Category Archives: Tech

Add Comcast to the List of Things That Suck (Right Behind Fox)

Posted on July 26 2006 by Mickey

    Has Comcast failed again? I think it was last year and in 2002 that their main DNS server failed, knocking out their customers’ Internet access nationally. And it feels like this has happened again. I was unable to … Continue reading →

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Junk

Posted on July 24 2006 by Mickey

    Quite often I have problems with the way Apple’s Mail program separates junk mail. But then there are other days when it gets it spot on.

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Detroit Podcasters Network

Posted on March 9 2006 by Mickey

    Just a quick note about the Detroit Podcasters Network, a group of local podcasters of which I am a minor member. The DPN was mentioned in the Detroit Free Press today, in a lengthy article by tech writer … Continue reading →

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Today Only: ZDTV’s The Screen Savers!

Posted on January 30 2006 by Mickey

    It’s no secret Leo Laporte‘s goal is to overtake the Internet, one podcast at a time. Now is his turn to make an appearance in mine. The video below was taped in November 1999, when he and Screen … Continue reading →

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Meet the New OS

Posted on January 6 2006 by Mickey

    Jeez, Apple wasn’t kidding, were they, when they introduced Mac OS X Tiger at WWDC a year and a half ago:    Bill Gates, last night at CES, talked about some new features in the upcoming Vista OS, … Continue reading →

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FLV Test

Posted on December 21 2005 by Mickey

    This is a test to see if I can play Flash video. I’m interested in this because I can’t watch WMV or QuickTime files at work, but Flash video can get through. However, I’m not too thrilled by … Continue reading →

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Upgradeable to 64 MB

Posted on December 9 2005 by Mickey

    Obviously others have greater tall tales to tell about their first computers; but, still, I got a kick out of seeing all these specs, ca 1994, from my old Packard Bell box, uncovered while doing the Christmas decorations.

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Happy Birthday (Pt 2)

Posted on August 11 2005 by Mickey

    While watching an old CommandN podcast I learned about a piece of donation-ware called Disk Inventory X, a disk usage utility which can display one’s hard drive’s contents as a “treemap”. It looked cool and I had to … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday

Posted on August 10 2005 by Mickey

    Can’t let the day pass without noting it’s been one year since I ditched Windows and switched to Mac. Coincidentally, two days ago, I broke my G5’s uptime record. Previously it was 16 days of continual uninterrupted use. … Continue reading →

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Who’s XMing Who?

Posted on June 16 2005 by Mickey

    Stymied in my quest to find the perfect digital camcorder, I’ve had to look elsewhere for ways to be a good American citizen and increase my credit card debt. The latest gadget to catch my fancy is a … Continue reading →

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