 year old Vancouver, B.C. geek named his
web-site sort of after himself - Mike Rowe Soft.
Microsoft offered him $10.00 to transfer the website
name to them but are now threatening to sue him
after he held out for $1,000.00. Big business is blind. (and arrogant!)

Compaq X09 Update

After hours too numerous to mention, I finally have
my new Compaq X09 computer running nicely. Most of the programs and websites I like are now loaded
on it. The sound card finally is pounding out tunes
out of all four speakers and subwoofer - awesome!

Now I need to learn how to use the video features
(nVidia Geoforce video card) for movie creation and
editing. Lots to learn, new games to play and time
to waste!

Wednesday

Is it me or is Chinese food better reheated than when freshly cooked? We had take-out Chinese for dinner last night and tonight is leftover time. Yum, yum!

I am starting to become concerned with the spending deficit the government is running up and the trade deficit we Americans are causing via our consumer purchases. Neither bodes well for the dollar or our economy. And a jobless recovery due to outsourcing of jobs to parts of the world paying laborers less isn't going to help.

What happens when nothing is Made in America and the dollar is too weak to buy anything made elsewhere? Who do we blame? I think I'll retire.