Jan 18 2012
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) are two bills currently mingling in the United States House of Representatives. It would take too much time and effort for me to explain how ludicrous it is that we have misinformed politicians writing litigation for an internet that they apparently do …
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Mar 27 2011
Josue is a Bucket of Bolts In my marriage, I’m inheriting a car that is, how you say, less than ideal. It gets from Point A to Point B alright (which is, I realize, a very relative term), but that doesn’t mean it does it gracefully. And it doesn’t mean that I’m altogether convinced that …
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Nov 12 2010
Let Me Do What I Want with My MacMini I ordered a MacMini Server at the beginning of the month. Rather than buying the client-side hardware, I purchased the server because it had a faster processor and bigger hard drive at a smaller cost. So why not? Unfortunately, it came with OS X Snow Leopard …
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Aug 05 2009
This is something I’ve been mulling over for the last couple of months, but it wasn’t until hearing the continued “Apple or Microsoft” arguments at camp this week that I was finally moved to write this. So, in a manner of speaking, this one’s for you, Jesse and Joe. Oh, and Erin, I’ll try to …
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Jul 15 2009
Kylee reprimanded me for not blogging enough. While this is a very valid accusation, I’ve decided to oblige her in only the most annoying sort of way. So here you go, Kylee. A blog post just for you. Enjoy. Visa Overcharges Customers There’s no way this can work out in a positive manner for …
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Jan 23 2009
Microsoft has been (officially) beta testing their newest operating system, Windows 7 (previously known under the code names Blackcomb and Vienna), for about nearly a month now, and the results are looking extremely promising. According to the “reliable” source of Wikipedia, it’s due out in late 2009 with … *groan* … numerous editions yet again. With all …
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Oct 30 2007
The retail release date of Microsoft Windows Vista was January 30, 2007. Over the first week, Vista sold less than 200,000 copies. Apple OS X Leopard was released on Friday, October 26, 2007. Over the weekend, Leopard sold over 2 million copies. ‘Nuff said.
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Mar 22 2007
Just the other day I went out to eat at the Olive Garden. It happened that the wait to get in an eat was about 45 minutes, so we decided to go over to Office Max to buy a few things. I walked in the store and realized, “Hey, Windows Vista just came out!” (This …
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