Professor Geek

I downloaded the ISO image of the Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) last night.  It’s a 2.2 gb DVD image.  Today I used the ISO image, booted to my copy of VMWare Workstation 6.5 and installed Windows 7 into a virtual machine.  The whole process was automated.  VMWare Workstation recognized that I had a Vista […]

Are you Web 2.0 challenged?  Many people are, except maybe for digital natives.  If you want to get up to speed quickly (although it is a little bit of work, kind of like learning of most any kind) then try this link to 25 Web 2.0 things you should know about.  Go through it step […]

Thanks to the Lessig Blog for this one. Here is a short video that explains everything, especially how the telecomm companies want to take control of content on the Internet by simply pricing out current content providers (85% of which are you and me … private citizens, not large conglomerates).  The video aptly points out […]

I have written and published a total of 6 books, all non-fiction. One was a college textbook and the other 5 were cookbooks. Writing and then seeing your work published is a unique event and it is difficult to describe the feeling of accomplishment that you get. If it is your goal, get organized and […]

What will be able to buy futures for in the future? Why not airline tickets?

Are all upgrades really necessary?

The licensing model the software industry has used since its inception is changing due to virtualization and other factors.

I love Digg. It’s a great place to keep up with things and to find interesting websites without having to look too hard

XP is a hog. But here’s a good site to guide you through streamlining it.

Congress, with it’s abysmally low approval rating, is in danger of being bought out again.