“All your base are belong to us”

“All your base” is now on one of my server’s POST screens. The classic geek joke. I did this while working on an old HP server. What else would I type int he BIOS field ‘Other text to show at boot’? My own little private joke when I have to reboot it…

Avoid disappointment trading up to an HDTV

I don’t like marketing departments. It seems like they never stop trying to make their product better than what it really is, while staying technically accurate. What ever happened to having a great product, and just saying ‘we have the best product out…

How not to get ripped off on a laser printer

Laser printers are tricky, but you can simplify things by breaking down the cost of a laser printer over time into three categories:

• The printer itself
• toner

Mexican Postcards

This one falls under the ‘Otherwise’ category.

I made dinner the other night, and I had a taste for Mexican food. I threw together some stuff we had laying around, and the end result looked like an envelope, and was very good.

What books could be (starring Google)

You may have heard of Google’s attempts to digitize every book ever written, and offer it for free. They’ve recently run into a bit of trouble, because the publishing houses feel they might lose some money from this. This issue is ongoing, and reeks of politics…

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How cold weather shorts out your laptop

Well, it’s winter time here in Chicago, so I figured I’d post this little reminder:

Keep your electronics out of the cold.

When you leave your electronics in your car overnight, or anywhere else cold for that…

Combining Riya with other web services

I already wrote about this new facial-recognition technology on the web called Riya. I started getting into a bit of a discussion on the Riya blog about possible uses for Riya beyond just photo albums, such as combining it with other web services like Mechanical…