Medium-sized dogs and small robots can now get in my house.

The job is finally complete. Last Sunday evening I cut a hole through our playroom wall through to the outside to install a "Ruff Weather Pet Door" (please pardon the pun; it wasn't my idea) for the dog we're adopting this weekend. I wasn't able to finish at the time, …

Great experience at the Genius Bar

This evening I went to the Northpark Apple Store, expecting to leave my MacBook Pro for service. Other than them giving me a new iPod just for fun, I couldn't have expected better results.

My MacBook Pro had been acting up a little bit for the past several weeks. …

Palm Foleo - what are they thinking?

I love my Treo. I love it so much I'm willing to use it until the iPhone is in the next generation with enough storage to really replace my iPod.

But, what is Palm thinking? The Foleo? I want less devices, not more. Give me a single unit with the functionality of my …

blast from the past - Avalon Hill Bookcase Games

While geeking out over dinner with friends this evening, the topic turned to gaming. We talked about all sorts of gaming from D&D, to PCs and consoles. Considernig it was "Lord of the Rings Risk" that turned the topic to board games, I was surprised that I was the only …