Various and Sundry: Now Everything But Photography

Follow-Ups:

• Why a computer science career doesn’t suck.
• Richard Jeni’s family wants you to know: It was suicide. And Jeni was clinically depressed and psychotically paranoid. Not a good combination, and yet the kind of affliction that informs most comedians’ humor, it seems.

Gaming:

• Specs on the upcoming Commodore gaming PC. You know, some of us used our Commodore 64s for more than just gaming. . .
• Sony is redesigning the PSP. Will it be able to compete with the DS Lite? Doubt it, but what do they have to lose? The PS3 has been such a clusterfudge that they need to try something. The screen will remain at the same size, but they hope to lighten it up a bit. Prepare for the PSP Lite for Christmas, I’m sure.

Computing:

• Spanning Sync is now 1.0. This is the program that allows you to sync up your Google calendar with your iCal. With multiple schedules and multiple computers now, this might be a very valuable little tool to keep track of life at all times from all places. On the other hand, the relatively high price seems to be driving a lot of people away. You have to ask yourself: Is it worth paying $65 for a lifetime license for a product which might very well become obsolete in the next upgrade to the Apple OS? It’s a wager. . .
• Is Twitter doomed to spectacular failure? Yeah, probably.
• On the off chance you’re considering a murder, let me give you a quick tip: Don’t Google for tips on how. They can track that kind of stuff now.

TV:

• Bravo buys Television Without Pity. Congrats to the fine folks at TWoP, who look to finally have their funding issues taken care of.
• In case you missed it on DVD, Mark Evanier found a YouTube version of The Picnic Panic from Garfield and Friends that you can all now watch. Get it befor Viacom takes it down. (Thanks to Mike for pointing it out to me.)
• Coming next to TV: BINGO!

Everything Else:

• The ultimate bird feeder? Twirl-a-squirrel. Yes, it includes video. I love squirrels, but I still laughed.