I ran across this story from Ernie the Attorney today about a lawyer who was having trouble with Windows and got some rather strange advice from a “Windows zealot” in a discussion group: The Windows zealot tells him that if he switches to a Mac just to avoid those problems he’s basically ‘throwing the baby… Continue reading Windows Still Works for Me
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I WANT an Eee PC
Let’s get one thing straight: I am not a laptop person. I like my full-sized keyboard, mouse, and screen, thank-you-very-much, and for me, there’s just very little incentive to go with a laptop. I much prefer to be able to swap out pretty much anything (new hard drive, new video card, etc.) rather than be… Continue reading I WANT an Eee PC
Oh Firefox 3, How Do I Love Thee?
I wasn’t sure I would like all the changes – some of them are a bit radical. But still, I love it. Let me count the ways: Love the new look of the toolbars. When I first saw them, I said: “sweeeeeeet!” The new bookmark system (now a database not just a flat file) is… Continue reading Oh Firefox 3, How Do I Love Thee?
“Little Brother”
Go here and download this free e-book and read it as soon as you can. Be sure to set aside a lot of time for it; if you’re anything like me, you won’t be able to put it down. You may not even want to break to go to the bathroom – that’s how good… Continue reading “Little Brother”
Priorities
Some very good points were made in response to my previous post that I didn’t think of – basically, that things like “copyright cops” and so forth are wasting our limited energies. That things like “copyright cops” and other useless endeavors (I’d argue for “war on drugs” and probably the “war on terror” to be… Continue reading Priorities