Entries from January 2007

Vista fun

Posted 01/31/07

So I installed Vista on Monday evening, and have been puttering around with it since then. There will probably be [...]

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Blog repairs

Posted 01/30/07

I’ve upgraded to the latest version of WordPress. As a result, some things might not work right away while I [...]

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Washington Post blows story on cloned vs. organic

Posted 01/29/07

I usually love the Washington Post — great reporting, good writing, in-depth investigations, and so on. But the paper really [...]

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Candles recalled as fire hazard

Posted 01/25/07

Naturally.

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Microsoft and Wikipedia — not what you think

Posted 01/24/07

So here comes the hyperbole and incorrect information. The thread on Slashdot is titled, “Microsoft PR Paying to “Correct” Wikipedia” [...]

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Microsoft free tool does image metadata

Posted 01/24/07

Huh? you say. Let me rephrase. Information about digital photos is stored in the photos themselves, and there are two [...]

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Andy Griffith hates America

Posted 01/23/07

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Song for Three Soldiers

Posted 01/22/07

Song for Three Soldiers (1940) By Stephen Vincent BenĂ©t – – – Oh, where are you coming from, soldier, fine [...]

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Military ribbons

Posted 01/22/07

Every now and then I’m struck with the desire to get a little more detail on something that I’m sure [...]

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Flatland: The Movie!

Posted 01/19/07

Cool! Cool!

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Yer Virginia quote of the day

Posted 01/17/07

“Are we going to force the Jews to apologize for killing Christ?” — Delegate Frank Hargrove, Hanover County, during discussions [...]

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Sons of bitches!

Posted 01/16/07

USDA Forest Service Reins in Freewheeling Woodsy the Owl

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Netflix on demand — over the Net, a buck an hour

Posted 01/16/07

It’s huge, but it may not be obvious for a while. In June, Netflix will allow subscribers to watch any [...]

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One thing I wish everyone knew

Posted 01/16/07

Well, there are a lot of things. But at this moment I’ll point out one. Reporters do not write headlines. [...]

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Great printer on sale

Posted 01/12/07

I usually leave it to my wife to post great sales and freebies on her blog, but here’s one worth [...]

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Another reason not to “upgrade” to Office 2007

Posted 01/12/07

Not long ago, I wrote a column about how Microsoft had screwed up the new versions of both Internet Explorer [...]

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Mac fans are nothing if not predictable

Posted 01/12/07

Oh my gosh, I dared to criticize something Apple in my column, and out of the woodwork, as always, come [...]

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Today’s raised-eyebrow news story

Posted 01/11/07

From the BBC: Police hunting mystery swordsman Police on Tyneside are seeking a man carrying a sword who came to [...]

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Stem-cell research

Posted 01/11/07

Here’s my idea: Any legislator who votes against stem-cell research should be banned for life from every receiving any kind [...]

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Tidbit in the Cisco-Apple iPhone suit

Posted 01/11/07

You may already know that Cisco is suing Apple over the iPhone trademark, which Cisco owns. The two companies had [...]

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