Category Archives: Technology

Outrage in California

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Alexandrine

Expert: Invalid Warrant Used in Raid on iPhone Reporter’s Home | Threat Level | Wired.com I am shocked, and frankly appalled that anyone would have their home searched and things confiscated over a story reported in the news.

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David Eddings Passes

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Alexandrine

And there shall be no more. David Eddings passed last night and he will be missed. I was a fan of all of his books, and he was one of the writers that inspired me to actually think about writing … Continue reading →

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Irritation

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Alexandrine

I’ve been arguing with Pluck for about two days now about getting the stupid thing to sync the IE version of their RSS reader and the Web Edition, which has a lot of feeds and links I don’t have anywhere … Continue reading →

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Alex Likes The Shiny

Posted on June 25, 2006 by Alexandrine

LOL.  Sorry couldn't resist.  I'm trying out Flock and it seems VERY useful for those who live in a media-rich world.  Some minor issues-taking forever to load the favorites list (did a mass import of 3K bookmarks from IE, plus … Continue reading →

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This Is Your Brain Online, How Video Games, Multitasking And Blogging Are Shaping The GenTech Brain – CBS News

Posted on June 14, 2006 by Alexandrine

This Is Your Brain Online, How Video Games, Multitasking And Blogging Are Shaping The GenTech Brain – CBS News via digg Interesting points yet oddly enough its not just teenagers who seem to do too much.  For instance, as I … Continue reading →

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My Toolkit for GTD/Living

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Alexandrine

I've been messing around trying to get my stuff together so that I have no distractions so I can settle down and get stuff done. Previously I've written about setting up a Control Journal a la FlyLady and various bits … Continue reading →

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I had Fun

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Alexandrine

Spent Sunday afternoon helping the hubby disassemble two computers and create a new one using the video card and HD from the old one and putting them into the new to us computer. I like this one since the monitor … Continue reading →

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Idijits (Language warning)

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Alexandrine

The Great HDCP Fiasco Idjits. Hollywood, the MPAA, ATI and nVidia, not to mention Sony and Microsoft are all just a big bunch of money grubbing IDIOTS who seem to think making it *harder* to even WATCH what people f'ing … Continue reading →

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The Oddest Thing

Posted on January 5, 2006 by Alexandrine

I've been a bit puzzled lately with the v. odd behavior of my blog in FF 1.5. I've had two posts not show up properly in the main page but they show up in the archives and mix up comments … Continue reading →

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Wired News: Boycott Sony

Posted on November 17, 2005 by Alexandrine

Wired News: Boycott Sony I like Sony. I should after buying a PSP on launch day and planning on buying a second one soon, along with owning a PS2 and 2 PS1s, and planning on buying a PS3 whenever they … Continue reading →

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