Technology

This might be the consumer tip of the year so far (okay, so it's only Jan. 5th, it's still a good tip): Asus Eee 4G-Galaxy 7" PC Mobile Internet Device [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000Y33CVM/thedailyeudem-20]. Only $399, and it&

Reminder: I don't blog on Saturdays. I haven't been for about three months. Though I've blogged every Saturday for the last three months, I'm not blogging on Saturdays. If that makes sense, you drank more beer than I did last night at

Commercialized? Yes. Crass? I don't think so. Bad? No [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071204/tc_nm/italy_saints_cellphones_dc]. > If you are a Catholic looking for a saint in heaven to protect you, you no longer have to carry a small "holy card.

It's not black because of drinking. It's black because Charter Communications has once again gone down. In all fairness to Charter, it's been months since it has gone down, but (i) if experience is an indicator, this crash portends a series of crashes over

Not much today. I had a ton of stuff: Lions draft day (best day to be a Lions fan), my idiot-savant Michael (a second-grader who can barely tie his shoes but has taught himself multiplication and other things, to the general head-shaking amazement of his no-nonsense

I bought my first new computer in over three years. The Tech Guy installed it yesterday. It's pretty nice: 19" flat screen monitor, soft-touch keyboard, Windows Vista, most-current versions of all the standard software. I think I'm one of the first persons in

I just published a piece with Tech Central Station about multi-tasking with the cell phone [http://www.tcsdaily.com/article.aspx?id=012207D], using my experience and Marshall McLuhan. Those interested in McLuhan (and maybe some others) might find it interesting. Excerpt: > I like multitasking, if it'

> Designer/artist Tim Simpson's Smile Helmet mechanically draws the corners of your mouth back into a grin. He created it for "people in jobs which demand an unusual amount of smiling, such as air-stewards, receptionists and politicians [http://www.boingboing.net/2006/10/10/smile_