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I was seven in 1984

nothing was illegal, since there were no longer any laws
-George Orwell, 1984.
I picked up my copy of the Commemorative 1984 Edition at the Oak Park Public Library Annual Book Fair. (If you attend the fair, I would recommend bringing a backpack, a box, and a UHaul. Priced at 50 cents, you can buy a […]

Google Talk without Gmail

Google is now allowing users to sign up for a “Google Account” without having a Gmail address. This means that if you want to use Google’s chat application, Google Talk, you no longer need to have a Gmail account for access.
Reasons to use Google Talk:

anyone can use the service (Gmail accounts no longer required)
free […]

Infatuated with Pandora

Today’s theme is music. Let me introduce everyone to Pandora. It’s an online music player/service that let’s you create streaming stations (playlists) based on your musical preferences. I love it! Pandora enables its users to share their custom stations as well as their user profiles.
My Pandora profile is a window to my soul.

Streaming Soundtracks

I was browsing through the iTunes Radio Stations when I discovered StreamingSoundtracks.com. This website/service is amazing! StreamingSoundtracks.com streams music from an enormous collection of movie and television soundtracks. I’m currently listening to music from The Princess Bride!
To listen to StreamingSoundtracks.com via iTunes:

Open iTunes (go to Apple.com to download if do not have iTunes)
Select “Radio”
Click […]

EricStoller.com is now “AdSensed”

I added Google’s AdSense program to the blog yesterday. My hope is that I will earn enough money from random ad revenue that I will be able to purchase at least 2 cups of coffee
I estimate that if 1,000,000 people visit my site during the next twenty years and if 10,000 click […]

Facebook: Public and Private

Facebook announced yesterday, via the Facebook Blog, that they are now allowing anyone to join their social networking scene.
From the Facebook Blog:
We started at one school, and realized over and over again that this site was useful to everyone—not just to Harvard students, not just to college students, not just to students, not just […]

Chief Illiniwek needs to be discontinued

I’ve been thinking a lot about my recent post regarding Chief Illiniwek at the University of Illinois. I published my entry and then left town for a weekend at the Oregon coast. When I returned home, there were 4 comments on my post entitled “Chief Illiniwek needs to stop dancing.” The comments were fairly […]

Chief Illiniwek needs to stop dancing

The University of Illinois needs to discontinue its use/sanctioning of racist imagery. Chief Illiniwek was given further life and validity by the 1st District Appellate Court in Chicago. The three judges voted 2-1 in favor of throwing out a lawsuit against the university.
Judge Shelvin Louise Hall cast the dissenting vote and is my new […]

I dream of Electric Sheep

Electric Sheep is the neatest screensaver that I have ever installed on any computer that I have ever logged on to. In fact, if you turn your back on me while I’m on your computer, you might just find that I’ve installed it on your machine. It’s amazing! I find myself staring at it as […]

-100 Webmaster hitpoints

I’ve been blogging for more than a year. I’ve been designing websites for almost 10 years. I create sites that are accessible, usable, and search engine friendly. Unfortunately, I recently discovered (by accident!) that my blog has been less than optimized for search engines. When I created the site, I used a custom theme […]