Category Archives: Tech

Computers Suck

Posted on July 3 2004 by Mickey

    My computer, the one I sank thousands of dollars into building, did not even last a year. I don’t know what happened to it last night, but this morning I can not get it to work. It powers … Continue reading →

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Cleaning up the MS

Posted on June 30 2004 by Mickey

    It seems like the security warnings about IE are arriving daily now. The latest one is almost funny: a flaw Microsoft reportedly fixed in earlier versions of IE has been re-detected in the latest versions! And a BBC … Continue reading →

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WWDCnothing

Posted on June 29 2004 by Mickey

    Guess the wait wasn’t worth it. The rumor sites got me worked up for nothing. No G5 iMac, no new iPod news, just word that Konfabulator has been appropriated into OS X, and the new OS X requires … Continue reading →

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…Musssssst Buyyyy…

Posted on June 29 2004 by Mickey

    Not only do I have to buy this gorgeous dual-monitor setup, I also have to buy a new keyboard to replace the one I just drooled all over.    (Image taken from Mac Rumors.)

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Unnamed

Posted on June 25 2004 by Mickey

    Boinx Software has a new application for creating photo albums. They have no name for it however and have started a contest to name the app. I submitted a name. How about you?

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Links

Posted on June 24 2004 by Mickey

    It’s too sunny for original thought. Today’s entry is just a bunch of links to stuff I’ve been reading.    In the News: innumerable citizens of Toronto are saved by a stray dog. Go hug your doggie right … Continue reading →

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iPod > Browse

Posted on June 23 2004 by Mickey

    Have I mentioned I’ve gotten sick of Microsoft? Have I mentioned that despite having built a computer last year I am ready chuck it all and switch to Mac OS X? Have I mentioned I’m spending the intervening … Continue reading →

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Something Else to Buy

Posted on June 16 2004 by Mickey

    This looks like just what I need to spruce up my 20GB iPod. Then, after I get it all nice and shiny, I can preserve its sheen with this.    Sounds like a pretty good plan, actually. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Zero Configuration

Posted on June 5 2004 by Mickey

I greatly enjoyed reading this Wired article about Windows’s zero configuration in its Windows Zero Configuration. It confirms something I’ve been struggling with. For almost a year I’ve had my computers set up in a wireless network: two Windows XP … Continue reading →

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Patently Bogus

Posted on June 4 2004 by Mickey

    To quote Brandon at Fight the Patent: “What was the Patent Office thinking?” Wired has a story that Microsoft now has the patent on, get this, double-clicking. True, the patent is supposed to focus on controls for a … Continue reading →

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