All you partakers of the writer’s challenge can stop begging me to reveal the answer, because here it is at long last! The ludicrous patent description you have been puzzling over is nothing more than a wrist support  made of a rubber balloon tied filled with sand and sealed with a piece of wire. That’s the […]

I’m mostly writing this entry to make sure my website doesn’t die a horrible gurgling death as it flushes away down the internet drain of obscurity. I’ve been busy writing and editing full-time at alive, and loving it! I especially enjoy interacting with readers of the magazine and answering their questions and concerns in that […]

What kind of perks do you get at work? Is it better to have a meaty salary and work like a dog – or have fun all day and get paid less? This dilemma is exemplified in a comparison of arch enemies Microsoft and Google. Microsoft pays really well but I’ve heard from people who […]