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Category Archives: Computers
Call Me Mr. iPad
A traitor, er I mean a coworker, brought his iPad to the office and I thought I would try posting a blog entry to see if I like using the keyboard. It is a bit awkward because it keeps slipping … Continue reading
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Reboot
Last night on our flight back from Houston, after boarding the airplane, the captain comes on the speaker and sad there was going to be a delay. There was an equipment malfunction and that the normal procedure to resolve the … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Humor, WTF
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Gulp – embarking on rebuilding my computer
And you may be asking why is this such a big deal? Mainly b/c I have about 2,100 files @ 500GB in my iTunes library spread out over multiple locations on my disks. The problem is, if I don’t account … Continue reading
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Did you know…
Did you know that when you purchase a music video from the iTunes store, you can burn it to a CD and listen to it on a CD player. That is, you can make music CDs from the music videos … Continue reading
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syslog consuming 100% cpu – SOLVED!
Finally figured out. Can’t explain how it happened, but I know what happened. A couple of months ago, I dropped my MacBook and the hard drive froze. I was able to replace it with no issue. I went to install … Continue reading
Praise to Time Capsule
Last week, I dropped my MacBook in our living room. The net result? A failed hard drive. After a quick trip to Best Buy, I picked up a new drive and later that night had it plugged in. I suspect … Continue reading
And you think your system handles a high transactional volume?
My buddies at work always start chuckling when we look at some performance stats on our middle tier system. We proudly proclaim how we are pushing 5 transactions / second with a quarter second response time on average. This is … Continue reading
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Getting free WiFi (when it isn’t exactly free)
Came across a website discussing ways to work around WiFi at airports requiring you to drop $10 to use. I found it intriguing enough and thought I would share. I haven’t tried it yet, but it makes sense. I think … Continue reading
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What I hate about the Internet is…having to select my credit card type
In case if you didn’t know, you can determine the type of credit card, i.e., Visa, Master Card, Amex, and etc. by looking at the number you enter. The prefix and width (including spaces) for the major credit card types … Continue reading
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What I hate about the Internet is…everyone wants you to create an account
It never fails…any website you shop on…they want you to create an account when you check out. Why? When I go to my local mall and buy something in my favorite shop, the store doesn’t ask for my address, phone … Continue reading
Posted in Annoyances, Computers, Humor, Internet, Philosophy, Software, WTF
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