Category Archives: Computers

I am the nerd.

Our Kids Are Sociopaths Because of Twitter

I’ll start this out with a direct quote from this CNN Health article entitled, “Scientists warn of Twitter dangers.” New findings show that the streams of information provided by social networking sites are too fast for the brain’s “moral compass” … Continue reading

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What You Need To Know About the Cornballer, er Conficker

By now you’ve hard about the Conficker worm, and you’ve probably also heard that it’s set to do something tommorow, and that you should probably scream in terror at the thought of what could happen. So, while you’re wearing your … Continue reading

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Webcam Schedule for tonight, 1-7-09

All times real (Central) 6pm-7pm — We kill this year’s Christmas season 8pm-8:30pm — Story time 10pm — Candle Time (it’s dark) You may have (but probably haven’t) noticed that my webcam was down pretty much all day. Yesterday, that … Continue reading

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Slow Incremental Changes Will Boil a Frog

Hi everybody. You might have noticed some changes, however slight, with this blog.  There are two new links on the right side of the page, and a new banner picture up top.  I like the picture because it allows one … Continue reading

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Several Quick Hits Before the Real Fun Starts

If you know me, you know that I’ll just let this thing slide like Jim Gantner if I’m not careful.  This past week, I was placed in a hypersealed box by the good folks at GM, and not allowed to … Continue reading

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And It Shall Be a Sign Unto Me

…Word 2007 for some reason posted with all of its formatting data intact at the top of the post.  If that’s not a harbinger of the computer apocalypse, I’m a green bean. Soon.

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Ubuntu Deals Firefox 3 to Me in the Night

When I booted my dual-boot Win2k/Ubuntu machine into Linux today, I got a message that Firefox had to be restarted because of an update.  Guess what?  When I restarted that Firefox and looked in the “about” section, it turns out … Continue reading

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The Island Wants Me Back

I was starting to phase out e-mail in my life until the Blackberry came along.    Now, I’m an e-mail machine, on the go and ready to pounce on any messages I see.  I’ve got like 12 e-mail addresses, but through … Continue reading

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Looks Like I Picked the Right Blackberry

I promise not to post (much) more about the Blackberry after this… Today I got to work on a Blackberry Pearl for a client, and it frustrated the heck out of me.  First of all, while it is smaller than … Continue reading

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Man, I Got a Blackberry Curve 8310

(This is my phone, only mine’s red. Also rad.) Welcome to business in the 21st century, me. I shook the iPhone bug and decided to get a Blackberry Curve at 1/4 the cost and almost all the features. Sure, it’s … Continue reading

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