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Linux is Perfect for your Favorite Lost Cause

Posted on May 8, 2013 by mike — No Comments ↓

More years ago than I care to remember, I was born. My parents have had to put up with my crap since then. As a parent myself, I have a great deal of respect for that, especially when I have Continue reading →

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The State of Gaming on Linux

Posted on May 5, 2013 by mike — No Comments ↓

I’ve never been much of a gamer honestly, so how games were doing in Linux really never mattered much to me. When World of Warcraft came out, my entire department bought it and started a guild, so of course I Continue reading →

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Antivirus for Linux

Posted on May 4, 2013 by mike — No Comments ↓

It never fails to amaze me just how the same arguments keep coming up over and over again, like bad pennies. Most of them ignore facts so blatantly it gives me a headache. The I’m referring to today is the Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft, Stupid, Windows | Leave a reply

Customize with Conky

Posted on April 24, 2013 by mike — No Comments ↓

A while back, I started playing around with conky. It’s a really cool piece of software that lets you do some truly amazing things. It ties in tightly with lua, so if you’re familiar with it, you’re already a step Continue reading →

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Backing It Up

Posted on April 8, 2013 by mike — No Comments ↓

I was in a Google+ Hangout tonight where some people that know quite a lot more about photography than I do were discussion various photography type topics. One of those people was Cali Lewis, who pretty much everybody who’s ever Continue reading →

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Mondays Suck

Posted on March 25, 2013 by mike — No Comments ↓

  The clock on my computer is telling me that it’s 11:20 AM. It’s Monday, and everything has sucked today. Work Work drug me out of bed this morning with unresponsive web servers. Intermittent issues are always the worst. Took two hours Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Stupid, Windows | Leave a reply

Experiencing KDE for the First Time. Again.

Posted on March 22, 2013 by mike — 4 Comments ↓

When I started using Linux back in the late 90s, I started out with FVWM95. It’s almost identical appearance to Windows 95 was very enticing to me. I was using Windows 95 most of the time, and the fact that Linux Continue reading →

Posted in Linux | 4 Replies

Phil Schiller Displays Apple’s Desperation

Posted on March 13, 2013 by mike — 1 Comment ↓

Reading the comments made by Phil Schiller in a recent Wall Street Journal interview, you could smell the stink of desperation wafting off the pages. “When you take an Android device out of the box, you have to sign up to Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Apple, Corporations, Stupid | 1 Reply

Ice Cream Sandwich for the HTC Thunderbolt

Posted on February 1, 2013 by mike — 2 Comments ↓

For those of you that aren’t paying attention to ancient history, news broke today that Verizon has finally given the go to ICS for the HTC Thunderbolt. All I’ve got to say about that right now is this: It takes Continue reading →

Posted in Android, News, Stupid | 2 Replies

I Don’t Hate the iPhone

Posted on January 27, 2013 by mike — 3 Comments ↓

I feel like, after reading a recent article that I’m not going to bother linking, that I need to clarify my position on the iPhone. This will probably come as a surprise to some of you, but I don’t hate Continue reading →

Posted in Android, Apple, Stupid | 3 Replies

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