Monthly Archives: April 2004

Happy Birthday iTunes

Posted on April 28 2004 by Mickey

    The iTunes Music Store, my first taste of Apple, turns one today; and its parent company celebrated by releasing an update (v4.5) as well as a firmware revision (v2.2) for the iPod. I’m actually looking forward to getting … Continue reading →

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Headlines

Posted on April 28 2004 by Mickey

    I can’t get away from this category. I guess I’m turning into a news junkie. Anyway, here are some articles of interest I found while wandering the Web.    • Bush and Cheney deny their recent meetings about … Continue reading →

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Hooray for Revisions

Posted on April 27 2004 by Mickey

Maybe it’s a desire to be cutting edge, maybe it’s plain old greediness, maybe it’s an uncharacteristic need to belong, but I love updating and upgrading. If there’s a firmware revision or a feature upgrade, guaranteed I’ll be downloading and … Continue reading →

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Please Pardon Our Dust

Posted on April 26 2004 by Mickey

The New Flag of New Iraq     According to Yahoo! News, the Iraqi Governing Council (NYSE: IGC) unveiled the new flag of Iraq today. The flag features the copyright symbol at its center, commemorating how the country, under new … Continue reading →

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Image of the Week

Posted on April 25 2004 by Mickey

    I haven’t posted much this week, and in fact I don’t have anything much to post. In lieu of real content, here’s a photo of President Bush’s reaction to all those scary pro-choice women who marched on Washington … Continue reading →

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Happy Earth Day 2004!

Posted on April 22 2004 by Mickey

    Courtesy of Earth Browser, here’s what our beleaguered little home looks like, right now, as of 3:00 PM (EDT).The Earth

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I Gotta Get Me One of Them Cat-Eating Fords

Posted on April 20 2004 by Mickey

    Completely by accident I watched the local news today. When they talked about how Ford was outraged their advertising company had created an authorized and controversial Internet ad I of course had to find it for myself. And … Continue reading →

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Studies Show Studies are Crap

Posted on April 19 2004 by Mickey

    For some reason the decision at Duke University to eliminate early morning classes has become a big deal. Their concern is that studies show college students are getting less sleep than ever, therefore the university is eliminating 8 … Continue reading →

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5 Months & You’re Out

Posted on April 16 2004 by Mickey

    Don’t have much to say. I’m just typing this up as a way to show my PowerBook some love. The upgrades that Apple announced today have made it obsolete. I made the mistake of going to Apple’s site, … Continue reading →

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ITT: I am Bored

Posted on April 16 2004 by Mickey

          Diet Blog: Day One Hundred Five: my Easter feasting had less of an effect than I feared. I weighed 207 this morning, a pound less than last week, with a total of 31½ pounds lost.  … Continue reading →

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