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For many weeks now, my new PowerBook, ever so fast just when I got it, has seemed so sluggish. Yesterday, I had finally had it, and started investigating.

Turns out that it was my .mac account! A whi…

Where to get a web site?

on Jan 06, 2005

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I regularly get requests from friends and family members who need a web site for their small business, but I never know where to point them.

They’re not particularly computer literate, but they’re sm…

The new miracle drug

on Jan 06, 2005

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Smoke-free Nicotine
Originally uploaded by larspind.

I ran across this poster ad today, and it struck me: This is the new miracle drug that tobacco companies have been looking for!

Cigarettes hav…

I have some extra office equipment that I would like to sell, namely DELL computers, LCD monitors, electric height-adjustable desks, and a cordless phones. Let me know if you’re interested, and I’ll s…

Braindamage

on Jan 05, 2005

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This morning, Gary in our cantina posed me this riddle:

Gary: “Repeat after me: Slick, slick, slick.”
Me: “Slick, slick, slick”
Gary: “What does a cow drink?”
Me: “Milk. Wait. No it doesn’t. Bah.”

O…

Using MarsEdit

on Jan 04, 2005

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Since I fixed MetaWeblogAPI support in my blog for use with Flickr, I’ve also been experimenting with using a desktop tool for posting to my blog, namely MarsEdit, originally by recommendation from Ad…

iPod your (my) car

on Jan 04, 2005

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I have a car, a Pioneer car stereo, and an iPod. here’s the missing link to replace my current clunky solution from Belkin. Can’t wait :)

Review of Zeldman up

on Jan 04, 2005

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It’s been a point of personal embarrassment for me to have the mediocre Dell book as the top item on my bookshelf for over a year, so I’m somewhat relieved to announce my latest review: The so-called …