I’ve been using Mozilla Firefox since the early beta days. I remember how exciting it was to have a trimmed-down, lightweight browser that worked well on the old, slow laptop I had at the time. Once I got used to tabs and plug-ins like AdBlock, there was no going back! Firefox has had its share [...]
So, the other day, I go to hit up my favorite search engine’s website, Google, and I’m greeting with the following ridiculous message: Gee, thanks, Earthlink! Now I can find all those Used Cars and Airline Tickets that I was looking for! Actually, this is really hard to believe–Not only are Earthlink’s Domain Name Servers [...]
I was informed yesterday morning that I’m the “first alternate” for the NATO post I applied for, meaning I was candidate #4, and they only had 3 open positions. My alternate status means that if any of the other 3 drop out or quit in the first 2 years, I’ll be offered the position immediately. [...]
Monday, I took an qualifying examination for a NATO civilian post, maintaining ESM systems on the E3A Sentry in Geilenkirchen, Germany. Out of 14 candidates who tested, only 5 were able to achieve a minimum score of 40% on the test, including myself. That means I’m competing with 4 other people for 3 openings. Sounds [...]
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve always liked Google. A lot of folks claim that they only excel in web search, but there are dozens of other services they offer that I really appreciate: GMail, Calendar, Google Earth, and especially Picasa! It’s a simple, tidy photo manager that brings together all the images [...]