Category: Technology

  • Two great free webstat programs

    Time to give some recognition to the kind folks at WordPress; they’re always working tirelessly to keep everything running smoothly for their bloggers. Great job, guys. :-) I’ve been very impressed with WordPress since I signed up a year ago. I’ve had experience with webhosting before (I still host www.sci-fimonthly.com), but really it’s been more…

  • Addicted to Twitter…

    I’m not quite sure what it is about Twitter, but I’m hooked. Unlike IMs and other programs, I’m not that interested in updating my own profile on Twitter; rather I’ve been enjoying seeing what other people are saying.It’s addictive. and almost a kind of voyeurism; it’s like you’re peering into someone else’s thoughts, into their…

  • What is Viacom thinking?

    So last week saw media giant Viacom launch a lawsuit against YouTube and Google. If anyone didn’t know that then you must be living on Mars, because it’s been everywhere. Viacom wants $1 billion (cue Dr. Evil impression) in damages, saying that YouTube – and it’s owners Google – should be responsible for its content;…

  • 5 reasons to love Google

    A new Fives list for you. This week: 5 reasons to love Google!5) SearchmashGoogle‘s newest search engine, outfitted with ajax. Very smooth and easy to use. 4) PicasaA simple, easy to use picture editor and organizer; allows you to order prints easily or post to a blog. More powerful than the software that came with…

  • Different generational views

    Just finished reading an interesting essay by David Malouf called Made in England. It was published in 2003 as a Quarterly Essay, examining our relationship with Britain and how it’s changed throughout history. Malouf’s thesis is that Australia was created as a second England left to follow its own direction, and that’s why he believes…

  • Night Train to Rigel by Timothy Zahn

    I have to admit, I have something of a love-hate relationship with Timothy Zahn. His last few books have been fun science fiction reads; Angelmass was something of a throwback to the classic Golden Age of SF, while The Green and the Gray was an interesting look at the post-9/11 world, mixed with a science…

  • Welcome to CJ Writer

    CJ Writer is my new site, home to my fiction, news, reviews, and general tidbits. It started out as my LiveJournal, but I realised I needed a separate space, a window to reflect my thoughts on writing as well as a range of issues including news, technology, culture and entertainment.So I created this site. I…

  • Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

    Robert Charles Wilson has a knack for starting stories with a bang. In Darwinia, for instance, Europe disappears. Spin is no different: a shield suddenly spreads around the Earth, blocking humanity from the universe. What’s striking about Wilson’s work, however, is that Spin is as much concerned with the human impact of its story as…

  • From Game to Screen

    What a horrible-looking film Silent Hill is. I rarely judge a film before I see it, but based on the trailer for this film I doubt I’ll ever want to see it! Zombies, dark alleyways, close-ups of Radha Mitchell screaming… I’ll pass, thank you. The reviews haven’t been spectacular either, as you’d expect. I’m getting…

  • The Golden Age by John C. Wright

    The Golden Age by John C. Wright was originally published in 2002 by TOR and was Wright’s first novel. Since then he’s gone on to write two sequels to The Golden Age, as well as Orphans of Chaos, nominated for the 2005 Nebula Award. I’m a little slow catching up with the new wave of…