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January 18, 2012 - Let's join Google, Wikipedia and others in telling Congress not to censor the web! Fighting online piracy is important. The most effective way to shut down pirate websites is through targeted legislation that cuts off their funding. There’s no need to make American social networks, blogs and search engines censor the Internet or undermine the existing laws that have enabled the Web to thrive, creating millions of U.S. jobs.

October 12, 2011 - The Goodreads giveaway for Corporate Ties has been a huge success. I had almost 400 people sign up to receive a free copy of my new book. Of course, not everyone is on Goodreads, so I thought I'd also do a Facebook giveaway. I'm giving away signed copies of the book to three random individuals who "Like" the Corporate Ties Facebook page.

September 23, 2011 - It's getting easier to check out e-books from U.S. libraries, now that Amazon recently announced that Kindle users could download e-books from 11,000 libraries. It's important to note that you don't have to have an actual Kindle to be a Kindle user; you can also use the free Kindle app available on many mobile devices, or the Kindle Cloud Reader from your browser. Previously, my book "The Developers" was available in hard copy in only a handful of local libraries, but now, it can be found in many more places. Of course, not every library has the availability - Amazon has instructions on how to go about finding the nearest library in your area.

April 08, 2011 - We're having a blood drive at work today. I unfortunately will not be participating today, or ever again, because the American Red Cross refuses to stop calling me.

This is a strange predicament for me because I've been a fairly loyal donor for about 15 years. But due to the Red Cross' refusal to remove me from its calling list, I'm really not that interested in donating again.

March 25, 2011 - Here are two recent releases to check out the next time you're in the need of a new book.

June 15, 2003 - I thought I had finally recovered from my addiction, but it has come back to haunt me. Luckily, I am able to handle it through indulging for short periods of time, and it mysteriously goe ...

July 06, 2008 - Next time someone mentions that they plan to send something to you via snail mail, you may need to specifically ask them whether or not you should expect it in the next few weeks or few years.

December 15, 2006 - Nintendo has owned up to the problem with the wrist strap problem. The games firm has announced that it will replace broken straps for its Wii console.

April 15, 2007 - Fed up with the Internet? Tired of spam email messages? Sick of your slow connection? Ready to implode the World Wide Web just like it is the Kingdome? If you are in favor of any of the above asses ...

April 01, 2003 - I would gather that everyone reading this column has seen a computer before. I'm also betting that just about everyone reading has an email address, which means this is dire ...