A security release of Opera has been released and recommended for download on both Windows and Linux.

What Should I Do If the Internet Goes Down? We learn what to do if there are power outages, floods, fires and earthquakes. Why not internet outages? (via /.)

I discovered a glitch in my plan to provide oodles of strange search phrases that led people to my site. One month had 5996 phrases the next had 6528 but awstats only saves 500 of the most popular ones. The most popular searches are not likely to be the most entertaining ones because few people […]

I’ve been trying to find the word for a person who thinks they’re always sick when they’re perfectly healthy (often used as a way to get attention). However there aren’t many resources to find a word based on the definition. If I hear or read a word, I can look it up in the dictionary […]

Why Personal Websites Matter discusses how a web site can tell a potential employer more than just a resume. It also explains that a web site permits you to show your expertise, especially if Google and other sites link to you. (via /.) I never thought of my home page as a way to gain […]

Segway has some competition from Bombardier‘s new invention, the Embrio. It’s kind of like a motorcycle, but uses gyroscopes to balance the one-wheeled device, made to look like a vehicle from 2025. Right now it’s just a prototype, but if market demand is sufficient, it may be mass-produced.

What do wedding photographers, airline pilots, skycaps and orthodontists have in common? They’re all on the list of the 10 most overpaid jobs in the US. Sweet potatoes with marshmallows I had no idea orthodontists made so much (a median income of $350,000 a year).

A new law may allow you to keep the same phone number when switching from one cell phone provider to another. However, that may cause more annoyances for everyone thanks to our dear friends, the telemarketers.

Friends, Romans, countrymen, I give you, tomacco.

Version 1.6 (beta) of Jay Allen’s MT blacklist plugin is now available. It has been a huge help in deleting spam comments, and in this version he fixed a bug when searching for recent comments that makes my life even easier. Three cheers to Jay for helping squelch spam comments before they got out of […]

Leo loved his fish. And I quote, “He figured the koi had had a heart attack and took it out of the water to try to resuscitate it, giving it heart massages before joining lips with the fish.” The fish recovered.