David F

David F (2031)

Verbing and Nouning

I work in a corporate environment that abuses English with the best of them.  I strive to keep my own language as straightforward and simple as possible, while still making myself understood among my colleagues.  It's a sad truth that some people simply cannot digest…

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Lenovo Superfish

PC Manufacturers have been installing crapware in their machines for years, perhaps decades.  I bought a Packard-Bell computer in 1996 that needed to have quite a few "sponsored utilities" cleaned off to make it usable.  This week, Lenovo got caught red-handed installing actual malware: the…

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How to Find Me on Social Media

It's easy. To the right of this post (assuming you're reading it here) is a link to my Google+ profile. And there you have it: my entire social media presence, as of this writing. Wait... what about Facebook? Twitter? LinkedIn? Valid questions. Everyone Knows™ that…

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I.Q.

Idiot Quota - my idea of the week. I hereby declare that each of us is entitled to set a reasonable daily Idiot Quota, and when it is reached, we are no longer required to deal with any more idiots that day.  By "reasonable," I…

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