March 6, 2011

Someone Else Said It: Apple Is The Evil Empire

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From the Guardian‘s John Naughton, and I heartily agree: Apple is turning into a nightmare. It’s going to take a while before “the folks” recognize it. In fact, I would guess that the anti-Apple backlash won’t be for a few years now. But it’s coming.

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March 4, 2011

Page Numbering in Weird Word

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One thing that became drastically more arduous in Word 2007, and subsequently Word 2010, was the process by which page numbers are inserted into a document.
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March 3, 2011

25 Years of Windows Upgrades

Filed under: News — admin @ 9:37 am

A great project: A virtual PC is setup and configured with MS-DOS 5.0. Then an early version of Windows is installed. From that point, every new version of Windows is installed as an upgrade. See what survives. See what works. Worth a 10 minute watch.

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March 2, 2011

Twenty Years of For Dummies Books

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Yes, it was 20 years ago that I wrote DOS For Dummies.
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March 1, 2011

Amazing Things Your Phone Could Do

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Some of the 14 things listed in the article (below) your phone can do now, others are soon to come. Truly, someday you won’t need a wallet.

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February 28, 2011

Me and Dr. Ruth

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This Tuesday, I’m going to be on a radio show with Dr. Ruth. It’s not her radio show. No, the show is to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the For Dummies series. So the question is, what do I have in common with Dr. Ruth?
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February 27, 2011

Never Gonna Give You Up

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People are hanging onto their gear longer. Everything from consumables to high-tech stuff like cell phones and computers. No news there for me: I’ve increased my computer cycle from four years to six. The article blames the Great Recession, but I’d like to offer that stuff made today is pretty solid and if properly cared for simply lasts longer than the electronics sold in the 1990s.

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February 26, 2011

Whack-A-Mole Software Sabotage!

Filed under: News — admin @ 7:55 am

Wanting to stay relevant, the guy who programmed the popular Whack-a-Mole game wrote code into the program that causes the game to fail at a given interval. This is a common trick for many programmers: They write code so that the system will fail. I’ve seen that technique used many times, mostly to ensure that the programmer gets their final payment. But to consistently program something to fail is a con game. Glad this guy got caught.

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February 25, 2011

The Most Irritating Error Ever

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Earlier this week one of my computers refused to print. The error was that the Spooler Service had stopped. Not a single printer was recognized. No new printer could be installed. The Spooler Service would stop and stop and stop and nothing could print. Ever.
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February 23, 2011

Applesauce

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Apple’s stock has taken a dive recently. There’s been no bad news from the company. To the contrary, according to their most recent financial reports, they’re one of the best-performing corporations on the planet. What’s driving the dive are rumosr and fear.
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