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Grrrrr

September 2nd, 2010 No comments

So, I'm mousing along and up pops one of those damn “quit working” windows. It says my Catalyst Control Center has quit working. Hummm... Read more...

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Tell Me a Story

August 31st, 2010 1 comment

I remember saying that as a child. Stories were always fun. My Nana was great at ones about the olden days. Here’s my high tech, cliff notes version. Read more…

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Sadly

August 21st, 2010 No comments

I must report the loss of Mojo. Read more…

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Own a smart phone or fancy camera?

August 16th, 2010 5 comments

The NY Times reports that security experts and privacy advocates have begun warning consumers about the potential dangers of geotags, which are embedded in photos and videos taken with GPS-equipped smartphones and digital cameras. By looking at geotags of uploaded photos, 'you can easily find out where people live, what kind of things they have in their house and also when they are going to be away,' says one security expert. Because the location data is not visible to the casual viewer, the concern is that many people may not realize it is there; and they could be compromising their privacy, if not their safety, when they post geotagged media online.  (from Slashdot.com)

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The Fix

August 3rd, 2010 1 comment

Not my poker one. This one looks like it might be in though. Another A.G. – this time in CT – is on a price fixing case. For this one I will add – ABOUT TIME. Read more…

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NSA type R&R

July 28th, 2010 No comments

Well, it is a topic that just won’t go away. Poker players know risk:reward either well or in a way that puts their sign in Pisces with Pluto ascending their leg – the dog and not the former planet. The site I’m going to leave nameless disclosed their “security alert” for UB. They found the same on Cake. It is a BFD only in their SEO directed minds. That seems a vested interest. Read more…

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An Apple a Day

July 7th, 2010 2 comments

Well actually a million a day is Steve Jobs goal. Otis joined the cult of the Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rosales Family: Rosaceae Species: M. domestica. (Yes, I googled that!. Only backwoods rubes know such things. ) Otis turning his mid-life crisis back onto his computer seems a healthy act. Read more…

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Bionics

June 25th, 2010 2 comments

Colonel Steve Austin was gifted with a pet — a bionic cat.   Oscar was in a farm accident and lost both his rear legs at the joint.  Enter medical science.  It is not known if he was covered by the new Obama health care plan. Read more…

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Spam from your ISP

June 23rd, 2010 No comments

"On the heels of Apple's intention to collect and sell detailed location data comes word that Juniper is putting together technology that will allow any ISP to present you to advertisers by your Zip+4. Read more…

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This is kind of neat

June 11th, 2010 No comments

Many bloggers are writing books.  Some are vanity press while others look for and find publishers.   How about something in between for the rest of us big mouths? Read more…

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