There’s a new villain in town and the sheriff has no idea. With everyone paranoid about data breaches and credit card fraud, it’s surprising that this all-seeing eye hasn’t been noticed.

The world just got a little less fun. Walter Fredrick Morrison, WWII pilot, UFO buff, local resident and creator of the ‘Pluto Platter’ (later renamed the frisbee) has floated off to the afterlife at the age of 90.

Ever tried to save a file to your thumb drive and received a “disk is full” message when there’s nothing on it? It turns out that some thumb drives are formatted for either a Mac or a PC and you’ll lose some functionality (such as the ability to see files) when you switch between computers.

I’ve been making amateur videos since my first year of college (1994) when a friend sold me one of the first camcorders with a fold-out LCD screen (see some of my work here on YouTube and here on Vimeo).

Since my last post was mostly doom-and-gloom (I asked if the past decade would come to be viewed as the twilight of newspapers’ long lives), I’d like to mention a few things that I perceive as bright spots within the current fiber-based media environment.

“As 2009 draws to an end, about the best thing anyone in the US newspaper industry can say about it is, “Thank God it’s over.” This was unquestionably the worst year in the history of the business.” –paulgillan, Newspaperdeathwatch.com

When was the last time you read a newspaper? Chances are, the answer to this question depends largely on your age. If you are old enough to have fought in a World War, attended Woodstock or voted for Ronald Reagan, the answer is probably ‘this morning’ (’last weekend’ at most).

The following is a short list of books that fall under the category of narrative nonfiction (or creative nonfiction). Blending exhaustive reporting with some artistic license, this genre is like watching a good action movie and reading the newspaper at the same time. These books make me want to travel the world, seek out radical adventures and write about them.