K’s Weblog

At what point did I become completely dependent on my technology?  I mean, I can remember a time when I didn’t carry  a cell phone.  Sure my life was simpler back then, but even doing some simple tasks today seems all to difficult without the phone.
As these devices have made their way into our lives, [...]

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Some things are just too cool for words.  These guys must have had a ton of time on their hands, and an NES with a reference copy of the theme!
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Still not quite as cool as the guys and gals from “Redefined” though…
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Listeners to the GGP will already know that I recently acquired some new audio equipment (for my birthday!)  I thought I’d provide a bit more detailed information on just what I purchased, and some of the rationale as to why.
The Background
This story begins, as so many do, at the beginning.  I have been using a [...]

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There’s a quick list of Easter Eggs over on LifeHacker… Some of them are pretty sweet (Google Earth Flight Sim!).  Some are old classics.
Have a look at the LifeHacker post, and then check out these other two sites for a few more:

Mac OS X Easter Eggs
Windows Easter Eggs

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As some of you may already know, I run Windows Vista on my Macbook.  Not full time, mind you, I’m a fan of virtualization.  :)  I’ve been trying to give my ol’ Vista install a bit more of a “wow” factor recently, and I’ve come across some great tips to help make your PC unique.
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Please Apple, heed my call.  We’re not all n00bs.
I performed a series of software updates on my computer today.  Apple has learned that some of us would like to know what our update contains, beyond the simple “bug fixes” or “compatibility fixes” that it typically lists with each update.
My ask is simple, whenever there’s a [...]

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I’ve had a Twitter account for about a year now.  Until this past week, I think I’d only posted to it about a half-dozen times.  But recently, I’ve started to see some value in Twitter.  For some of the bloggers that I follow, something that I’ve noticed on occasion is the delay inherent in RSS.  [...]

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Just a reminder that tomorrow is the official “Delete your MySpace Account Day”. If you have a MySpace account, and you don’t use it, cut down your Bacn and join in the movement.
I’ve been thinking about deleting my Myspace account almost since the day I got it but always opted out of doing so [...]

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I’ve just been directed to a post over on Simon Owens’ site Bloggasm that January 30th is to be International “Delete Your MySpace Account Day“.
As a MySpace member who only ever logs in to check on someone else’s profile about once a year, it just isn’t worth getting all the Bacn from MySpace. I [...]

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Last night the CBC, Canada’s national public broadcaster, aired a quiz show which pitted six different groups from all walks of life against one another on a show they’ve called Test The Nation.
This time around the groups were: Chefs, Cabbies, Celebrity Impersonators, Backpackers, Flight Crews and Bloggers.  Members of the blogging team included Vancouver’s own [...]

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