Archive for May, 2004

Hardware Review: Logitech MX310

Posted by netnomad

I bought a Microsoft wireless optical mouse last summer. It died. Huge. The stupid piece of junk didn’t even last a year and I couldn’t find the receipt. So annoyed beyond recognition, I ran to the computer store - on a very limited budget - to find a mouse that would [...]

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How Long Will THIS One Stay Free?

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I’ve heard some pretty crappy “internet radio” in my time. I think we all have. So I was a little skeptical when I saw an add for Iceberg Radio on the television a few minutes ago. Wow have I been impressed so far.
Bottom line: Give them a spammable e-mail address, fill [...]

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A Christmas Wish

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If you work for the RIAA, please turn your head and cough. I don’t want to listen to your whining. Go have a coffee or something.
What annoys the living #&*(! outta me lately is their latest anti-piracy tactic. They are flooding the file-sharing services with corrupted mp3’s. The result? You [...]

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The Mallet ‘O Understanding

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Be sure to check out this weeks Pearls Before Swine. The week promises - as usual - to be a good one.

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Good News Bad News

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Good News: Won an awesome $10 in the Super 7 last night.
Bad News: If all the numbers that had been “one away” had hit their intended mark, I would have won somewhere in the ballpark of $125,000.
Welcome to my life.

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A Great Article In The Star

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This kinda stuff gets me excited. I’ve always said that the reason we face the majority of our problems in Canada is because we bend over and take it. Whether it’s from the phone company, the gas company or some level of government.
Enter Terry Blake. Mr. Blake, a 71-year old retired gas [...]

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Weird Picasso Dreams

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My dreams are always a little weird. Sometimes I wish I could have normal ones. You know. Tropical beaches, bikini babes, that sorta thing.
Last night was almost normal. I was back with the concert band I played with in high school. The same teacher, and a bunch of the same [...]

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