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LEAKED: 5 More Geek Squad Manuals

Looks like the fix all manuals from the Geek Squad at Best Buy have been leaked… Full Story Here Technorati Tags: geek squad, manual, Best Buy

RIAA Backs Down After Receiving Letter from Defendant’s Lawyer

I’m glad to see someone finally beat these guys. I really wonder why artists need record labels anymore? With all the online music stores, you think they would get smart and skip the middle man… Technorati Tags: music, RIAA, industry, case, lawyer

Students use Ubuntu also

Yesterday, I volunteered some time to help judge a TSA science fair competition. The category I was judging was website design/creation. I have to say I was amazed at some of the skill sets these kids have developed at such a young age. One thing that I really enjoyed is one group of high schoolers […]

Spam for my Domain

I have been evaluating Zimbra email services, which I find to rock so far (more to come) and have been amazed at the amount of spam my main business domain (internetwonders.com) receives. Here is the snapshot since I started the trial: That’s right, it peaked at 20 thousand messages per day before I disabled the […]

Code for Monthly Payment Calculator

Stewart asked if I could provide the code for the Payment Calculator I wrote last week. I suppose I can… Classic ASP DotNet v2 **This code is not to be used for commercial gain, unless approved by the author…** Enjoy Technorati Tags: calculator, code, program, dotnet, asp

Vista and Windows XP manuals

Here are two huge tweak manuals/guides for Windows XP and Vista. Great documentation and broad topic covering. It would be like the Bible for Windows… Technorati Tags: Windows, Xp, Vista, guide, manual, how-to, tweak

Computer Statistic Question

Anyone know or seen where I could find the average number of computers owned by US citizens over their lifetime? Technorati Tags: computers, statistic

Interesting article on Google co-founder Sergey Brin

It takes a bit of searching to find Sergey Brin’s office at the Googleplex. Tucked away in a corner of Building #43 on this sprawling campus near the southern tip of San Francisco Bay, past rows of colorfully decorated cubicles and dorm-like meeting spaces, Office 211 has a nondescript exterior and sits far from the […]

The war is heating up

The military has designed a new weapon, that when fired upon, feels like you are about to catch fire. I’m not sure what that feels like to “about to catch fire”, but I don’t think I want to find out. In fact who gets volunteered for this type of testing? I think I would look […]

Comparing Programming Languages in real life

BASIC – The horny divorcee that lives next door. Her specialty is seducing young boys and it seems she is always readily available for them. She teaches them many amazing things, or at least they seem amazing because it is their) first experience. She is not that young herself, but because she was their first […]