Leisure: At The Shop Review: "Run-around Sue" by Tim Ellis

Review of "Run-around Sue DVD"...

News: Colombia's President Postpones Trip

President Alvaro Uribe postponed a meeting Friday with his Venezuelan counterpart after he came down with an ear infection, delaying a possible resolution to a diplomatic spat between the two neighbors....

Sports: Ohio State uses late spurt to boot Michigan State

Jessica Davenport scored five of her 14 points during a late 16-0 run to lead No. 9 Ohio State to a 68-54 victory over No. 6 Michigan State on Thursday night. Brandie Hoskins led the Buckeyes with 17 points. Caity Matter added 12 points, and Stephanie Blanton had 10. Liz Shimek scored 17 points for the Spartans, who had an eight-game winning streak end. ...

Computers: Tactical Tip #24: KVM Switches and You

In this case, KVM stands for Keyboard, Video, and Mouse. A KVM switch allows you to connect two (or more) computers to the same keyboard, monitor, and mouse. KVM switches vary by how many computers they can so connect, ranging from two to eight or more. Also, KVM switches usually support either USB (like this Belkin) or PS/2-style connectors (like this D-Link). So, what are they good for? Here are three scenarios: One customer has an application, written years and years ago, that simply won't run on anything newer than Windows 98. The program is designed to use a modem and dial out to read a water line flow meter, and Windows changed the rules of how programs can work with modems starting with Windows 2000. However, for daily use, a Windows 98 machine is starting to get a little long in the tooth. So, we set the staff member up with a new PC, running Windows XP, for normal use, and left the original Windows 98 PC there as well. We use a KVM switch (the D-Link model) so she can use the Windows 98 PC from time to time without the extra clutter of another monitor and such, and without having to crawl under a desk and move the keyboard and such between computers. KVM switches originally were used in server rooms, where there often are more than one computer that only occasionally need to be directly accessed. Since monitors, keyboards, and mice take up lots of desk space, these server rooms switched to using KVM switches, so one station can operate a bunch of servers. If you are toying with taking the advice from the previous post and try a Mac Mini, you could use a USB KVM switch to allow somebody to bounce back and forth between the Mac and an existing PC. That's useful during transition periods, and even afterwards for the occasional application that isn't available in a Mac OS X version. ...

Sports: BGSU's Sigalet battling MS for Hobey contention

Bowling Green senior goaltender Jordan Sigalet revealed on Saturday that he has been suffering from multiple sclerosis, an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, since being diagnosed in early March. The native of Surrey, B.C., has missed only three games because of the disease....