Like most geeks of my era, I have a fascination with the Star Wars and Indiana Jones films and "mythologies". They're an integral part of who I was as a child, and without them I could honestly say some of my interests would be much different than they are now …

I love my phone company.

I thought I'd never ever say that, ever, but it's true. I really love my mobile phone company. Granted, it's only been a month since I've used them, and the honeymoon is still in full swing, but I can't imagine myself being this happy with …

I'll be presenting "A Brief History of UNIX" at MUG on December 13th (That's the second Tuesday of the month, for those of you wishing to make MUG meetings a regular part of their monthly diet). There's an awful lot of history surrounding the UNIX operating system, and my hope …

With the recent changes to identi.ca, and the arrival of Google Plus, I think it's time for me to rethink how I use social media. If you're one of those folks who hates the navel-gazing that people can do when it comes to social-media platforms, please feel free to …

Penguicon is fast approaching, and with it are some events that I'll be presenting:

• Podcasting 101 (April 30th, 11am): I'll be demonstrating how I put together Open Metalcast from scratch, right before your very eyes. I'll also talk about how I distribute my podcast, as well as some thoughts on …