The Detroit News posted some common urban legends along with the truth. For example:
Legend: There is no such thing as a healthy tan.
Truth: Brace yourselves, sun worshippers, this one is true. Even though you may like the look, it is damaging to your skin. “A tan is your body’s response to injury,” says Dr. [...]
via techdirt:
Michigan’s state board of education is thinking about requiring high-school students to take at least one course online to graduate. The thinking behind the proposal is that it will help ensure kids are up to speed on computers before entering the workforce or going to college, but it’s hard to see one online course [...]
Guide: Install & Configure Apache with PHP, JSP, MySQL, and PHPMyAdmin on Windows 2000/XP
This is a quick guide I wrote to install and configure the Apache web-server with PHP and JSP support on a Windows XP Pro SP2 machine. Let me know if this helps you out! Feedback is appreciated. This is my first published [...]
What is Podcasting you ask? It’s basically the same thing as an RSS news feed. Instead of receiving text, you receive audio! If this means nothing to you, think of it this way. You have a client on your computer that periodically checks whatever podcasts you’ve subscribed to. If it finds a new post, it [...]
I just got back from a ski vacation (more on that in a later post). I’d like to talk about online banking and identity theft.
Many consumers fear online banking and shopping online because of identity theft. I’m always very confused by this. Buying something online is more secure than buying something in a store, [...]
If you’re like me, you might be a little overwhelmed by all the new technology out there. I’m particularly interested in all the new display technology. Especially around this post-CES timeframe, it’s staggering how many acronyms there are. CRT, LCD,
LCoS, DLP, SED, OLED, FED-CNT, HDTV, EDTV, HTPC, DVI, HDCP, HDMI, DMCA, LMNOP… Here’s a quick [...]