Monthly Archives:: April 2009

Catherine Winters in… The Case of Too Many Catherine Winters!

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Recently, there’s been a lot of media interest in a woman named Melissa Huckaby — though not that Melissa Huckaby — and what it’s meant for her to be confused with an accused murderer and sexual predator: media attention, vandalism, death threats, etc, etc. Scary stuff. I, on the other hand, share my name with a […]

#Amazonfail

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A few weeks ago, I bought a new Kensington Expert Mouse to use at home. A friend helped me out, by having it shipped to her address in Washington to take advantage of a really good deal Amazon.com was offering to US-based customers. I ended up saving something like $60. Sweet. Deal. So, my first […]

Trackballs: A part of our heritage

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In the summer of 2007, I learned I had a bit of an RSI problem when a can of Coke I was holding suddenly slipped from my grasp and plummeted to the ground. I couldn’t apply enough pressure with my thumb and fingers to hold it in my hand. One short diagnosis of tennis and golfer’s […]