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  • Amazon Glacier

    Amazon Glacier. This is getting a bunch of buzz today as an inexpensive place to store infrequently accessed data. It would be perfect to backup digital images. Apparently, there’s not yet an easy consumer-focused app that uses Glacier … yet.

  • Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch — 2 Week Review

    After much hinting on my part, Santa brought me a Nook Simple Touch from Barnes & Noble for Christmas. Here are my impressions after using it for two weeks. First, let’s clear up a couple of questions: Why did I want an e-reader instead of a cheap tablet like the Kindle Fire or the Nook…

  • Boycott This!

    Amazon.com sells used to sell (see update below) an e-book that advocates for “safer pedophilia.” Disgusting! You’re likely being encouraged by your Facebook friends to boycott Amazon.com until they remove it. Here’s something to think about: Amazon.com has more than one disgusting book. Which one(s) are you going to boycott Amazon.com over? Choose anything you…

  • Recent Changes at blogan

    I added a couple of blogs to my blogroll. Check them out. ArmsControlWonk — As they say, “All the stuff about WMD, intel and the national security bureaucracy by Dr Jeffrey Lewis and friends to wonky or obscure for publication.” How could you pass that up? Johnny & Friend’s Blog — “Johnny and friends write…