This Engagement is OFF!
It appears as if the engagement is off in the proposed AT&T purchase of T-Mobile. Was it something T-Mobile said? Or did AT&T not bring enough bling to the union? Or was it just a falling out, a difference of…
Wikipedia – Not Worth the Donation
The last few weeks when I’ve happened upon Wikipedia, there’s been a huge picture and beg for dollars at the top of the page. Sort of like a PBS pledge drive but without the extra special performance by the Moody…
Safety Web – When Mom’s eyes-in-the-back-of-her-head is just not enough!
With teenagers in the house, and everyone having their own computer, it’s hard to keep track of what they are doing and where they are going online, and more importantly, what poor choices they may be making, especially on social…
Municipal Broadband Measure PASSES in Longmont, Colorado
By an overwhelming majority (61%), the citizens of Longmont, Colorado, passed a measure that would allow them to offer commercial use of their 17-mile fiber optic network. This is despite the fact that Comcast and CenturyLink, the local broadband providers,…
A Different Kind of Search Engine Optimization
I really hate it when I go to a website, especially a complex one, and try to use their search box to find something that I know is there. This has happened to me a lot lately, and it makes…
Suspended for Complaining About Spam
For some of us, this story doesn’t sound odd at all. A college student activates his campus-based debit card in order to get his financial aid payments to pay tuition, and the next day he is getting spam email in…
Hulu Not For Sale
The owners of Hulu announced today that they are no longer for sale, after shopping themselves around since June. Maybe with Netflix’s sudden unsettled condition, it occurred to them that maybe they could make a few more dollars on their…