I have gone through and updated tags on all existing and future book reviews, with the hope they may be easier to find in the future. First, all book reviews (even short ones) now include the tag book-reviews. That is, if I'm telling you what I think about a book, it is a book review. There are also short-book-reviews on some. If my general impression of a book is that I enjoyed it, I've included the tag, recommend....
I already have tickets for two other conventions this year, but NYCC is the big one that happens in the city where I live and work. I know in the last few years tickets have been harder and harder to get, and I figured my chances were not going to be very good. If this is too long one can safely scroll down to the Conclusion at the bottom. I tried to buy tickets to NYCC the minute they went on sale....
Dear magazine publisher. I was thinking that it would be awesome to sign up for your magazine for a year, try it out. So, I went to your site, and started to fill out the information that you asked. When it came to pay you, though, you have told me that by signing up now, I agree that you'll AUTOMATICALLY bill me again, every year, from now until I actually remember to go out of my way to cancel....
Xerox Alto Mouse (1973) The computer mouse has been a basic part of computing for about 20 years now (25 if you were a Mac early-adopter, and even longer if you are a Xerox Alto power-user). Up until recently, innovations with mouses have been about adding more buttons, and scroll wheels. Now, with Smart-Phones becoming more and more popular, things like multi-touch and gestures are being added too....