Category Archives: Tech

Mod Magazine

    /. , as the cool kids call it, mentions this PBS story about modding the Linksys WRT54G wireless router. I have no idea why and I have little idea how, but it seemed like a URL I should … Continue reading

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Celebrity Playlists

    Not only did I like reading this light-hearted look at celebrity playlists on Apple’s iTMS, I also enjoyed the fact the article was on a Microsoft site.

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Sacred Update 2004-05-24 1.0

    Those OS X users attempting to patch a recent security flaw discovered in Safari might risk profaning their software. It turns out, according to Mac Central, the vulnerability is actually a “venerability”.    Behold the perils of relying … Continue reading

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Taking the Micro out of Microsoft

    There’s been a lot of talk about Microsoft’s attempts at creating hardware that would be an “iPod killer”. This blurb from Microsoft-Watch.com proves they’re certainly hard at work on a bank account killer.     Microsoft is expected … Continue reading

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Hooray for Revisions

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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Robocop

    I didn’t think I’d be posting today — my forehead is still too bloodied from beating it against the tabletop during Bush’s press conference last night. But I just had to point out this news story I just … Continue reading

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Yesterday’s Technology Today

No, not another Janet Jackson reference.Nor a Simpson at night.It’s Venus from 1882.     Slashdot mentions a fascinating story about what might arguably be called the first movie. On December 6 1882, astronomer David Peck Todd created 147 glass … Continue reading

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On the Paper Trail

    I was discussing in the luncheon room the problem Americans may face soon in their reliance on Diebold voting machines. From the things I have read it would appear these fears are not in vain. However it would … Continue reading

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Seven Bribes for Seven Numbers

    “Criminals are believed to be trying to bribe Indian call centre workers to get access to customer credit card details” says this article at The Register. “Call centre workers have been offered up to a year’s wages for … Continue reading

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User Error

    People do funny things with their computers. Though when they call me, they’re not funny — they’re angry.

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