Posted 10/22/2009 at 07:54:57am

I decided a long time ago I would never support the marketing gimmick of Mail-in Rebates.  Everybody knows it's just a way for them to get more of your money than you planned on up front.  Then the onus is on YOU to wrest it back from their clutches.

On top of that, they hide all sorts of caveats and exceptions in the fine print so that if you don't send everything in just so, NO REBATE FOR YOU.  I've had experiences where I meticulously prepared all materials and they deny it anyway just because they never intended to honor it.

Good luck, people who take this gamble.

Posted 10/19/2009 at 10:08:32am

I wrote a grease monkey script to auto-collapse all the user comments and related videos.

Posted 10/19/2009 at 10:05:48am

If you "just get a mac" you're still going to have to copy all your files over to it.

When was the last time Apple made a commercial highlighting the best features of their OS instead of getting a fruity celeb to PMS all over the competition?  If their product is so great, it should stand on its own.  These are getting petty and unprofessional.  Apparently, that's the type of people Apple wants to appeal to.

Posted 10/12/2009 at 07:58:29am

"The spectra is where the science is."  lol.  I can't stop grinning at this sentence.  It just strikes me as something on par with "my screen is where teh internets is."

Posted 10/08/2009 at 08:09:36am

I don't know about this one.  At first it sounds cool, but then I think about just how much sensitive information goes through my clipboard on a given day.  Sounds like unneccessary risk to me.

Posted 09/22/2009 at 12:29:34pm

Gee, maybe it's time to upgrade the plain white arrow we've used since Windows was born to something easier to spot, track, and use.  I have 3 displays and have created my own cross-hair like cursors which I find works out much better for al three categories.

For the problem of movement across larger displays perhaps you could simply add a thumb button to the mouse that doubles the sensitivity when held in, giving you more fine control when you release it.  If we find better cursor images that stand out against any background through sublte animation or coloring, the mouse can still be a great solution.

Posted 09/10/2009 at 02:46:04pm

I use both.  I use Chrome for several intranet sites that I use daily at my job, and Firefox for all my normal Internet use which requires additional functionality provided by my extensions.

Posted 09/03/2009 at 07:56:28am

Offers Peak.... so you're saying this is the best that Firefox will ever get?

Posted 07/30/2009 at 10:31:15am

Windows Mobile is more inclusive than Windows Phone... I don't get it MS, but whatever.

Posted 07/23/2009 at 07:53:41am

+Federer -Roddick ???!!!  Come on, that's cold.  The guy only lost in the longest 5th set ever due to a mis-hit off his frame.  What a way to go down.