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More Ballmer FUD

Continuing with the theme from my previous post, now Ballmer is (what else) openly spewing FUD that Linux infringes on Microsoft’s patents. Here is a link to Q&A; with a Seattle Pi reporter. The juicy bits – “…our number one … Continue reading

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New Hard Drive

My trusty old Powermac G4 (circa 2001) was getting pretty full, so yesterday I decided to put in a new Hard Drive. The hardware installation was a breeze and took me about 5 minutes. The only gripe I have is … Continue reading

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The other shoe drops

With the ink barely dry on the Novell sell out – I mean agreement with Microsoft, Ballmer is already on the FUD campaign. For anyone that thinks the Novell-Microsoft deal is in anyway good for Linux, think again. It would … Continue reading

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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