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Monday, June 30th, 2008
This is Funny
Yet I can totally see it happening, based on my experiences with people and buildings and companies. Server room is a unique location.
No Comments » - Posted in Humor by Marshall
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Intentional… Or Malware?
I have run into the scenario of checking an end user’s computer for signs of porn, or surfing porn sites, and seen ambiguity introduced by popups from sites that are not porn per se, or clicks that were unintended and aborted. Obviously, malware can not only cause popups, but also download files nefariously.
This is [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Business, Computers, Security by Marshall
Friday, June 6th, 2008
Big Bang As Zero?
What could be geekier than cosmology?
It’s amazingly cool that we seem able to detect Hints of ‘time before Big Bang’, which explains entropy and the apparent one-way orientation of time. It’s as if the Big Bang were the zero on a numberline, in which we are on the positive side, while what came before [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Marshall
Saturday, April 5th, 2008
Mac Eye for the Windows Guy
Ever think about switching to a Mac, or adding one to your stable of computers?
Phillip Zannini has written a cleverly named book and transition guide: A Mac Eye for the Windows Guy - The Complete Guide to Software for Your Mac!
It’s worth a look, if you’re thinking about expanding your horizons.
1 Comment » - Posted in Computers by Marshall
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
Geek Dinner
If I had more money and less else to occupy me, I would consider going to the Providence Geek Dinner tonight. Oh well.
That and I don’t always do well jumping into a crowd of people I don’t know and socializing.
1 Comment » - Posted in Uncategorized by Marshall
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Desktopple
Desktopple sounds like the thing for me. I work centered mainly around the desktop, but that leaves me having to clean it up periodically. Usually that’s a dramatic sweep every couple months, with “running out of space” sweeps of the easy to move stuff in between.
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Marshall
Saturday, December 8th, 2007
Web Worker Daily Et Al
Web Worker Daily remains a source of great content, but I hate their new design enough that I’m not sure I can call it my favorite anymore. Not only does it not fit the name neatly as the old design did, but as is so common, the featured content panel across the top feels [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by Marshall
Friday, November 9th, 2007
test
This is a test post from a Blackberry.
No Comments » - Posted in User Tips by Marshall
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Brother MFC-240C
I hooked our new scanner/printer/copier/fax up today. It was delightful to be able to locate the fact that installation files were available for Windows Vista and download them from the company painlessly. The CD said everything through XP, so I was mildly concerned, but they’re working through their product line and released this [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Computers, Gadgets, Software by Marshall
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Back Into Vista - Video Conversion Anyone?
I fired up the Vista machine again, after a couple days off from it. My plan was to see how well it did playing a DVD out of the box. The answer: Excellent. I played a couple segments from Serenity. It would be perfectly viable, if I wanted to watch something [...]
