Monthly Archives: October 2005

Theo's gone

Theo, the best GM in Red Sox history, is gone. Eric Wilbur of Boston.com says it best. This sucks.

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iTunes Re-Rating

I have been trying to do that rating system for awhile, but it is just too easy to give out a 4 or 5 star rating! I have to learn to be a little more objective in some of the … Continue reading

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The case of the 500-mile e-mail

A humorous story every computer guy should read.

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Commodore 64

Paul Thurott has a post on his blog about a book on the Commodore 64. The first computer my family ever owned was a 64, way back around 1984-1985 when I was 2-3 years old. Those were the best machines. … Continue reading

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Extra hour!

Well I took full advantage of my extra hour of sleep last night. Nothing like getting up when it used to be 10:00 and is now 9:00! I didn’t have many clocks to reset this time around, compared to when … Continue reading

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Linux is definitely not ready

I spent the day trying out two distributions of Linux: OpenSUSE 10 and Ubuntu 5.10. The main reason behind this was sheer boredom and the need for a challenge. I also wanted to learn an OS that I simply do … Continue reading

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Linux? Me?

I’m seriously thinking about giving Linux a try on my laptop this weekend. I am burning as we speak a Ubuntu LiveCD to try out. I also downloaded and burned OpenSUSE 10. I am really tempted. As I look on … Continue reading

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Comcast offers free Mcafee products

I have just taken advantage of a “free offer” from Comcast for a free copy of McAfee Viruscan 10. I am not going to use their firewall product or their privacy product. No need, they are more pain then they … Continue reading

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Akismet – The Solution to Blog Spam?

Matt, the famous creator of WordPress, has announced a new way to prevent blog spam called Akismet. It sounds like every comment on a blog is sent to a central server, checked to make sure it isn’t spam, and then … Continue reading

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Too bad it wasn't played during the Super Bowl

Anyone else seen the latest Got Milk? ad? I literally died laughing. If it had played at the Super Bowl, it would be getting 5 stars from everyone. Of course, MLB doesn’t like it…I can see why too in a … Continue reading

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