Monthly Archives: June 2008

Troubleshooting Windows sucks

Looking at a cousin of mine’s laptop and I have been trying to clean out some virus/spyware issues on it. The key word is “trying” as Windows XP loves to throw up random cryptic error messages when you least expect … Continue reading

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Mileage

Since I started hypermiling, I increased my Subaru Forester’s mileage from ~24 mpg to ~30 mpg, a 6 mpg increase. Pretty amazing for a car that is basically an SUV. The hypermiling tricks I use is going about 60 mph … Continue reading

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That town called Unity

If you have been paying attention to the news, you probably know that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be making their first joint appearance Friday in a little town called Unity, NH. The Concord Monitor has a good article … Continue reading

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A few extensions for Firefox 3 on Mac OS X

Firefox 3 has gigantic improvements for Mac users, but they left out a few things that would have made it fit in better. Here are a few extensions I installed to make Firefox 3 on Mac OS X a little … Continue reading

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Add Favicons on Bookmarks Toolbar for Firefox 3 [Mac OS X]

Great tip on Lifehacker for how to add favicons to the bookmarks toolbar in Firefox 3 for Mac OS X. One of few things I do not like in Mac versions of Firefox is the fact that there is no … Continue reading

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Even candidates for President have credit card debt

It does not make me at ease to know that Senator McCain and his wife have $225,000 in credit card debt. How the heck do you get that much credit card debt? I have roughly $700 left on my lone … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Tim Russert

One of my favorite journalists passed away today. Tim Russert, famous for his tough interviews on Meet the Press, passed away today from what appears to be a heart attack. He was one of those few journalists who you could … Continue reading

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Apple just killed the phone market

Totally agree with Mike Davidson about the new iPhone. I know my wife and I are getting iPhones on December 27th, the day our Verizon Wireless contract expires. It has everything I have ever wanted in a phone.

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Obama in 2008

For the first time since I became interested in politics, I am 100% proud that I voted for the person who turned out to be Democratic Party nominee. Senator Barack Obama matches everything I have ever hoped that a politican … Continue reading

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