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Really Microsoft? Turning your products into annoy-a-trons?

Really Microsoft? Turning your products into annoy-a-trons?

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

So I’m up late, coding away… and my default browser (Chrome) comes to the top and loads a new tab for voicefive.com asking me to take a survey. Immediately I hit my malware scanner, but it turns up nothing. I close the tab, review other tabs I have open that might have initiated the pop-up, […]

A word on US immigraiton

A word on US immigraiton

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

A word on immigration I love immigrants so much I married one! My wife is Canadian, and her immigration ordeal has been a 5+ year process. Many people think if/when a foreign person gets married to a US citizen, then citizenship is just a simple test and ceremony away. That is really not the case […]

RTOTD: How the US Post Office can avoid bankruptcy

RTOTD: How the US Post Office can avoid bankruptcy

Monday, January 2nd, 2012

Random Thought Of The Day So the US Post Office is dang-near bankrupt, and apparently has been on a steady financial decline for over a decade. Now they are talking about reducing expenses to the tune of $3 billion by cutting jobs and services. Are you kidding me? Here’s my idea to save the USPS… […]

TEDx Vancouver well worth the drive #TEDxVan2011

TEDx Vancouver well worth the drive #TEDxVan2011

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

Even though TEDx events are generally attended by locals, for some reason I received an invite. It may have been because of all the media coverage a few years ago surrounding the RFID implants. For a time I was visiting Vancouver a whole heck of a lot and the Canadian media (TV and radio mostly) […]

Secret passageways and the like

Secret passageways and the like

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

When I get the gumption to build my own “dream house”, I’m going to make sure it has plenty of secret passageways and the like. I started this trend a couple years ago in my current home by simply placing a conspicuous piece of paper in a slot between two bricks in my kitchen. Observant […]

Today's WTF moment - a trashmag cover outdoes itself

Today’s WTF moment – a trashmag cover outdoes itself

Sunday, August 7th, 2011

Spied this on the floor of the bathroom and actually laughed out loud. Thanks Glamour for getting both sides of the story. What a bunch of morons.

It's easier being everyone's go-to IT guy with UltraVNC SC

It’s easier being everyone’s go-to IT guy with UltraVNC SC

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

Being an IT guy these days must be what it was like being a car mechanic in the 50s and 60s… before you needed seriously expensive tools and diagnostic devices that only car shops can afford now. In the IT realm, diagnostics and repair are still done with smarts, experience, and if necessary, free (usually) […]

The hunt for health insurance in America

The hunt for health insurance in America

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

I recently had to change up my insurance situation and, in doing some research, came across this article. I’m re-posting in full because I believe in data protection through incessant duplication. The magic of “high deductible” plans by C. Dean Richard, JD, MSBA, a leading HSA expert and one of America’s most trusted benefits brokers […]

RTOTD - Uniquely "Earthian" traits?

RTOTD – Uniquely “Earthian” traits?

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Random Thought Of The Day I purchase video games based on a policy I set forth a long time ago. New Xbox 360 games run $60, and I purchase new games about once every 6 months or so. The challenge I set for myself is that I can spend $60 on games but I cannot […]

Homeowners forclose on Bank Of America!

Homeowners forclose on Bank Of America!

Monday, June 6th, 2011

This has to be one of the best things I’ve ever heard of. A homeowner forecloses on a bank! Collier County, Florida — Have you heard the one about a homeowner foreclosing on a bank? Well, it has happened in Florida and involves a North Carolina based bank. Instead of Bank of America foreclosing on […]

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