Category: Computing
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Review: iPod Touch
What is it? A 16 GB iPod with the touch screen interface from the iPhone (without the terrible Edge cellular connection or the somewhat obligatory AT&T contract). Oh, and I have Cingular/AT&T mobile service, but the iPhone data/voice plans are ridiculously expensive. What else? It plays h.264 video (high quality), it is an iPhoto viewer, it…
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Windows Repair and Microsoft’s “Stealth” Update
A few weeks ago Microsoft forced the install of an unadvertised and undocumented update via Windows Update (WU). Aside from installing software without the consent of user/owner, the update seriously breaks a Windows install after a Windows repair. I had another partially related issue with Internet Explorer. IE 7 was installed prior to the repair;…
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Office Suites
My Office Suite Rant: We all use some kind of Office suite. I’ve used more than I can remember and several I’d like to forget. For the past 10 or so years I’ve primarily used some form of Microsoft Office, prior to that I have fading memories of using WordPerfect and Lotus SmartSuite. I can…