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2007 August 22

Why I Still Defrag the Hard Drive

As part of the weekly maintenance, when I run one of the week’s backup sessions, I defrag the hard drive. Let me first say that there are many people who do not defrag their hard drives. I fall into the ‘do defrag’ group for one major reason and two minor ones.
The [...]

Upskirting: Not Against the Law

There is a police matter that points to a loophole in the law. A man was charged with ‘upskirting’ - and his lawyer says that women do not have expectation of privacy:
“A lawyer for a Florida man who walked behind a woman and snapped a photo up her skirt with his cell phone says [...]

No Book Reading for Twenty Five Per Cent of the U.S.

Book sellers and authors must dread numbers like this. Approximately twenty five per cent of the U.S. population have not read a book in the past year:
“…Analysts attribute the listlessness to competition from the Internet and other media, the unsteady economy and a well-established industry with limited opportunities for expansion.”
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SideCar: Multiple Displays with the Laptop

The dual monitor display that I have for my desktop has spoiled me. It really makes working so much easier - and having the two screens decreases numerical errors significantly. I was bemoaning the fact that I am not able to have more than one screen, while on the laptop, when a ‘techno-geek’ [...]

The Biodegradable Laptop from Fujitsu

One’s initial thoughts on buying a laptop are not about how it will someday end up in a landfill. However, that is what Fujitsu has in mind:
“Fujitsu is offering a laptop with a biodegradable chassis made out of plastic derived from cornstarch.
Traditional plastics are manufactured from non-renewable resources such as oil, coal and [...]

Drawing a Picture of a Gun Results in School Suspension

A picture of a gun, drawn by a thirteen year old student, was enough to result in a school suspension:
“QUEEN CREEK, Ariz. — A 13-year-old student who drew a picture of a gun on his homework at Payne Junior High School in Queen Creek was initially suspended for at least five days, but his father [...]

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