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2008
772 posts
Reverted Back to Firefox 2
Man I really like Firefox & practically preached to the masses about FF3. My love affair with Firefox 3 has ended though amid several crashes. I like all the functions available with FF3 along with the many add ons but I have to try something different. I have reinstalled FF2 which I rarely had trouble with except when I had
Get Those Updates!
Overnight, Microsoft issued a rare out-of-cycle patch for Windows systems that should be installed immediately. The vulnerability affects all versions of Windows and could have an impact similar to the 2003 Blaster Worm attack. If you're not set to auto-update, be sure to go out and grab the update. All of my machines do updates automatically, and the alert was
Virtual Murder in a Virtual World
My mother called me this morning to ask me how a woman could be arrested for a virtual murder, and what was a virtual murder, anyway? My mother is 67 years old, retired to Florida, but because her daughter (that would be me) is a geek, she's running a hot new laptop with ATT wireless broadband and a decent understanding
Scotch Tape Xrays
Who knew that an ordinary roll of Scotch (TM) tape could be used to create Xrays? Apparently, the Russians did in the 1950's, but it was never developed. Researchers at UCLA have been toying with the power that comes from peeling tape from a roll in a vacuum. In fact, a mere piece of tape can produce an enormous amount
And the Spam Goes On…
A week or so ago, the government shut down the largest spamming organization in the country. You'd think that would slow down the influx in my mailbox, but it hasn't. Wishful thinking, I suppose. Some of the spam I get looks like bounced mail. I thought it was just a clever way of spamming someone, but it turns out it's
Libraries Still Have a Purpose
Maxsports writes below that libraries should be torn down and the money used to maintain libraries should be distributed to people in the form of computers. He believes computers are replacing libraries. I don't think he's been in a library lately! I work in a library in an institution of higher learning, so my view is somewhat skewed, but I
No More Time Off For Me
It never fails. I decide to walk away from the computer for one day and all heck breaks loose. I needed to focus on a project for a client. I checked all my emails and other vitals, then went into seclusion building a website for a new client. When I was done I stayed unplugged and helped a friend put
Tear Down Libraries
I like libraries as well as librarians who are generally some of the nicest, most helpful people I have met. However there is not much of a need for libraries anymore. The internet has more information than all the libraries in the world can provide and is widely available. I know it is not free in most places though like
Podcamp Hawaii this Friday and Saturday
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Using Digital Video To Coach Sports
If you have a kid involved in sports, which is likely since there are so many options available now from golf to fast pitch softball to traditional football, you need a video camera. They are great for training or coaching. You can point out mistakes and strengths that cannot be noticed in real time. Plus the kid cannot watch themselves
Is a recession good or bad for Apple
Apple is scheduled to release an earnings report today, and the general feeling tends to be that they will have a good quarter. In the wake of the financial crisis, their stocks are down considerably at the moment, the inference in this is that the growth potential of Apple is lower. As with most things stock market though, emotion has
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