Monthly Archives: January 2007

Ubuntu… the Wine?

Posted on January 30, 2007 by

That’s right FOSS lovers… not only can you enjoy Ubuntu Linux on your computer, you can enjoy it in your cup too! I saw the bottle at the local liquor store and couldn’t resist. The brand offers four varieties of … Continue reading →

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How Big is Blizzard?

Posted on January 29, 2007 by

While looking for something completely different, I stumbled some data about a question that has been  at the back of my cluttered mind for a while.  How big is Blizzard Entertainment?  Not in terms of staff (their website says they … Continue reading →

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Winter Sunset

Posted on January 28, 2007 by

A winter sunset, as seen from the back of my shop. The picture was taken a few weeks ago. Not a great picture, but not bad for being shot on the little 1.3Mpx camera in my cellphone.

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The Attack of the Killer Power Supply

Posted on January 26, 2007 by

The computer had been admitted to the shop with frequent reboots and failures to start. Once in the shop, it booted fine and everything seemed normal at first. Then the crashing began. For an Athlon XP board that usually means … Continue reading →

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Yearly Beats From the Phone Book Company

Posted on January 25, 2007 by

Today was my yearly beating from the Yellow Pages company. This happens every year. One of the many indignities of running a small business is dealing with people who have you by the short-and-curlies. You can’t not advertise in the … Continue reading →

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Battlestar Galactica Season Three Gag Reel

Posted on January 24, 2007 by

If you are a Battlestar Galactica fan (like me!) check out the Season Three gag reel.  Hilarious!

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The Kitten Post

Posted on January 23, 2007 by

the kittens are shreding my furniture right in front of me those bastards but they are so cute ph34r the cuteness

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Removing Virusburst

Posted on January 18, 2007 by

In the last few weeks we have seen at least half a dozen machines infected with a pernicious little piece of adware called Virusburst. It’s really annoying, almost as annoying as CoolWebSearch used to be. When a computer is infected … Continue reading →

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Isohunt Down But Not Out

Posted on January 17, 2007 by

The various Big Media baddies in the U.S.A. have managed to shut down popular bittorrent search engine Isohunt by pressuring its Internet service provider. Now Isohunt must hastily relocate their servers to the real land of the free, or at … Continue reading →

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How Often Should I Clean My Computer?

Posted on January 15, 2007 by

One of the most common questions we get asked at the shop is, “How often should I get my computer cleaned?” Another is, “Why should I clean my computer?” Physical cleaning is as important a maintenance activity to a computer … Continue reading →

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