Monthly Archives: October 2006
Marvin
Marvin, March 1988 – October 2006 Today we had to say goodbye to Marvin. Marvin was Kimmie’s baby and has been with her since she was 16. We know he has led a good long life and lived to a … Continue reading
Tin Foil Run Amok
And now for something lighthearted. So here I was playing around in GoogleEarth (I am addicted to it BTW) and was flying over the Bhabha Atomic Research Center in Mumbai. This is the place where all the nuclear research brains … Continue reading
IE7 – Years Late and Still Buggy
Microsoft released IE7 yesterday complete with all that (cough) “innovation” that Ballmer keeps yapping about. Hey look – Tabs! Here’s the CNet review. I couldn’t have said it any better. The bottom line: IE 7 was Microsoft’s one chance to … Continue reading
Video iPods shipped with Virus
And now from the really bad oops category. It appears that Apple shipped a “small number” of Video iPods with the Windows RavMonE.exe virus. Small Number of Video iPods Shipped With Windows Virus We recently discovered that a small number … Continue reading
Vista Underwhelms
Chris Pirillo is a lot of things. But the one thing he is NOT is some Mac fanatic under the influence of Steve Job’s RDF. In fact, Pirillo is a self described Windows fanatic. So when he talks about being … Continue reading
The Emmerson Connection
Updated … See end of Post. Remember when two years ago the buzz spread on the web that Microsoft was backing SCO in it’s ridiculous lawsuit / assault on everything Linux. The self-righteous indignation of Microsoft and SCO was something … Continue reading
Autumn is here
The morning air is crisp. The leaves are turning. The signs are in the yard. Autumn is here ! I know it sounds corny, but I love the way Kimmie pays attention to these little details. I can honestly say … Continue reading
Get your Zero Day Fixes here.
In the tragic, and from my perspective hilarious saga of Microsoft Security, we now have security vendors who are beating Microsoft to the punch when it comes to patches to its own operating system. This is truly pathetic, but when … Continue reading