June 19, 2010

Linux virus. This is real.

Filed under: News — admin @ 10:16 am

I think that there have been Linux viruses for a while, they’re just becoming more public.

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Why are they still making phone books?

Filed under: News — admin @ 10:15 am

I wish I would have written this blog post, but lots of other people beat me to it. Seriously: Why are there phone books in the 21st Century?

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June 18, 2010

Google pays respects to command line lovers all over with a text app for Picasa.

Filed under: News — admin @ 10:13 am

This is really cool. google is now a command. Examples:

$ google picasa create --title "Cat Photos" ~/photos/cats/*.jpg
$ google youtube post --category Education killer_robots.avi
$ google calendar add "Lunch with Jim at noon tomorrow"

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Blu-Ray of Death

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am

Blu-ray logo
Apple announced new Mac Minis this week which, I suppose, means that they’re still in the computer industry. The fanboys were disappointed that the new minis didn’t include a Blu-ray player. I’m not.
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June 17, 2010

Senate bill would give the US President the authority to shut down the Internet. As-if.

Filed under: News — admin @ 10:10 am

Honestly. Do you think that anyone could shut down the Internet?

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June 16, 2010

A Pet Peeve, Actually

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am

This is not actually a technology post, but a post by the writer part of me. It has to deal with a word that’s misused way, way too much by bloggers and in forums all over the Internet.
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June 14, 2010

Word Email Roundup

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am

I just wrapped up another book, and took some time to answer pending email. Here are two reader questions dealing with Microsoft Word:
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June 11, 2010

When Thumb Drives Phone Home

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Here’s a simple project you’ll fail at: Grab a thumb drive near you, one that was made in the United States.
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June 9, 2010

Apple’s Bland Excitement

Filed under: Main — admin @ 12:01 am

This past Monday, Apple rolled out some new junk at the dawn of their Worldwide Developer’s Conference.
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June 7, 2010

Image Formatting In Word, Part IV

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Aside from pictures, you can insert shapes into your document. Lots of shapes. I promise that this is the final chapter in my Image Formatting series.
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