Tag Archives: Computers & Technology

Why I love Google Reader

A week or two ago, Google Reader was completely redesigned. At the time, I was using NewsFire, a very solid newsreader for OS X. However, there were many minor quirks that got to me. The new Google Reader resolved those … Continue reading

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Coming Soon – iLap

I just placed an order for a laptop stand called the iLap. It has gotten stellar reviews everywhere I have looked, including one from Alex King. Why am I getting this? While my Macbook by no means is burning hot, … Continue reading

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The backup strategy

A week ago the Windows machine decided that it was a good time for its hard drive to die. I lucked out and was able to get the data off of the drive before it passed the point of no … Continue reading

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The great Mac browser test

I have decided to embark on a test of epic proportions. For the next month, I am going to use exclusively one web browser per week on my Mac. At the end of each week, I will do a write-up … Continue reading

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Backups are good

So last night at around midnight, Katie’s Toshiba laptop (which was my laptop until I switched to Macs full-time back in April) decided to freeze and give a very nice blue screen. I should have wrote it down, but the … Continue reading

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Party like we are at MIT

A MIT student brings together partying and complete utter geekness into one.

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Google Calendar tips

Stopdesign has a bunch tips for Google Calendar users.

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Virus/phishing hybrid?

Ed Bott is reporting that some customers of American Express have experienced a new type of phishing that at least I haven’t seen yet. It looks like it is some type of spyware/malware on a computer that recognizes when you … Continue reading

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Google Calendar launches

Check out Google Calendar! It is live and works extremely well in my 10 minutes of testing. It really feels like what a calendar application should feel like. Easy to use, simple, yet powerful if you want it to be.

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2006 Predictions

Well everyone is doing them, so I might as well join in… Apple will come out with at least one Intel laptop in January and will completely switch to an Intel-based lineup by Fall 2006. Firefox will reach 15% of … Continue reading

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