Windows 8.1 widens gap with older PCs

Review: Windows 8.1 widens gap with older PCs - Yahoo! News. "So, instead of bringing back a familiar environment, the revived "Start" button is mainly just another way of directing you to the new one." That seems to defeat the purpose, doesn't it? I have a Windows 8 machine and I don't understand the fuss. …

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Letang is worried about his future with Pens | ProHockeyTalk

Report: Letang is worried about his future with Pens | ProHockeyTalk. I'd sure hate to see him go, but he had a miserable playoffs and there are reportedly some good, young defensemen coming up behind him. We got rid of Gonchar a few years ago for the same reason. Maybe it's time for Kris to …

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Toby’s Losing Weight!

Check out Toby, our hefty cat who's on a diet. Poor thing's actually losing weight. Isn't he a cutie? His brother, Henry, is on the same diet and needs to drop a couple of pounds too. Toby's down to 21.2 pounds now. Keep it up, you little cat!

A Review of Permutation City

Permutation City by Greg Egan My rating: 1 of 5 stars I know Permutation City is well thought of. I know it won a major award. I know it's got over 1700 ratings on Goodreads with a 4.07 average (out of 5), which is pretty good. And I tried, I really did. But I couldn't. …

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10 Greatest Steelers

This weekend I watched a program on the NFL Network on the 10 greatest Pittsburgh Steelers of all time. It was apparently a rerun from 2010, but it was still good. But I have a beef with their list. I couldn't believe some of the players on the list and not on the list! First …

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