Category Archives: Tech

Headlines

Posted on November 18 2004 by Mickey

      Apparently Bono has some good news for me. According to the new issue of Spin magazine, when the tour starts next year U2 will make their concerts available for download on Apple’s iTunes Music Store. He is … Continue reading →

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Null & Voided

Posted on November 12 2004 by Mickey

    A moment of silence as we mark the passing of Winamp, one of the favorite programs I ever downloaded and one of my favorites to use. According to Betanews.com: “The last members of the original Winamp team have … Continue reading →

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Even Better Than That Real® Thing

Posted on October 26 2004 by Mickey

    Later this afternoon, 1PM PDT, Bono and The Edge will join Apple’s Steve Jobs to make some form of announcement. It might be that the iTunes Music Store is opening in more countries or it might be that … Continue reading →

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Grab Bag

Posted on October 13 2004 by Mickey

    Awwww. America’s Sweetheart Pfc Lynndie England had a baby boy today. Photos of the birth should be showing up online imminently. Reportedly, the hospital staff caused quite a line-up as they waited to point to her crotch and … Continue reading →

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At Home With Microsoft

Posted on October 4 2004 by Mickey

    It’s funny how these two stories showed up within days of each other. In one, Bill Gates bemoans how spyware is so bad he even has it on his home PCs. And in the other, Steve Ballmer complains … Continue reading →

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PC Magazine

Posted on September 3 2004 by Mickey

    PC Magazine reviews my sweet baby. Their summation, that “most users with recent-vintage G5 machines (especially dual-2.0GHz models) don’t need to jump on this upgrade”, seems pretty freaking obvious; but the review is important in one regard: it … Continue reading →

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Per Diem

Posted on August 16 2004 by Mickey

    Question of the Day: does the chilly and mild weather we’ve had for the last couple weeks mean a cold Fall and early Winter or a hot backlash of an Indian Summer?    Word of the Day: aerophagia  … Continue reading →

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“Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”

Posted on July 20 2004 by Mickey

    Tonight marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (link to CNN story). You can relive that historic moment through the video and audio files at NASA’s 35th Anniversary site. Other material is still available at … Continue reading →

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Knowledge Baste

Posted on July 7 2004 by Mickey

    I just had to share this page I found through /.. Someone has compiled a list of the strangest and most curious entries in Microsoft’s Knowledge Base: solutions to problems such as “Calculator does not reliably subtract two … Continue reading →

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All the News That’s Bleeding Obvious

Posted on July 6 2004 by Mickey

    Good thing we have The New York Times to protect us and inform us. According to a groundbreaking new article, we should beware of Apple’s iTMS. “The tracks are not carbon copies of the CD originals, but compressed … Continue reading →

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