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Archive for March, 2005

It’s always nice to have your opinions validated by someone who actually knows what they are talking about. In reference to the story I talked about the other day, an “Anonymous Coward” (someone who posted a comment without an e-mail address) posted some interesting remarks on this whole subject.
You don’t even need to […]

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Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2005

The Mozilla Thunderbird mail client version 1.0.2 has been released. It’s mostly a security release, but… can’t hurt to have it.

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A New Category Is Born

Monday, March 21st, 2005

Since the French have just been so flipping laughable lately, I decided to launch a new blog category highlighting French stupidity. However, it requires further explanation.
Those familiar with the current generation of stand-up comics are no-doubt familiar with Bill Engvall. Bill has popularized a little comedy bit called “Here’s Your Sign” that has […]

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Who Reads French Newspapers Anyway?

Monday, March 21st, 2005

Reuters has reported that the French “newspaper” Agence France Presse is throwing a typically Parsian hissy fit at Google News because they say that Google is undermining their attempts to solicit subscriptions from their readers by providing their news content for free.
This Rocket Scientist lawsuit comes months after the porn magazine “Perfect 10″ laid a […]

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Even though some people don’t even go to the bother of loading the site to read it. (Not mentioning any names *cough* Deb *cough*).
I have spent the evening with a trusted associate online comparing Wordpress templates in an attempt to at least have something that is not “the default Wordpress template”.
Although it’s not perfect, […]

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So I’m messing around with my Rio Carbon I bought at Christmas time. And for giggles - as I’m trying to solve another problem - I decide to click on the “Check For Updates” in Rio Music Manager to see if there are any updates to the Rio software/firmware. Sure enough, it polls […]

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Homer Simpson Has Been Cloned

Wednesday, March 9th, 2005

… and his name isn’t Greg Foster. (Hey! Matt pulled the plug on his blog now that he’s discovered women - or more accurately - woman. I need someone new - or someone old - to pick on! And trust me brother… your blog will be a lot easier to make […]

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