http://www.allappropriatetech.com/index.html.htmlTechnology news and commentary.en-ca23 Oct 2009BOTTLE 0.8 alphaGlenn C. Lasher, Jr.Glenn C. Lasher, Jr.http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/23/rss_now_live.htmlThe RSS feeds on this site are now live. While there is no visible link to them just yet, your RSS feed reader and/or RSS-enabled browser (e.g. Firefox + Sage) should be able to discover them just fine. There is an RSS feed that corresponds to the main index, one that corresponds to the full index, and one that corresponds to each tag. Go to the HTML index page for each individual RSS feed. 23 Oct 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/23/rss_now_live.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/19/how_to_use_a_telephone.htmlDoes the title of this article sound ridiculous in this day and age? It should. The situation that lead me to it cerainly was. 19 Oct 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/19/how_to_use_a_telephone.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/18/flue_vaccine.htmlLet me begin by saying that I believe that vaccinations to various diseases has been one of the greatest inventions that medical science produced in the 20th century. Sure, some will say "but we're now in the 21st century" and surely, this is true, however, just because something is old does not mean it is bad. You do use fire, after all, don't you? 18 Oct 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/18/flue_vaccine.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/17/a_perfect_demo.htmlSome of you may be aware, and others not, that I am a member of a chapter of Toastmasters International, a club which assists its members in public speaking and leadership skills. The particlar chapter to which I belong is based in my workplace, and so all of the members of this chapter are my co-workers. On Wednesday, I presented, as one of the advanced speech projects, a demonstration of Ubuntu Linux, to a mostly non-technical audience. 17 Oct 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/17/a_perfect_demo.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/16/the_new_burger_joint.htmlA couple of weeks ago, while my wife and I were out and about on other business, we found ourselves looking for someplace to eat. Passing by all of the ususal bad choices, she said, "I would really love a good burger." As we rounded the corner off of Western Avenue onto New Karner Road, she happened to spot a new sign on a strip mall that looked like the icon above, so we pulled in. 16 Oct 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/16/the_new_burger_joint.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/15/reopening.htmlWelcome back. 15 Oct 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/10/15/reopening.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/09/30/kiss.htmlAs my readers (both of you) will have observed, my blog has been out of commission for almost a month. You will also have observed that, coming back up now, it looks radically different. There is a good reason for this. 30 Sep 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/09/30/kiss.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/09/02/not_important.htmlBehold what met me at the mailbox when I got home today. 2 Sep 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/09/02/not_important.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/07/08/oh_this_is_going_to_get_interesting.htmlOver the past week, I’ve been telemarketed to by two different organizations that sound shady as hell. 8 Jul 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/07/08/oh_this_is_going_to_get_interesting.htmlhttp://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/06/30/off_topic_so_long_billy.htmlThere have been lots of celebrity deaths this past week. Ed McMahon, Michael Jackson, Farah Fawcett and Billy Mays. 30 Jun 2009http://www.allappropriatetech.com/content/2009/06/30/off_topic_so_long_billy.html