Category Archives: Technology

So This is Doing No Evil?

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Phileosophos

Eric Schmidt, one of the guys who founded Google, apparently thinks it’s reasonable to expect every person to change his name at some point to escape his cyber past. This is the same guy who previously said that if you … Continue reading →

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AT&T U-verse One Week Summary

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Phileosophos

It’s been almost a week since my home was upgraded with AT&T U-verse service, and so far I’m quite happy with the results. It seems to have fixed all the problems I was having, and so far I’m learning to … Continue reading →

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AT&T U-verse Service

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Phileosophos

I’ve been working with AT&T on issues with my DSL without getting anywhere, so I eventually took them at their word (usually a mistake) that their new U-verse service would solve all my problems. I signed up yesterday, the installation … Continue reading →

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The Verdict Is In

Posted on May 14, 2010 by Phileosophos

I’ve been using a MacBook Pro increasingly for as much of my daily work as it will handle, and I’ve come to a verdict where it’s concerned. The short answer is that it’s clearly a superior platform to the PC for … Continue reading →

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Something New and Unexpected

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Phileosophos

Windows 7 did something new and unexpected this morning. I’ve been using Microsoft’s latest OS on this computer for three months, and for the most part it’s a clear improvement over Windows Vista. But I have had a few problems, … Continue reading →

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The Pathetic Incompetence of Windows

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Phileosophos

This morning when I started my PC running Windows 7 there was a big red flag in my system tray. Apparently, Windows had found three issues that needed my attention. The first was that Java had stopped working twice. The … Continue reading →

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Stupid to the Umpteenth Power

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Phileosophos

I’ve decided that stupid to the umpteenth power is really what Microsoft does best. Today’s case in point is the Windows Phone 7 series, which apparently won’t multitask, won’t support native code, and isn’t intended to play nice in a … Continue reading →

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Finder’s Pathetic List View

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Phileosophos

The more I use my company-provided MacBook Pro the more I like it, with a few exceptions. Chief among those to date is Finder’s pathetic list view.

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It Respects My Time

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Phileosophos

I think I finally pinned down something that’s been eluding me for a while: the MacBook is respectful of my time in a way that my PCs aren’t. That’s a considerable bit of anthropomorphizing, of course, but it’s true nevertheless.

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How Is This Even Possible?!

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Phileosophos

I use Parallels Desktop on my MacBook Pro to host virtual machines, one of which is running Windows Server 2003 and SQL Server 2005. Here’s what I can’t believe: I run the same database restore on that virtual machine as … Continue reading →

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