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Makes Sense | Geek Practitioners Blog
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January 6, 2014. Microsoft Office may look like a good target for disruption – the fact that that’s nothing new is telling – but there are reasons it can’t be uprooted easily. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. Walking Dead Tech Giants. On Hard Drive Quality. On Keystrokes, Part 1. Bizosphere - Home of Carnival of the Capitalists » Blog Archive » Carnival of the Capitalists for February 19, 2008. A full-service and economical program offering replacement cost protection for your laptop.
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Humor | Geek Practitioners Blog
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September 10, 2015. I’d never heard of Lavarand. Until someone mentioned it this morning, in the context of having dreamed about it, of all things. I laughed when I read the entry on it, but true randomization is certainly a worthy goal. August 28, 2015. Despite having been a font fanatic, having done support for Microsoft, and having been a big fan of the Lucida fonts, which turn out to have ties to Wingdings, I had no idea the full story of the Wingdings fonts. December 7, 2013. April 14, 2011. Yet I c...
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Gadgets | Geek Practitioners Blog
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November 2, 2015. This is specific to Asia and Europe, but seems like a great idea if you need reliable wifi. October 7, 2015. Regarding digital “purchases.” I was completely unaware that you. Download the movie you purchased digitally from Amazon, rather than merely streaming it on demand. The thing about this is perhaps it’s not. Different. Vinyl was the. Your VHS tapes were forever. Awesome! What is the actual life of a DVD? Will a player be available in 50 years? For a price you can afford? The findi...
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August 13, 2015. Which I deeply regret having never owned myself. As I recall, my younger brother had one briefly and loved it, around the same time I had a TRS-80. I’ve been impressed with what I have learned of it over the years. August 9, 2015. I don’t always have much to blog about here (oh, does it show? Short of keeping an eye out for appropriate links and actually. Then Microsoft eliminated that, which I also had known and forgotten. Web web web. No! Web site pictures. Well, I need that for th...
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This Is Comforting | Geek Practitioners Blog
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December 31, 2013. NSA has nearly complete backdoor access to Apple iPhone. 8230; somehow. I have never used one, but it make me even more inclined toward the alternatives. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. Walking Dead Tech Giants. On Hard Drive Quality. On Keystrokes, Part 1. Bizosphere - Home of Carnival of the Capitalists » Blog Archive » Carnival of the Capitalists for February 19, 2008. A full-service and economical program offering replacement cost protection for your laptop.
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Walking Dead Tech Giants. October 12, 2015. Why are HP, Cisco, EMC, IBM and others the walking dead. See also Dell’s purchase of EMC. Of great local interest due to EMC being based in Massachusetts and my knowing people who work there. You can’t stop innovation and change. You can sometimes come close if you wield government force (regulation, barriers to entry…) on your behalf, but even that might merely be a delaying tactic. October 7, 2015. The thing about this is perhaps it’s not. I’ve thought ...
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Ancient Computing | Geek Practitioners Blog
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January 3, 2014. The findings regarding the inexplicably complex brass mechanism in a wrecked Roman ship have shown it to be a special purpose mechanica computer. More advanced than anything most would have imagined being produced in 150 BC. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. Walking Dead Tech Giants. On Hard Drive Quality. On Keystrokes, Part 1. Bizosphere - Home of Carnival of the Capitalists » Blog Archive » Carnival of the Capitalists for February 19, 2008.
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Hacking MicroSD Cards | Geek Practitioners Blog
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December 30, 2013. More than you ever knew about MicroSD and other flash/storage cards. Including the ease with which they can be compromised, and the shocking quality issues. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. Walking Dead Tech Giants. On Hard Drive Quality. On Keystrokes, Part 1. Bizosphere - Home of Carnival of the Capitalists » Blog Archive » Carnival of the Capitalists for February 19, 2008. A full-service and economical program offering replacement cost protection for your laptop.
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What Charlie Said | Geek Practitioners Blog
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March 31, 2014. Larr; Previous post. Next post →. Walking Dead Tech Giants. On Hard Drive Quality. On Keystrokes, Part 1. Bizosphere - Home of Carnival of the Capitalists » Blog Archive » Carnival of the Capitalists for February 19, 2008. A full-service and economical program offering replacement cost protection for your laptop.