The recent heatwave of 100+ degrees here in East Central Illinois has me revisiting an old project in my head. I previously tried a window unit air conditioner for my office. The computers and network equipment generate enough heat that the central air isn't able to keep up comfortably. Unfortunately, the window unit allowed too many bugs in to be satisfied, so it got pulled … [Read more...]

4th of July with its fireworks, hotdogs and hamburgers, and celebrating the birth of a free nation, gets everybody feeling pretty patriotic. That pride in our independence is making a strong push this year to defend the Free Internet. With SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, and other proposed laws under our belts, we must remain vigilant against others that wish to overstep and legislate the … [Read more...]

The Electronic Frontier Foundation has done some great things when it comes to defending our rights in the digital realm over its 22-year long existence. Now, the company is inserting itself as an interested third party in the patent wars that have only been growing more and more out of control. The organization is compiling petition signatures into a whitepaper to present to … [Read more...]

Have you ever signed your name with a mouse? I can't speak for everybody in my generation but I was taught cursive in 3rd grade and by 7th grade all the teachers required assignments to be in print and papers to be typed up. The only thing I use cursive for any more is signing my name. Even the signature, when you think about it, is pretty laughable. Why do I have to sign … [Read more...]