Contents tagged with Rants
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ATP ToughDrive Part II
So after a long winded and very impatient plead for help on ATP's feedback form on their web site I actually got a response. Looks like they had a bad batch that went out and they are allowing me … more
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My Vista Wish list...
I know it's already too late but I want to get my comments in now regarding Microsoft's new OS, "Longhorn" aka "Vista". So here is my wish list, take it as constructive criticism if you like… 1. … more
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Xbox 360 Falls short of my expectations...
Sure it can play games but is it a "total entertainment package"? No. IMHO, they fell short of the mark when they decided to not include PVR capabilities. I want to plug my cable … more
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Why I hate IRC sometimes...
Consider this post. Literally it is a few individuals mocking a newer/junior programmer for a simple misunderstanding of the Math.Round() function (or their inability to understand the … more
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Canadian Strategic Architect Forum ~ Rejected.
Just got my letter of rejection for my reservation to the Canadian Strategic Architect Forum. I signed up within a few hours of the event actually being published and yet still didn’t … more
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AntiSpyware, whats the big deal?
I personally dont find the new AntiSpyware acquisition by Microsoft that big of a deal for me directly. Why? For a few reasons: 1. I dont visit the typical site which are prone to take … more
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Fido (Canada) Scam...
I have been getting a few calls lately (5 to 10 in about 2 weeks) from a private number (no caller id) on my cell phone which, when I pick it up, is dead air. On Friday I decided to wait for a … more
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Favorite Quote of the day...
I just thought this was funny... Just because a document is written by 150 people sponsored by Microsoft does not mean it is any better than your ideas more
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First Impression of the Alpha build of Trillian 3.0
I like the direction they are taking with the UI and the feature set clean and useful, but hate the fact that it was consuming close to 70MB of VM on this machine. There is no way I'm willing … more
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Google Search Degrading...?
I just did about 10 quick search's on Google, and 5 of them failed. A mixture between the page just rendering completely blank, or the top search area not coming down at all, or partially. … more