computers

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is reopening its investigation into online file sharing programs, specifically Limewire.
Now I believe anyone who uses Limewire should be investigated, but certainly not by the House.  Maybe a doctor in the house, but not the House.
The reason for the investigation?  It is claimed that the software makes it [...]

Preston Gralla over at Computerworld mentioned that Microsoft has had the brilliant idea to cripple Windows 7 on netbooks.  It will sell a Windows 7 Starter Addition that is purposely crippled to only allow three applications to run at the same time.
It will be possible to run more apps but the victim…  errrr…..  consumer will [...]

Congress begins returning on Monday to tackle an array of tough issues from healthcare to energy.
Can’t you smell the sweat?  Feel their pain?  Do you understand the severity?
Can a Broken-Windows Policy Work in Lebanon?
Don’t know, but it sure seems fine in Redmond.
Legislators in Louisiana are considering a bill to prohibit human-animal hybrids.
Ever wonder what [...]

In the midst of greater than normal chaos at work, it occurred to me that I haven’t done much with the latest Ubuntu, which is 9.04 (Jaunty Jackelope).  They owe me some chocolate because I came up with jackelope way before I heard they had picked it.  Since I use the OS almost exclusively, we’ll [...]

I strongly suspect this should be my epitaph.
I’m going barking f-ing mad here, people.  `They’ have finally gotten me.   No, not the illuminati.  Not the terrorists.  Not even Dick Cheney’s personal waterboarding team could do this kind of damage.  Of course I’m speaking of my coworkers.  Not my department; the entire company.
I know I work [...]

I’m all over the place when it comes to technology….
I like my computers fast and my audio through tubes.
I like analog tape to record but guitar amp emulators are pretty nifty toys.
I’m trying to go green but nothing rides like a big old Land Yacht.
I’ve got several web pages, a blog, a smart phone, a [...]

Part of what I do during the day involves computers.  It suddenly occurred to me to share some knowledge.  Boy, sometimes I feel so smrrrt.
I won’t repeat how to keep your computer clean - if you’re interested, check out leftystrat’s Guide to Safe Computing in the black menu bar above.  It’s a decent guide but [...]

According to a report, Firefox gained 46.4% of the browser share, while different versions of IE dropped different amounts in February.
I don’t know about you, but I think the folks at Mozilla have a lot to be proud of. I think the concept of browser plugins is sheer genius.  While I prefer the speed of [...]

No, I’m not kidding.
Hell hath frozen over, you say?
Nah, read on…..
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Anybody who has read even one post on this blog knows that I’m not the biggest Microsoft fan (there - that was polite, wasn’t it?).  Ok, that was the understatement of the year.
I think Microsoft had the germ of a good idea with UAC.
Please stop [...]

When I set up a computer, I set it up for my use.  I customize it, I make necessary changes, and say appropriate magic words in the hopes that the operating system will run and continue to perform the way I want it.
Keep in mind that I don’t use XP a whole lot and that [...]