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display any file you want on your desktop
Number of Comments » 0in Ubuntu Dapper using Conky, my new favorite Ubuntu app. Along with todo.txt and remind, it has successfully allowed me to scrap Rainlendar2 and its non-existent r2skin skins (see here) for a much more customizable and robust system of organizing my life. Below is a snapshot of my desktop with computer info […]
pimp my D70…please?
Number of Comments » 0Nikon D70, that is…why?
My main issue(among others), the one that truly irked me from the beginning, was that I could never seem to focus correctly with my D70. The screen was always dim. I could autofocus, but no matter how I did it, it wouldn’t come out perfect. By perfect, […]
are you watching ads, or are ads watching you?
Number of Comments » 0By now we all know how our movements online can be monitored in order to display targeted advertising on our screens. But did you know that this practice has migrated from our desktops into our bedrooms?
New York Times article, “Ads Made by You, in a Click“, by Louise Story, chronicles the new wave in […]
my favorite chinese food shop shut down
Number of Comments » 0by the Department of Health & Mental Hygiene! EEKS!!
I went by there(midtown West) yesterday to pick up a couple ‘baozi’ - you know, bun-like chinese snacks - and the door was locked with the bright yellow notice posted in plain view.
It must have just happened - the workers were still standing there, but […]




