Category Archives: Computers

The “War on Christmas” chain email strikes again

It’s that time of year again.  The time of year when the airwaves bombard us with commercialized carols and red and green ad displays.  It’s also that time again for the “War on Christmas” emails to begin circulating. I have … Continue reading

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There’s an App for that

I have an iPhone.  It’s the 3G iPhone, because I’m not one of those “first adopters.”  I used to be one of those people that thought a basic cell phone was all I would need, but now I realize I … Continue reading

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Comparing apples to… Apples

One of the forums I frequent is the PackPride Brickyard.   It is occupied by general chatter of politics and life by and for NC State Wolfpack fans. Yesterday, someone posted the following: Reasons to buy Mac vs other laptop are … Continue reading

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Emily Litella Journalism

I have a very negative view of journalism nowadays.  However I couldn’t put my finger on why, or express my displeasure in an understandable way.  Today, another person has framed how I feel exactly. Daniel Eran Dilger runs Roughly Drafted, … Continue reading

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Intel skips Vista

It’s one thing for some company to say there’s no compelling reason to switch to Windows Vista, but when that company is Intel… “This isn’t a matter of dissing Microsoft, but Intel information technology staff just found no compelling case … Continue reading

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Bill Gates’ Software Philosophy: Why fix bugs when we can deliver features?

Finally, an explanation for why Windows Vista is such a train wreck: “The reason we come up with new versions is not to fix bugs. It’s absolutely not. It’s the stupidest reason to buy a new version I ever heard. … Continue reading

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Help set a record!

June 17th is the official release date for Firefox 3, and Mozilla is out to set a record for the most downloads in one day. Help set a world record by downloading Firefox and giving it a try. While no … Continue reading

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Just don’t take my word for it…

A friend of mine who I’ve known for almost 13 years recently purchased a Macbook in order to compose music with Logic Pro.  Before purchasing her Macbook, she had been quite enthusiastic about getting the top of the line PC … Continue reading

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“Your opinion sucks because you don’t agree with me!”

While reading my morning tech news, I stumbled across an article that gave me real enlightenment by providing a reason for the fanaticism I see not only among the Mac and Windows users, but among people in general.  It’s an excerpt from … Continue reading

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Computerworld: Windows is “collapsing”

Anyone who’s had to deal with the “bloatiness” of Microsoft Windows (especially Vista) knows that Windows is massive.  Now two Gartner Group analysts have pronounced the same thing, and that if Microsoft doesn’t change Windows, it will collapse under it’s own weight: … Continue reading

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