Category Archives: Technology

FireFox browser trashes Windows users

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Kevin

A tiny group of FireFox developers have pushed out a blocklist that automatically installs itself without permission, that cannot be rejected and cannot be removed. And by so doing, they knowingly prevented mission critical applications based on Microsoft’s Windows Presentation … Continue reading →

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I really like my new iPhone

Posted on April 24, 2009 by Kevin

I particularly like the ease with which I can find and download apps. It has an iPod built in. It does lots of stuff. I didn’t think it would be as useful as it it. I’ve had phones with Internet … Continue reading →

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I like Windows Vista.

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Kevin

I got a new laptop a couple weeks ago, a Dell XPS M1330. Sweet machine (Windows Experience Index 4.0). It has Windows Vista on it. Many of the things that frustrated me in previous versions of Windows have gone away. … Continue reading →

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New Computing Paradigm – Ultraportable PC

Posted on August 22, 2007 by Kevin

I believe I have found something that will change the way I use my computer. Two technologies have converged: one is the really-cheap USB flash drive (I saw a 4 Gb drive on sale for $30 in a local store); … Continue reading →

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Auto Cool [not]

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Kevin

What a cool idea! What a lousy product! The Auto Cool is a solar-powered fan that’s supposed to keep your car cooler inside when parked in the sunshine. It mounts atop the side window. Here’s what’s wrong with this cool … Continue reading →

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eFile

Posted on January 3, 2007 by Kevin

The IRS wants people to file their tax returns electronically. I’m all for that, only it costs me extra do it through the tax software I use. So DUH, I mail the thing on paper. Now if the IRS passed … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Rant

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Kevin

I just learned that Microsoft requires a separate Windows license for every Virtual machine created to run under Microsoft Virtual PC 2004. With Virtual PC, you can run a separate instance of Windows on a machine already running Windows. It’s … Continue reading →

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