Archive for December 2007
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Alvin Dean Kaplan: 1931 - 2007
December 26th, 2007 |Alvin Dean Kaplan (Meryl’s father), 76, passed away the morning of Dec. 25, 2007, from complications related to a severe stroke suffered on April 23 of this year. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Ethel and Max Kaplan, he played football in high school and he helped the family business by delivering milk. One summer, he was [...]
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Peggle PC Game Review
December 24th, 2007 |Well, I had my 10 best casual PC games of 2007 all ready to go… then Ken Edwards from Blogcritics.org’s gaming section asks me if Peggle Deluxe is on the list. When I told him I hadn’t played it (I’d never get work done if I play and review every released game), he told me [...]
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Links: 2007-12-21
December 21st, 2007 |Design of Desire: On Thanksgiving, my daughter was talking to a family friend about her interest in psychology as a college major. We learned from one of the relatives that she knows a psychology who works at a major retailer who studies buying motivations. Fascinating! Best cell phone [...]
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Five Ways to Keep Your Online Reputation Clean
December 18th, 2007 |The previous post looks at companies that help those that already have stuff on the Internet they want to go away, be deleted, be erased from the memories of man and machine. Being proactive is always better than being reactive, so keep your name free of mud with these tips in mind whenever posting anything online [...]
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Looking up People Online and Defending Reputation
December 17th, 2007 |I can’t imagine what kind of information I might have posted on the Internet had it become mainstream when I was a teen. Kids do stupid things. They don’t necessarily regret them since it’s a part of childhoold and growing up. But when if a prospective college or employer finds such things online? Pew Internet and [...]
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Mystery in London PC Game Info
December 15th, 2007 |I don’t plan to play the full version of Mystery in London. The hidden object game has a 360-degree views where players explore around the room, up and down. I’m sensitive to this kind of movement. But other than this problem, Mystery in London is worth a try. The story ties in with Jack the Ripper. [...]
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Links: 2007-12-14
December 14th, 2007 |Visual Dictionary Online The 10 biggest technology belly flops of 2007: Re: #7 — way to go, Wall Street Journal! Mint: Manage your money Sharpbrains: Exercise your brain. Steampunk Flat-Panel LCD Mod: I LOVE this old style monitor and [...]
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Fairway Solitaire PC Game Review
December 13th, 2007 |Playing sports was my thing while growing up, but it was mainly team sports like softball, basketball, volleyball, and soccer. However, I took a few classes or lessons in single player sports like gymnastics, golf, and tennis. Golf just didn’t fit me as holding a club felt awkward. Maybe it was because it was too [...]
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Best of 2007: Words
December 13th, 2007 |I love this word that has the honor of being Merriam-Webster’s word of the year: W00t! It is fun to type and not easy to say (at least, not for me). And of course, we love it when woot.com has its woot off. Oxford’s choice doesn’t have fun interjected. Its word of the year is locavore. [...]
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Best of 2007: Books
December 12th, 2007 |The following books that I read this year are my favorites — they didn’t necessarily come out this year. Fiction: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Cliche’, but it was a great book and I was happy with the way Rowling finished the series. It was nervewracking because we didn’t want her to be too predictable yet [...]
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