Is the music industry dying?  Is piracy killing it?

Confession time.  I don’t believe the music industry is dying.  Not in the least.  But I had to have a catchy title to get you to read, didn’t I?  Gotcha!

But seriously, what can be made of the music industry today?  The industry spokespeople are all up-in-arms because the sales of CDs is declining and the sales of online purchases aren’t making up the difference.  I recently had an email conversation with a friend about the current state of music and how it makes it onto our iPods.

First of all, it is my …

SPOILER ALERT: Review of Battlestar Galactica episode Crossroads (part 2).

I have to say a huge thank you to Lee Adama for finally observing that which I’ve been saying for a long time now.  Ever since they nabbed Baltar and wanted to kill him for consorting with the Cylons, I have been noting the full presidential pardon that Roslin gave to all “collaborators” and screaming, “doesn’t this apply to Baltar too?”

I think it was pretty obvious that Baltar wasn’t going to be airlocked.  He’s too popular a character and if he’d died then Ron Moore and David Eick would have been …

What is the proper way to backup an entire PC?  Today we’ll explore the methods I use to do a System Backup.

Okay, I’ve been round and round this topic a bunch of times and have tried many methods.  I think I have come up with a very workable solution for having a complete backup of your system.

What is a System Backup and why do we need one?

A System Backup is one that backs up the entire computer, or at least the minimum amount of files, to be able to restore a dead computer to a functional status.  Therefore (and this …

What is the proper way to backup a PC?  Today we’ll explore the methods I use and also look at some other potential methods.

First of all, why should we backup?  Well, the only reason to backup anything is to restore it.  You may only need to restore in the event of a disaster (a virus or the like) or perhaps if you have a minor catastrophe (such a file gets corrupted).  You may never need to restore, in which case your backups are just there to make you feel better.  Essentially, backing up is like insurance; you hope you’ll never …

Spolier alert: Review of Battlestar Galactica episode “Maelstrom.”

Okay, so let me get this straight.  The most beloved character on the show, Kara Thrace, or “Starbuck,” turns out to be this golden child, this person with a destiny.  She turns out to have had precognitive visions that come out in her paintings.  And then all at once we find that her destiny was to wig out and die?

Okay, I trust Ron Moore and David Eick.  Starbuck can’t be dead (can she?).  There’s going to be more to this, I am certain.  Isn’t there?

All her life, she saw herself as just a …