We just installed a new alarm system into our home. While I won’t go into the details of mine, I recommend this for everyone. Our neighborhood isn’t a bad place, but homes get broken into all the time everywhere. Check out some of the FBI statistics of burgulary. Also: * According to a United States […]
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Yearly Archives: 2009
Duck Walk Vinyards
Duck Walk Vinyards; We use the Windmill White as our every day wine. Everyone loves it. My wife and I have been getting familliar with some of the Long Island wines. I’ll start doing some of my reviews here soon.
Continue Reading“Auto Tune” and “Pro Tools”
I was peeved to find out that Kanye West interupted Tonya Swift on the MTV Music awards last night. I don’t listen to either of these “artists”, but what irks me is that Kanye West who uses Auto Tune has no business throwing stones at any one elses work. Auto Tune and Pro tools are […]
Continue ReadingGetting ready for school again
I’m all registered and set to start school on Monday. I’m taking Concepts and Structures in Internet Computing this semester. I have the same course instructor that I did for Database Management Systems. She’s an excellent professor so I’m looking forward to being in her class again. Aside from school, I’ve been enjoying life out […]
Continue ReadingHoliday weekend plans on LI
Not a lot of plans this weekend. Rosie and I tend to stay home on the holiday weekends .. mostly because everyone else goes away then. This weekend will be spent mostly working on my Honey Do list. The house looks like a disaster, so there is plenty to do. I’m guessing that it will […]
Continue ReadingInternet = 40 years old
An interesting interview with one of the founders of the Internet: Leonard Kleinrock remembers the day it began and knows what he’d do differently now This fellow was there for the very first packet to get sent across a network .. AND there for the very first remote connection. as very impressive guy.
Continue ReadingLegends of Computer Science
Yeah, we geeks have our hero’s too. After a discussion with a co-worker about W. Richard Stevens (we couldn’t believe that another colleague had never heard of him) I decided to look around the web for others I consider to be !Comp Sci Legends! Here is a short list of whome I give props to […]
Continue ReadingWeekend Update
Hey folks, Rosie and I spent the weekend with some friends from Queens. We kicked the weekend off with The Wiz at the Arnow Theater at City College (CUNY). The show was performed by the Harlem Repertory Theater. They were incredibly talented. Well worth seeing them perform. I’ll absolutly see them again. On Saturday we […]
Continue ReadingEnd(ish) Summer Update
I’ve spent a good amount of time this summer down by the Lake (Lake Ronkonkoma) and visiting family and friends. We’ve had a lot of people stay with us this summer, so there’s been lots of grilling and running around. We’re thinking of putting together a group trip to Montauk in October (just a weekend), […]
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