Archive for March, 2011
Sunday, March 27th, 2011
Computer Show Shock
I went to my first computer show in 1992, almost 19 years ago. I used to go regularly, buying parts to build or fix my own machines, or ones for other people. It was the place to go. It was routinely mobbed. With my own business, parts vendors, and limited need, I stopped going very [...]
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Thou Art Martian?
It’s within the realm of the possible, and someday perhaps we’ll find out. I find that sort of thing intensely exciting.
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Monday, March 21st, 2011
First Real Vista Complaint
I have a history of paying retail for versions of Windows that are later considered duds, whether I have issues with them or not. Well, if two in all can be called “a history.” I bought WinMe when it was current, and when I built this machine, I bought Windows Vista Ultimate. The machine with [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Computers,Software by Marshall
Monday, March 21st, 2011
More on the Merger Plus Wireless News Generally
Fear the merger? Don’t fear the merger? Mileage varies! Maybe everybody loses and it’s unthinkable, or maybe the industry overall is so vibrant there’s no need to block it (which we all know has no bearing on whether or not it actually gets blocked). Perhaps the carriers ought to work on the problem of cell [...]
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Thursday, March 17th, 2011
Duh?
You Are a Geek You definitely have some nerdy ways, but you’ve evolved into something way cooler – a geek. You are free spirited and quirky. You’re proud of who you are, and you’ve got style. You may not fit in completely, but you don’t have any problems socializing. You’re witty, smart, and very knowledgable. [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Humor by Marshall
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Yeah, I Think of Them as Safe Too…
As noted by voluntaryXchange, the preferred malware vector is now PDF files. Which is logical, given their ubiquity and the apparent vulnerability they make available. I haven’t kept up on these things as much as I might have, since I fell out of being a computer geek for a living.
No Comments » - Posted in Security by Marshall
Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
Fear the Media Meltdown
Not the nuclear one! Great and detailed sense and information on what is actually happening, what dosages mean, and the media and anti-nuke industry reaction have been. It’s not nothing, but it’s not Chernobyl and can’t be, nor is it Three Mile Island. But then, from what I understood, seemingly refuted by all the references [...]
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Monday, March 7th, 2011
Cloud Backup Trends
Rob May has a great post at the company blog at Backupify on trends driving cloud backup. It sounds right to me, particularly the parts about data portability, it being managerially smart to prepare for black swans, and users being vastly more the problem than permanent data loss by a cloud provider is likely to [...]
