FREE HITCHHIKERS’ GUIDE

For the next couple of days, you can get The Hitchhikers’ Guide To The Galaxy from Microsoft’s free book promotion. (See the news item below on July 4 for details.) Everyone should read THHGTTG every once in a while – this is a good excuse.

REAL LIFE – THE REVIEW

If you’re a gamer, you might enjoy reading a review of the most accessible and widely accepted massively multiplayer online role-playing game to date – GameSpot’s review of real life. “Real life isn’t above reproach. In one of the...

COMICS BY E-MAIL

Looking for an interesting kid present? Think about a subscription to comics by e-mail. Ten bucks buys a year of daily e-mails from one of the largest comics syndicators. You choose the comics you want included from a reasonably large selection – not everything you...

EVEN THE CUSTOM TOILET PAPER?

Alas! The iLoo is a hoax (see my item on May 8). Microsoft’s computer-equipped, Internet-ready portable toilet is a benign prank by the British MSN division, which probably didn’t expect the global reaction – coverage in the Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, and...

MICROSOFT TESTS THE ILOO

A news item that’s absolutely serious. I can’t think of any jokes that would do justice to this concept. You’ve just gotta love the technology world. Microsoft’s MSN division in the UK is testing an Internet outhouse, the iLoo – a portable toilet for use at festivals...

DAVE BARRY HAS A BLOG

An interesting thing to have on your favorites list, eh? Here’s Dave Barry’s blog.