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 28, 2011Me and Dr. RuthFebruary 27, 2011Never Gonna Give You UpPeople 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, 2011Whack-A-Mole Software Sabotage!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, 2011The Most Irritating Error EverEarlier 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. February 23, 2011ApplesauceApple’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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February 22, 2011Apple Water is HereA brilliant parody. Even the Apple fanboys should get a laugh out of this.
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February 21, 20112011: The Year of the TabletThe year isn’t even a quarter over yet and already it looks like I missed a big, big prediction. February 19, 2011Is Google Evil?If you’ve been watching Glenn Beck, or not, you’ve probably heard about how he’s telling people that Google is evil. The same company whose motto is “Do no evil” is evil? This is probably the article Beck read to reach that conclusion.
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February 18, 2011My Favorite Fictional ComputersWhen I was young, I wanted computers just like the ones in Batman’s bat cave. Or like the computers on Lost In Space. Turns out, they were the same computers. February 17, 2011Your Job is in DangerInteresting editorial in the Wall Street Journal today. The economy is changing. Not actually shrinking, but thanks to technology some jobs are just no longer necessary. Are we ready for the Butlerian Jihad yet?
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