Category Archives: Technology

posts of a technological nature

Vistaaaaa

What I have to say about vista…….. ——————————- Log Name:      System Source:        EventLog Date:          7/31/2008 2:35:08 PM Event ID:      6008 Task Category: None Level:         Error Keywords:      Classic User:          N/A Computer:      Chicken Description: The previous system shutdown at 2:34:16 PM on … Continue reading

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Today’s Questions

Why did my FireFox back button just quit working?? Why can’t I install Battlefield2 on my vista system??

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Netflix Profiles??

WTH?? Another service being discontinued? Sooo… I rated hundreds of movies, why?? I suppose they would rather have these extra profiles changed to regular accounts, so they can make more money (or do they want Blockbuster to make money?). Looks … Continue reading

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Vista Defrag

The Storage Team at Microsoft – File Cabinet Blog : Don’t judge a book by its cover – why Windows Vista Defrag is cool Powered by ScribeFire.

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Newsgroups Service Discontinuation

Why? ——————————— I cannot access Road Runner Newsgroups or download articles? As of June 23, 2008, Road Runner will no longer offer Newsgroups, however users can subscribe on their own to third party News providers. Why is Road Runner discontinuing … Continue reading

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Solstice Moon Illusion

The solstice moon will rise tonight and appear huge. This is a hard to explain illusion, which no one has settled on an explanation. However, it does have something to do with the way we, as humans, perceive it. Optical … Continue reading

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up, up, and away

I just saw the neatest thing. A plastic grocery bag caught the air just right and hitched a ride on an updraft (quite hot here today). It passed 500ft then a thousand, then passed a passanger plane. It became just … Continue reading

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Beer OS

I found this old one while I was organizing my stuff… still a goody BEERS OF THE (SOFTWARE) WORLD DOS Beer: Requires you to use your own can opener, and requires you to read the directions carefully before opening the … Continue reading

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Data Organization

I’ve been trying to get all my data organized on my hard drive. What a task! All the ebooks, mp3′s, applications, etc. I’m trying to get more of it available to the community, with .torrents and plain P2P.

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new hardware

I purchased a new headset and webcam with some of my birthday money. The headset is a Logitech ClearChat Style, and I really like it. My sound card has Headphone Virtualization, which makes it sound really good. I’ve been playing … Continue reading

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