tech_pickle

I'm considering getting rid of my other blog, tech_pickle. I'm not really interested enough. My website will still be www.techpickle.org, but the blog is not really getting anywhere. I don't have any readers, and all my sources are on the same sites accessible to those potential readers. Why duplicate? If I did decide to keep it and post daily, how would I gain readership? Hell, I post more tech articles here than I do at tech_pickle, so WTF am I doing with a separate blog?

I've been trying to simplify my life for some time now. Beth and I have thrown many things away in the past year for the sake of organization and simplification. We're both getting new laptops to cut down on computer clutter (and there is a lot of it at our house), so I think keeping up with one blog is enough. Effective today, I'm re-posting here what is currently on tech_pickle and deleting the blog. If I have any technology news or opinions, I'll post them here, since technology is a big part of my life, and this blog should reflect my Random Thoughts about it.

One topic that came up yesterday in the blogosphere is the legality of refilling ink jet printer cartridges. SlashDot links to a blog at Corante discussing the issue. Read all about it - I'm not here to join in any fight. Just know that from my experience, Lexmark makes an inferior product anyway, and I'm not sure how many people actually use Lexmark printers. If you ask me, HP is the way to go, and recycled/refilled cartridges are crap anyway. If I printed more, I would have a laser printer. Since I don't print that much, I buy one black cartridge about every 8 months, and I buy the HP brand. This is due to the fact that I am somewhat stubborn, and I have seen poor quality printing from cheap replacement printer ink. You decide.