Installing wordpess into server2go

If you want to have a local development version of Wordpress (or any other local development platform for that matter), the best way to do this is to install Server2go. This lets you have a simple, portable version of the database (mySQL) and the web server (Apache)…

Attention Boeing/AirBus — Start working on blimps!

When I rent a car these days I try to rent a prius. I love gliding silently through the streets, pulling up to fast food windows and not having to shout over the rumble of an engine. Imagine if we could fly in such silent style. Imagine if…

Learning to use the internet

Sprint is making a really interesting move to promote its new phone the Instinct. Rather than give people a…

Why the Japanese love wikis, the French love blogs, and the Germans love…testing?

Look at this Google trends search comparing the terms “wiki, blog, music, movies”. It would appear searching for music online is in decline (but there is a definit Christmas time bump as…

Flying with no ID where your going

A few years ago,I lost my ID on my way to Las Vegas. (It turns out I left it on the plane and got it back 6 weeks later with $200 cash still inside. Thanks Southwest!) But I had to fly from Las Vegas to LA, LA back to Las Vegas, and Vegas to Houston with no ID that…

It’s news like this that make me doubt the government

In order to survey the impact of massive solar power plants on the environment and wildlife, the federal government is freezing new solar projects on public land for two years! Buying private land is way more expensive for startups than…