Doctor Who, The Quintessential Campy Classic Sci-Fi
Last night to my delight, my wife and I caught a current episode of the BBC television show "Doctor Who" on PBS. I remember fondly as a lad back in the late 70’s and early 80’s watching the quintessential Doctor Who #4 played by Tom Baker (pictured above). The show still in production is as […]
Coffee on the Brain
Ending day four of my 35 day no caffeine experiment. Surprisingly the headaches have been tolerable, especially with a dose of Advil. I’ve been groggy in the morning and that has returned in the afternoon at times as well. Some of my physical maladies have cleared-up already and to some degree I generally feel better.
But […]
Brew-up Some Short URLs with urlTea
Every once in a while I run across an application or online service that works its way into my everyday life. Quite often the most meaningful ones have such a narrow focus and perform one function very well. One of these services is urlTea.com. urlTea essentially does one thing, it makes long URLs shorter.
Now, […]
New Google Phone is Slick
This just may be my next phone. I’ve never really been a huge fan of the iPhone myself. This has all the makings for a salivating web guru. Just out today Crunchgear has the scoop on the soon-to-be-released Google Phone. Hearsay is that it will pack the punch of Googles features including GPS, Gmail, Calendar, […]
Jing Makes Desktop Screen and Video a Snap
I have recently started using a new desktop screen and video capture program called Jing. Overall I have been impressed with this utility and it shows a promising future as a utility for web publishing, teaching, tech support and other uses involving screen image and video desktop captures.
Just this week I used Jing to capture […]
ScribeFire: Hot Blog Editing Plug-in for FireFox
ScribeFire is a very well designed FireFox plug-in that enables a blogger to write posts right in their browser.
The features that I enjoy most about ScribeFire include:
Launch the editor right in the browser with an icon that rests at the bottom of the browser window.
Continue viewing a webpage while you write in the bottom-half […]
The No Caffeine 35 Day Experiment
To keep life interesting and to do some physical cleansing, I am fasting coffee (and other caffeinated drinks) from now through the end of September. And no, decaffeinated coffee is not allowed. Yes, I know for all of you coffee lovers like me, you may ask in complete disbelief, why would anyone deprive themselves of […]
What I’ve Learned from Blogging in 100 Posts
This post is number 100 for thoughtsparks.net and to celebrate, I thought I’d write a reflective look on what I’ve learned from blogging to date. In its five short months in existence, this blog has gone through some evolution and yet has remained true to its original intent, "Igniting Ideas for the Common Good." I […]
FireFTP Add-on for FireFox is Divine
Finally, I found a quick and convenient way to launch an FTP session in my browser. FireFTP add-on for Firefox now ranks as my top Plug-in. The program launches quickly within FireFox, is convenient to use because I already have Firefox open and was a snap to setup. The interace worked very similar to FileZilla […]
Happy Unbalanced Life Club
It’s 12:30 a.m. and I’m up blogging. I’ve seen a good number of midnights in the last few weeks. My life is unbalanced. I should be in bed snoozing away and resting for tomorrow, but alas here I am pounding out my thoughts to you dear friends.
There are countless self-help books and blogs on […]
