Posted 11/19/2008 at 09:54:22pm

Symantic and McAfee are often the reason I get computers in for repair... they can really hose an install. AVG Free works fine for most people.

Posted 11/19/2008 at 09:39:37pm

Chief Yahoo? Really? Not sure that's a job title I'd want...

Posted 11/19/2008 at 12:55:45am

I dunno... can't think of anything much more boring than watching other people playing computer or video games.

Posted 11/17/2008 at 10:02:12pm

Shop online!

Posted 11/17/2008 at 09:47:55pm

On the other hand, it caused me to look up some more Carlin quotes... here's a few I like.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted?

and:

Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.

Posted 11/17/2008 at 08:32:58pm

I've been using a Windows 3.1 version of Quicken since the mid 90's that came with my first 486 computer. Believe it or not, I've got it to work off a flashdrive on Vista except backup... it wants a floppy drive. It does everything I want, where new versions of Quicken or Money just make your life a living Hell. Hopefully, this will be a simple, viable alternative.

Posted 11/17/2008 at 02:13:38am

As long as my various comps do their jobs, they don't get replaced. That's not to say that some components don't get upgraded, but a complete replacement cycle for me is a few years, and I'm right in the middle of the current one. So I guess you can say I'm more software driven. When working on art, music or playing a game becomes too tedious, or a compelling operating sysem (someday soon come?) requires bigger iron, that's when I smack down the Visa card.

Posted 11/09/2008 at 11:16:33pm

Looks like Windows 7/ Core i7 will be a smokin' platform around the time my XP/ Q6600 build is driving me crazY... I get to skip Vista AND Penryn!

Posted 11/04/2008 at 03:33:51pm

 I have AT&T DSL and pay $35 for midlevel service... a whopping 3MB down/ 256k up! My only other choice in Key West is Comcast, which I have always thought of as the Evil Empire. I may have to sign up with them... I'm watching more and more online video. In fact, I haven't watched TV for almost 2 years now. At least I'll get decent upload speeds...

Also, why are the overage fees so punitive? Bandwith isn't all that expensive.

Posted 10/27/2008 at 02:12:00pm

The new rickroll!