Author Archives: William

The Folly of Tax Cuts

Posted on September 29, 2010 by William

During the 2000 presidential debates, when surpluses stretched as far as the eye could see and the debt was finally being paid off, then-governor George Bush argued that we needed to cut taxes to reduce government revenue, so that the … Continue reading →

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What Google Thinks About You

Posted on September 1, 2010 by William

Ran across this today and thought it was kind of interesting. When you have an adsense account, one of the things you can choose is whether or not to allow interest-based ads; in other words, advertising that’s based on the … Continue reading →

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Getting ready to retire: Internet marketing experiment

Posted on August 23, 2010 by William

Over the last decade, I’ve occasionally thought about trying to make some money on the Internet (I know, me and two billion other people!), but I never had any success at it and lost interest fairly quickly. Since I have … Continue reading →

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Thinkgeek has the coolest stuff…

Posted on August 22, 2010 by William

Check this out: Even on sale for $70 ($20 off), it’s too expensive for me, but still…want! Browsing Thinkgeek because I need a new wallet; had wanted one of the stainless steel wallets, but they cost too much so I … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 Settings

Posted on August 19, 2010 by William

So I ran across a cute little trick today that was apparently doing the rounds in January, but I never ran across it. It’s to make it easier to get to all the settings under Windows 7. It works with … Continue reading →

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Making News or Reporting It?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by William

News Corp, which owns Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, recently made a $1 million donation to the Republican Governors Association. I’ll let that sink in for a second. The owner of Fox News, which republicans see as “fair … Continue reading →

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Up to 1 year free webhosting at 1&1

Posted on August 15, 2010 by William

I’ve been using 1&1 webhosting for about a decade now; I got in on a “3 years free” package they were offering and never saw any reason to leave afterwards. I actually ended up upgrading from the basic plan to … Continue reading →

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More on Politics

Posted on August 12, 2010 by William

I’ve been looking forward to reading the political news over the last few days, now that the Colorado primaries have ended. As I’ve mentioned before, I found the Colorado governor’s race particularly entertaining. Between McInnis’ plagiarism and Maes’ campaign finance … Continue reading →

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Upgrading Old Sites to WordPress

Posted on August 10, 2010 by William

I have a book review site that I’ve been updating on and off for over half a decade now; in fact, out of curiosity, I looked up the original (part particularly good!) 2004 design in the Wayback Machine. I’ve gone … Continue reading →

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The Odds in Las Vegas, or Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Posted on August 8, 2010 by William

I’m not big on gambling, but one game I enjoy is Video Poker. The nice thing about it is that, with proper play, the house advantage is very small; less than half a percent. And it’s exciting! Well…the house advantage … Continue reading →

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