There’s a rare physical disorder called Patulous Eustachian tube, and I think I have it. I sometimes hear my own breathing in right ear– very loudly– along with my voice, when I speak. Here’s the Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patulous_Eustachian_tube It describes my symptoms exactly. The symptoms are intermittent, but I’m experiencing them right now. When it…Continue Reading…

Safari was storing an old password for my Gmail account, so it kept pre-filling an incorrect value. It didn’t let me delete the obsolete entry, though. I tried clicking “Remove”. Nothing happens. “Remove All”. Still nothing. Even when the checkbox to auto-fill usernames and passwords is empty (unchecked), the form still gets auto-filled! Resetting Safari…Continue Reading…

Internet Explorer is perfectly safe for everyday use. However, as there is no such thing as perfect security, you must take additional precautions to keep evil hackers away from your data. Apply these rules according to the sensitivity of your data, from least important to most: Disconnect your computer from your local network. Download files…Continue Reading…

Why were we attacked on 9/11/2001? “They attack us because we’ve been over there. We’ve been bombing Iraq for 10 years. We’ve been in the Middle East. I think Reagan was right. We don’t understand the irrationality of Middle Eastern politics, so, right now we’re building an embassy in Iraq that’s bigger than the Vatican….Continue Reading…

Today, I managed to separate the three magnets that come with the Touch Book. These are provided for the purpose of attaching the Touch Book to a fridge (or some other magnetic surface). I felt like I practically had to break my fingers off to get the magnets apart. The trick to doing this successfully…Continue Reading…