Author Archives: molecularbear
Tip #2: Beware the “Norton Anti-Virus” virus
While the Windows operating system may have been host to a minor worm or virus here and there, nothing major has come along until today. A serious Windows virus is making the rounds; security experts have dubbed this one: Norton … Continue reading
How to freeze your Treo 650 using Opera Mini 3.0
This document describes how to freeze your Treo 650 in a few easy steps. First things first, you must be using Verizon as your wireless provider. If you aren’t using Verizon then this process might end with you having a … Continue reading
How to convert Micosoft Outlook .msg files
The hatred that I have toward Microsoft is a screaming inferno that wells from the core of my body and projects outward through the cosmos. The heat of this burning anger is not decreased when I am faced with a … Continue reading
How to get your USB wheel mouse working in SuSE 9.3 on a Dell Inspiron 8000
My Logitech TrackMan Wheel mouse worked fine on my Dell Inspiron 8000 running SuSE 9.3 except for the wheel. Not having use of the wheel threw me into such a seething rage that I was ready to stab pen through … Continue reading
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
Winner of the 1972 Nebula and the 1973 Hugo, Isaac Asimov’s The Gods Themselves does not rank very high on my list of all-time science fiction greats. I think that I have trouble with Asimov’s novels because he tends to … Continue reading
Why I Hate the Treo 650
After laying down the initial $350 bucks for the Treo 650 (not counting rebates), I kind of thought that I wouldn’t be throwing more money at the device. Well, I figured I would get some screen protectors, and a case… … Continue reading
ICO and Shadow of the Colossus
After enjoying both Ico and the atmospherically similar Shadow of the Colossus, I have to declare myself as a fan of director Fumito Ueda. I had not heard of Ico until I stumbled upon it when browsing the Eurogamer forums. … Continue reading
A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge
For some reason the Nebula Award committee does not seem to like Vernor Vinge. The author is all over the Hugo Awards, but he is completely absent from the Nebulas. Anyway, A Deepness in the Sky, first published in 1999, … Continue reading
How to use Mac OS X as an NFS client
UPDATE (Aug 7th, 2009): three years after I wrote this, I see that this post is still generating traffic. I just wanted to note that in OS X 10.5, there is a little trick you can play using the command … Continue reading
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
The Forever War by Joe Haldeman won the 1976 Hugo Award and the 1975 Nebula Award. As an aside, why are the Hugos always one year greater than the Nebulas? Anyway, the book was first published in 1974 shortly after … Continue reading