Tag Archives: Internet

What’s up with online tracking?

A little under a week ago, I ordered three books from amazon.com. Because it was available, I selected their free shipping option. They ended up sending my order in two packages, two books in one, and the other book in … Continue reading

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Stumbling through the internet

This day be Talk like a Pirate Day, and to commem’rate such a fine and boisterous day, this ‘ere post ‘ill be all piratical talk, yar!* I honestly can’t rememmer how I came across it again, but ayeterday I came … Continue reading

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DailyLit – Read books in small chunks

I saw this over at Lifehacker. DailyLit lets you get manageable chunks of books delivered to your email on a schedule of your liking. Admittedly, it makes the old “I don’t have time to read a book!” excuse a bit … Continue reading

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Google.org – Google’s philanthropy side

Well, this was an odd thing to come across while browsing some news sites. Google has created Google.org, a branch of Google which is focused on philanthrophic projects. According to the NY Times: The ambitious founders of Google, the popular … Continue reading

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A del.icio.us request

I just started using my del.icio.us account after a long stint of inactivity. I’d missed it. I see they’ve done some pretty nifty things during my absence. In particular, working with links has been AJAX-ified, so it makes the whole … Continue reading

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According to Microsoft Live, feed readers don’t exist

Kind of, anyway. I just stopped by live.com to see what it was like (having not touched it during its entire beta period, oops!) I punch in ‘feed reader’. This is what comes back: Hmm…. Okay, let’s try feedreader, with … Continue reading

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