The ContinuumThe ContinuumA blog about writing, technology, computers and systems engineering
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Pidgin 2.2.0
2007-09-17 18:48:00 I’ve been a longtime Gaim/Pidgin user, ever since the pre-1.0 days of Gaim. I remember having their website up on auto-refresh at one point, trying to be the first person to download the latest release. Yeah, I’m a nerd, but I love this little program. And since they resolved their naming dispute with AOL, they’re ... More About: Software , Computers
Computer Security
2007-09-17 17:15:00 The following is an brief article I wrote last month about 4 very simple steps you can take to increase the security of your computer. Computer security is a topic that is often overlooked, especially by those who are new to technology or who have been isolated from the damages that security breaches can cause. However, ... More About: Security , Technology , Computers , Computer Security
The Lunar X Prize
2007-09-16 20:29:00 A few days ago, there was an announcement that Google would be offering up $20 million for the first privately-funded venture that could successfully put a rover on the Moon by 2012. Needless to say, because of my love of physics and astronomy being what they are, my ears perked up at the sound of ... More About: Technology , Lunar , X Prize , X-Prize
About me
2007-09-16 06:02:00 I suppose I should introduce myself and this blog before I do many more posts. I’m Micah, I live in central Virginia, and I’m a systems engineer, computer nerd and a writer. I work for a major medical center in the central virginia region as a systems engineer/IT guy, and I do freelance systems/IT/writing ... More About: Personal , Business , Technology , Computers , Writing
Writing proposals
2007-09-16 05:45:00 Proposal writing, while commonly thought of as a hard task, is really much simpler than most people think. It boils down to telling a story, and telling it well. You want to communicate something to another person in a way that makes them want to give you some of their hard-earned money. Don’t think of ... More About: Business , Writing , Prop
WP Upgrade
More articles from this author:2007-09-14 22:51:00 About an hour after I put this online in WP 2.05, I upgraded to the current 2.2.3 version, and promptly encountered lots of errors. Fortunately, there were only two posts online, neither of which were very important, so I’m not too upset. Regardless, it’s annoying to lose 500+ words of material that I wanted to ... More About: Personal 1, 2 |
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