Monthly Archives: April 2009

Well, then, there

Well, then, there My wife said this today as a retort to something I said. I’m still scratching my head figuring out what she meant. I’m not sure she knows, either.

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Lottery

One of the propositions on the upcoming California ballot is about changing how the lottery works and increases advertising for the lottery. I have read the pros and cons of the proposition and no one has mentioned that lotteries are … Continue reading

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Ripped off

About a month ago when we had our major plumbing problem, we just picked a plumber to do the work and didn’t shop around. We didn’t have much of a choice as we needed the water back on. We chose … Continue reading

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Dealing with screenshots

Over the years, I’ve had to take screenshots for documentation, to report bugs, and to help other people. Up until recently, the primary application I used was SnapzProX. However, it took awhile for them to come up with an Intel … Continue reading

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The end of desktop sync?

While this probably isn’t news to many, I have almost come to the conclusion that syncing a handheld with the desktop is dead. The only exception is media as OTA (over the air) sync is far too slow (currently) to … Continue reading

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Bottom of the line

When I look to buy lasting goods I don’t usually don’t buy the top of the line as it is not affordable nor would I get the value out of it (however, I do buy my Macs at almost the … Continue reading

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The disposable society (or $35 to say it is broken)

Our washing machine started to become quiet noisy during its spin cycle, so we had a repair guy come out to give us an estimate. Knowing that our washer is 8 years old and a front loader, I suspected that … Continue reading

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The fallacy of an income tax refund

I’m almost ashamed to admit that this year I received a tax refund. Why? A tax refund means that you (including me) have provided the government with a zero interest loan. Granted I wouldn’t have earned all that much on … Continue reading

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What to do without the Internet?

I put my son down to bed and came downstairs to check on the Software Update Server I setup at work (I’ll have some hints on this when I get a chance), only to find that my computer wouldn’t connect … Continue reading

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Bye, Bye ReceiptWallet

Today brings to an end my active involvement in ReceiptWallet. As readers of my blog know, Mariner Software bought ReceiptWallet. Today was the official passing of the baton. We initiated the domain transfer that could have taken up to 6 … Continue reading

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