Category: Featured

Asymptomatic

I don't really get sick, so I guess it's not really a surprise. A friend of mine had been hiding out, trying to avoid COVID-19 (under doctor's orders). Still, she got it from her granddaughter when they came for…

By sgunhouse

RIP Huey & Louie

Silent Running made me sad. I was sad when HAL9000 was shut down too, but the loss of Louie outside the ship, and with Lowell detonating the nuclear charges, destroying the Valley Forge, losing Huey in the process…

By ARSWA3YAY

Photo Editing & Organising Software

I have been taking photos for a long time - at least a decade. Managing all these photos can be a bit of a hassle, but I enjoy spending time organising them, and prior to the explosion of social media I would often have…

By lonm

M4 - One ugly Star Trek robot

In the 1969 episode "Requiem for Methuselah", the crew of the Enterprise is struck with Rigellian fever, for which the only treatment is the mineral Ryetalyn. Kirk, Spock and Dr. McCoy beam down to the planet Holberg…

By ARSWA3YAY

Community Poll - Are you a morning person or evening person?

Hello, Happy New Year! 🎊We hope 2021 has started on a good note for you. And this year we'd love to know more about you. Tell us what kind of person are you? Morning, afternoon, evening, or strictly a brunch…

By Gaëlle

Happy new year! Wake up your brain!

Started this blog just a year ago, but really got it up to speed with containment in order to stay active and fight boredom. 2021 is the year when people should start using again their brains in a normal way if we want…

By Dragon Trader

Productivity Software is bad for Productivity

I've recently been using online form and automation software. It's great that we have tools that can do these things, all accessible in a web browser.…

By lonm

Picasso

I came back to Winnipeg on December 13th, and quickly fell into a feverish yearning for my high school crush. On my first night, under two thick blankets and embracing my stuffed dog, I gazed at the streetlamp and black…

By gracema

Adventures in Windows Firewall Whitelisting

The user decides what web content is acceptable or not in their browser. Raymond Hill, uBlock Origin Manifesto…

By lonm

Your E-Mail Address and Your Identity

Photo: 'Speedy Delivery' Copyright 2012 Frank J Casella…

By fjcasella

Reflecting on 2020: A year of exception

Irrespective of this unusually different year, Vivaldi continued to grow and evolve. Read more about this ‘quarantine’ year from Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner.…

By Team Vivaldi