Clinton Stark

At least it's here in beta form. Moblin is a slimmed down operating system designed for Netbooks. It has a nice glossy, Web 2.0 look to it. Dig deeper though and you'll discover a few things. First, it's actually based on Linux—the OS most likely to live in a garage...

It won't take effect until 2011, but San Jose could become the largest city in the US to ban plastic (and paper) shopping bags. Mayor Chuck Reed said, "I'll step out and take the lead in the South Bay to eliminate the scourge of plastic bags." San Jose is playing...

According to comScore, Microsoft is making inroads against Google in the ever lucrative search market. In August, Microsoft's share grew half a percentage point to 9.3% of the total market. Even better, Nielson reported that Bing search volume grew over 20% in August meaning, perhaps, that more users are turning...

The lead actor John Gallagher, Jr., although looking more Jay Kay than Billie Joe, puts 110% into his role as the despondent teen looking to escape suburbia.

Google has ruled the roost when it comes to free web-based productivity applications. But it was just a matter of time before Microsoft too would join the game. And it looks like that day is near. Free trials of Office Web Apps have begun as part of a technical preview...

What a thrill. What a memory. 2002. I played an alumni game (second time) with former San Jose Sharks players. Yesterday, I happened to be surfing the Internet archive (Wayback Machine) to see what my former life, aka "Clintworld" (clintworld.com established 1997) looked like, before the StarkSilverCreek.com (i.e. pre-Loni) days. In...

The weekend is almost here, and that means more wine adventure and more theatrical spectacle. How appropriate. They go so well together. Loni plans to keep the selection process going for the Loreto calendar too, so there should be more exciting news on that. Harvest is here in wine country—despite the impending heat...

Not only does San Jose Repertory Theatre's production of 'As You Like It' feature striking visuals in its re-imaging of the Shakespeare classic, but it also benefits from wonderfully memorable music and sound effects. Haddon Givens Kime, a long-time Rick Lombardo collaborator, talks with StarkSilverCreek about the play, and what...