Steven’s Notebook

As Rob and others have pointed out, there are rumors that XBox 2 won’t be backwards-compatible - that it won’t play games from the original. If this is true, would be a immensely stupid mistake.
If none of my old games will work, and I’ve got to start over when I get a new console, what’s […]

I’ve got another self-induced problem with my PC, which I’m going to document here in case you have the same problem and don’t realize where it comes from.
Occasionally, Windows XP hangs while booting, at the [ Applying computer settings… ] messagebox.
Now, for me at least, the explanation has some background. This is my laptop, which […]

Curt’s writing about goals, why we work, in Money or Meaning, and says “I call the first ten years out of college the incubation period.”
That sounds about right to me. There’s a line in Step Into Liquid, and on the soundtrack CD, that resonates every time I hear it. Gerry Lopez is talking about surfing, […]

Wowzers, here’s something unusual! I’m at Starbucks this morning, which isn’t really all that strange. The bizarre part is that I’ve got wireless access and a live laptop.
This is a four year-old Compaq laptop; I’ve replaced the batteries more times than I can count (I think laptop vendors count on selling batteries, like Gillette selling […]