Author: Bruce Black

“We all know that books burn, yet we have the greater knowledge that books cannot be killed by fire. People die, but books never

On the subject of Banned Book week, Mymac reader Matt supplied this link he came across Thanks for reading and writing, Matt. So, if

It’s that time of year once again, the time of year when the weather in New England finally tells you that the summer of

My place of business has just spent a little of their cash on some table top printers. Nothing fancy, just some H/P 6940 deskjets.

A blog entry I make no secret of the fact that I love certain comic strips. One of the ones I enjoy the most

With all the network tv shows that were introduced this last fall, very few seem to have made it. This is to say that

The Dust from this year’s Macworld is beginning to settle. The big announcement, regarding an Apple iPhone, was made, just as everyone predicted. Whether

“…Son you must take my word, If there’s a God in heaven, He’s got a Silver Thunderbird.” Marc Cohn I know what some of

“Jumped The Shark”,,,, Do you remember when you first heard it? Did you wonder what the heck the person saying it, (or posting it

So, “Jericho” is not on NBC’s announced fall schedule. Dang, that smarts. Not a bad show, really. Not a great show, but not bad.

Most of you probably don’t remember when the Labor Day was observed on its actual date, and not on the first Monday of September.

Revisiting something I wrote about in August of ‘01. Sort of. If you’re a male of a certain age, then you surely remember a

I haven’t been doing a lot of writing lately, for a lot of reasons. Getting ready for an electrical contractor to come in and

So, I’m taking one of my leisurely bike rides around our fair city one day. I’m stopped on Beacon street, heading west, a few

From an old issue of Mad Magazine: Son to dad: “How come I have to learn to read?” Dad to son: “Why son, you

“When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is

Okay, who can identify this Device? Give up? It’s called a tire pressure gauge. It’s used to check the air pressure in one’s automobile

….So, I’m just letting my mind wander somewhat aimlessly. Some random thoughts… -I have no idea who I will vote for in the general

One of my favorite expressions, or favorite sayings, is “time always wins”. I have no idea who said this, or when it was first

Way back in January of ’07, I wrote of three things I would like to have seen included in the next release of Mac