Monthly Archives: July 2005

Home Working Part Two

Posted on 7/28/2005 by derick

Lemme tell ya, working from home is exhausting. The commute is about 5 steps from my bed. The commute back, depending on traffic, which is usually not a problem, is another 5 steps. I was watching the Godfather II and … Continue reading →

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The Old Man and the Freshman

Posted on 7/24/2005 by derick

I was third in line at the checkout at Michael’s Crafts, with no cart, and my hands full. There was a young girl at the head of the line, a cute girl, in the strictest sense of the word. She … Continue reading →

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Home Working

Posted on 7/21/2005 by derick

Starting next week, and for a limited time, I’ll be one of those “cool” IT guys that works from home (maybe I should put “works” in quotes too.) Yes, starting Monday I’ll be chilling at home, sporting the absolute minimum … Continue reading →

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Max OSX on x86 PCs

Posted on 7/14/2005 by derick

Who said you need a Mac to run Mac OSX? I was able to install Mac OSX Panther on top of Windows XP the other day using an amazing little tool called PearPC. It’s not really a “tool” per se … Continue reading →

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Technology is Making Me Stupid

Posted on 7/12/2005 by derick

I went online the other day to read my blog (somebody has to) and began reading the posting below this one, “Muffled Chinese Blogs”. And while reading it, I replaced the word “disparaging” with “criticizing”–it just seemed to sound better. … Continue reading →

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