Inspired by my friend Paul's "What I use" page on his site, I figured I'd post a quick summary of the tools and software I use on a regular basis. Computers My main machine is a new 27" quad-core iMac, with 8GB of memory and a 1TB hard drive. My main home laptop is an older MacBook (white) with a Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM and a 160GB HD. My work desktop is a Dell Precision workstation with two quad-core Xenon processors and 16 GB RAM. It's got dual Dell 27" displays. My work lap... [Read More]

Congressman Eric Massa (D-NY) is sponsoring a bill that is being discussed in the press as providing the Federal Trade Commission with "veto" rights on ISP bandwidth caps. I theory, this sounds great... but as is so often the case, reality is a bit more complex.   The bill doesn't just restrict bandwidth caps-- it basically puts ISPs at the same level of regulation as public utilities and telephone companies. To some degree, this is warranted-- Internet connectivity has become an essential serv... [Read More]