Category Archives: Tech

Bad SATA

Posted on December 15 2003 by Mickey

    I just got back an estimate on repairing my drive. It will cost between $4,000 and $13,000. That means I’m completely screwed, and everything from August is lost forever. Not only that, since my RAID was so spacious … Continue reading →

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Links Roundup (2003/12/09)

Posted on December 9 2003 by Mickey

    Some stuff I’ve been reading up on today:    • “The creator and writer of the the Alan Parsons Project, ERIC WOOLFSON, presents his first new concept album in thirteen years.” I guess I’m a little late to … Continue reading →

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Mac vs PC

Posted on December 8 2003 by Mickey

    I found the the first article in John Papola’s new blog to be a well-written and thoughtful comparison of Apple’s “vertical” operational structure (writing an OS that works with a select core of hardware) with Windows’ “horizontal” one … Continue reading →

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DIE SPAM DIE!!!

Posted on December 7 2003 by Mickey

   For the most part I’ve simply been deleting the hundreds of spam e-mails I get a day, but recently it’s really starting to take a toll on me and deleting is just not good enough any more. Instead, I … Continue reading →

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Java Jabber

Posted on December 2 2003 by Mickey

    According to The Sun God: ”At last someone serious launches an alternative to Windows (if you’re looking for one) that doesn’t require buying some piece of over-priced hardware (no matter how sweet it looks).” Introducing the Java Desktop … Continue reading →

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Hamlet Act II, Scene 2

Posted on December 1 2003 by Mickey

    You’re probably already familiar with Los Angeles County’s ban on the usage of “master” and “slave” as tech terms. Now I read that they are looking for more palatable alternatives. The MPAA passed along the suggestion of “Master” … Continue reading →

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November Spawned a Monster

Posted on November 14 2003 by Mickey

    The folks at Silicon.com point out that this week marks the 20th anniversary of the computer virus. They arranged a panel of anti-virus experts to share their thoughts on this great millstone.

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Christmas Wish List

Posted on November 13 2003 by Mickey

    A short while ago I was joking how I wanted to add Pioneer’s $40,000 speaker panel to my Christmas wish list, since this single unit could produce home-theater surround sound. Today, Slashdot has a story about the Niro … Continue reading →

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Doffing the Red Hat

Posted on November 3 2003 by Mickey

    During my latest dabblings in Linux — the OS which continues to taunt and thwart me — I was concentrating on Red Hat, since it was a well-known name and a name I thought I could trust. I … Continue reading →

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Christmas Wish List

Posted on October 26 2003 by Mickey

    Yes, it is too early to be discussing Christmas shopping, but that won’t keep me from dropping hints about this sweet baby: the PDSP-1 Digital Sound Projector, one single panel (comprised of 254 speakers) that actually creates directional … Continue reading →

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