Monthly Archives: February 2010

Valentine’s day is upon us, and like many other special days throughout the year a pesky aspect of the internet rears it’s head again: e-cards. For one thing, spammers jump on the opportunity and send around intriguing e-card announcements of … Continue reading →

The S.M.A.R.T. monitor has been warning about imminent failure of the hard drive in my mother’s laptop, so it was time to exchange it. Since it is running Ubuntu Linux (version 9.10, Karmic Koala), I was looking for ways to … Continue reading →

Whether they loved it or hated it, all reviewers of the iPad agreed that usability of “normal” PCs for average users is atrocious. And I have to agree: whenever I take a look at the PC of a friend or … Continue reading →