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Communism on MacBreak Weekly

Vermyndax — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:20:32 +0000

This morning on the way in to work, I was listening to the MacBreak Weekly episode 283 entitled, “Author, Author.”

I had always suspected Leo Laporte was smoking crack. Now there is no doubt. I don’t know if I can ever listen to him again. Maybe if I take a little break I will be able to circle back around to it.

In other news, I declared podcast bankruptcy and erased about 7gb of podcasts I will not have time to consume.

Bah, I hate it when people use the word “consume” like I just did.

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New Google+ Features Really Make it Kick Ass

Vermyndax — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:49:53 +0000

I have to admit… Google+’s new features make this a really compelling place to hang out for social features. I like the technical approach more and more, but it’s too bad that it’s hard to get people on to it.

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/google-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-100.html

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Exchange ActiveSync and Your Mobile Devices

Vermyndax — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 02:06:26 +0000

It’s brutally important that you understand this article if you support Exchange 2007 or 2010.

Read it. Now.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2563324

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IBM Is Now Worth More Than Microsoft

Vermyndax — Fri, 20 May 2011 19:09:02 +0000

All I can say is… times are definitely changing.

BOOM: IBM Is Now Worth More Than Microsoft

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Sleep Experts Answer Your Questions On Teens And Shuteye : Shots – Health Blog : NPR

Vermyndax — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:40:47 +0000

Here’s an interesting article on sleep. Due to my own sleep issues, this is an interesting topic for me. I believe there are a lot of problems in health and society today that are based in misunderstandings in sleep science. I truly believe everyone should stop and take a measurement of the quality and quantity of sleep they get every night.

Sleep Experts Answer Your Questions On Teens And Shuteye : Shots – Health Blog : NPR

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Microsoft’s EC Complaint About Google

Vermyndax — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:45:31 +0000

I was reading the blog post over at Microsoft from the fellow… Oh, I forget his name already. Anyway, he was explaining why Microsoft is filing a complaint with the European Commission about Google’s unfair business advantages and whatnot.

At first, this whole thing comes off as a company entering legacy mode. Microsoft reminds me of the RIAA, MPAA and the newspaper industry. They clearly feel the edge is blunted and their technology is dying. They are unable to adapt. As a result they are engaging in a strategy of sue and destroy.

Back to the blog post from the executive. One of the complaints is that Google purchased YouTube in 2006 and has made it difficult, if not impossible, for search engines to index the content. Apparently this is a progressive action.

I do believe that when you are as big as Google, you have a responsibility to allow openness of this nature. However, I’m rather disturbed by the complaint. Essentially, Microsoft is saying that if Google were to put in a robots.txt file on a website they own to block search engines from indexing content this should be illegal. Uhm, what?

A great many people have employed the use of robots.txt throughout the web’s history to prevent indexing of pages. Could Microsoft’s complaint set a precedent for companies complaining about the use of robots.txt to force the hands of web masters?

I’m just asking the question. Sometimes I wish Microsoft would just quit whining and get back to making great software like they used to. It seems more and more that will just not happen. When a big company out-innovates them or outsmarts them in business, their first reaction is to sue.

Reminds me of the RIAA, MPAA and the newspaper industry. Get back to solving hard problems, Microsoft. Stop wasting your time and money on lawsuits. Are you a software company or a whiny bitch?

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WWDC Sold Out in Six Hours!?

Vermyndax — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:40:04 +0000

Guess who didn’t get a ticket? There’s absolutely no way I will ever be able to purchase a ticket through my corporation if the windows is down to the hour. No way. I was going to be lucky to pull a purchase within 48 hours.

Apple needs to expand this conference and offer paid developer accounts a first right of refusal.

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Nintendo chief slams iPhone, Android for devaluing games | Electronista

Vermyndax — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:44:23 +0000

Really, Nintendo? Maybe the games were overpriced to begin with.

When we were looking to get our son a Nintendo DS I pushed hard to get him an iPod Touch. My reasoning:

There were no cartridges to lose
The games weren’t overpriced
The games were more “throwaway” – he’s a six year old boy. His interest level in a game will come and go as quickly as the day

He pushed back. He really wanted the Nintendo DS. After 7 months he barely ever touches the thing and has lost multiple cartridges. In his defense, he found them pretty quickly, but still, managing your game collection is just stupid.

Sounds to me like Nintendo is upset about the loss of business. Why are they losing business? It’s the same reason the entertainment industry and press are losing business. They refused to innovate and evolve the business model.

Nintendo chief slams iPhone, Android for devaluing games | Electronista: “”

(Via Electronista)

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AOL Teeters on Doom

Vermyndax — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 16:20:42 +0000

I ran across this article this morning. It shouldn’t surprise anyone… well, with the exception of the people that are getting scammed.

My favorite part of the article is the comments. Someone claims in the article that AOL invented email and uses that to defend paying them a monthly fee. Hilarious.

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Mother Earth’s Revenge

Vermyndax — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 05:58:43 +0000

Not much to blog about today. It’s been a very busy day. Fortunately I was productive during most of that time despite spending so much of it on the phone. I did have to devote 2.5 hours of my home life to the day job this evening but I dulled that pain with wine.

I also mailed my resume off to someone who asked for it. That was nice. It’s always nice to be wanted.

Anyway, what did I want to share with you this evening? Oh, not much. Just this TOTALLY FREAKY SHIT:

Okie, what the HELL is that? This picture was supposedly caught by a hunter’s deer cam or something in December. It’s probably some viral marketing effort for a new scary movie or whatnot (or maybe a senator who just lost the election) but I’m telling you right now, this thing is going to give me nightmares. Read up about it here. If you can’t get enough of that freaky garbage from a single article look around on there and you’ll find more links talking about it.

Now I’m not one to sit back and do all kinds of conspiracy theories and stuff, but the whole animals-dropping-dead-for-no-reason and this relative to someone on Sand Mountain just doesn’t add up to me. 2011 is off to one seriously weird start.

We also can’t forget about the river turning bright nuclear green in Canada.

Just… wow.

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