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The Circus of Dr Lao: A Small, Strange American Masterpiece
Psst. Come in, come in! I’ve got a weird and wonderful book for you. There are books that feel like neatly arranged shelves. Then there are books like The Circus of Dr. Lao , which feels more like someone opened a door in the back of the room and a carnival wandered…
WINDOWS VISTA SERVICE PACK 1
Microsoft announced that Windows Vista Service Pack 1 has been released to manufacturing, causing a flurry of excitement in the online press and blogs. The service pack includes…
MORE ONECARE ANNOYANCES
The Windows Live OneCare team continues to find new ways to shoot themselves in the foot. There have already been a number of bugs and annoyances that have been poorly handled….
MICROSOFT BIDS FOR YAHOO
Microsoft has made an unsolicited bid to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. Yahoo has been struggling to find a place in a world dominated by Google; it just spent a year analyzing its…
UPDATE EXHAUSTION
Windows needs to restart your computer to finish installing critical updates. OneCare will restart your computer in 1 hour 56 minutes. There is a new Adobe Flash update ready to…
BLACKBERRY – THE ENVY & THE REALITY
Blackberry is making some very appealing phone/mail devices. They don’t work the way you think they do. Some of you won’t have any fun with them at all….
WIRELESS NETWORKING DEMYSTIFIED
Although the technology is widespread and mature, 802.11 wireless networking is confusing for many people – and frustrating for nearly everyone. It hasn’t helped that…
DIGITAL MUSIC NOTES
There have been a lot of changes in digital music recently, many of them favorable for consumers. People are recognizing the value of the MP3 format, free of any licensing…
VISTA HOSTILITY
The hostility toward Vista is almost palpable now. Support representatives sigh deeply when customers say they’re running Vista. Computer magazines and tech web sites…
HP MEDIASMART SERVER
I’ve been involved in the setup of two HP MediaSmart EX475 Windows Home Servers recently. The Windows Home Server software is simply elegant, and HP has enhanced it to make…
DELL PHONES HOME
Dell made an unwelcome phone call to one of my clients about the order for his new home computer. I’d hate to think Dell is going to make a habit of it. I’ve been…
SHOPPING AT BEST BUY
Sonoma County has a serious shortage of places to buy technology. It was a little upsetting when CompUSA announced it was closing, since it had a better inventory of network…
MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2008
Next month Microsoft will release Windows Server 2008, a dramatically improved product over its predecessor, Windows Server 2003. It is one of the more important releases in…
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE 2.0 OVERVIEW
Windows Live OneCare 2.0 upgrade tips Windows Live OneCare 2.0 troubleshooting I have championed Windows Live OneCare since its release in November 2005. It arrived when Norton…
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE 2.0 UPGRADE TIPS
After the upgrade to version 2.0 is installed, OneCare will demand answers to a number of questions. These steps will get you through with a minimum of fuss, and return you to…
WINDOWS LIVE ONECARE 2.0 TROUBLESHOOTING
Here are some Microsoft support documents for specific OneCare problems. Windows Live OneCare Firewall Repair Tool – The OneCare firewall reports that it cannot install a…