I usually spend most of my days at work listening to MP3s on my Sansa e260 (with Rockbox). However, the battery died early in the morning today and I was lost for music. Struggling to be productive with no tunes, I downloaded the Radio? Sure! internet radio player. It seems to be a pretty simple, small footprint, easy to use program. It’s the first internet radio program I’ve used though, and I know there are hundreds out there, so I’m certainly open to suggestions.

Wow. I did a double-take when I read the original FARK.com headline: “Group wants Wi-Fi banned from public buildings — because they’re allergic to it”. Much to my surprise, people really do believe they’re allergic to wireless communications. Hmm… maybe my own hypersensitivity to WiFi is what is causing this uncontrollable urge to beat my head against my computer monitor.

In the lab where I work, everyone has desks with smooth faux-wood tops.  The natural reaction is, “Oh man, my optical mouse is going to work great on this!”  If you thought this, you would be horribly wrong.  The shiny smooth top inhibits the optical mouse’s ability to image the surface and track its own movement.  Luckily, a researcher named Mike Carr came up with a solution by creating the World’s Cheapest Optical Mousepad.  Just print out the PDF on a black-and-white printer and affix it to your desk.  When it gets worn out, throw it away (or better yet, recycle it) and print out another.  The random pattern is an ideal surface for enhancing the performance of any optical mouse.  If you’re an online gamer and you get fragged, chances are that your enemy is using this optical mousepad.  Ah, the wonders of modern technology…