My wife keeps me grounded
This is a harmless “hairball” post I had as a draft. Me: Hey, they added me to popurls.com ! My wife: Never heard of it
Google life
Playing with a USB Missile Launcher
This is the last half-finished “hairball” blog post about USB devices on Linux. I actually did manage to get a working program that controlled a USB foam missile launcher.
Linux USB device driver info
What, *another* half-finished blog post about Linux USB drivers?
Compile a simple USB program in Linux
Here’s another “hairball” post about USB devices and drivers on Linux. I wish some expert would write the definitive “here’s how to reverse-engineer a USB device and write a new USB driver” guide. I am definitely not that expert.
Reverse engineering a Windows USB driver
For a while, I was really into reverse-engineering USB drivers. Don’t ask why. The heart wants what the heart wants
Malware warning
Recently someone on twitter complained that Chrome was labeling their site as malware: http://Dvorak.org site blocked by Chrome browser after I wrote negative commentary about Google.
What I learned from time away from the internet and email
Hey folks, I just finished January’s 30 day challenge : no news, no Twitter, fewer emails, and no social media in general. For February, my wife and I are trying a gluten-free, wheat-free month to see what that’s like. Okay, so how was January
Google To Replace Black Top Bar With Gray Colored Bar?
Google is testing a new color for their top navigation bar. Since June 2011 Google’s top bar has had a black background color with white/gray text overlaid. Google is now testing changing the background color to a gray/white with black/dark gray text overlaid
PubCon 2012 slides: disavow links tool
I spoke at PubCon 2012 last month in Las Vegas.
My Halloween costume for 2012: Matt Romney!
My fellow Americans, I’d like to introduce my latest Halloween costume: Matt Romney! My five-point plan for the Mitt Romney Halloween costume went like this: Start with a suit and tie. Put a little silver in my sideburns. My wife used some silver and white eye shadow