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Spam email 2008

Many years ago, I had a Hotmail email account that I eventually abandoned out of frustration. I was receiving so much unwanted junk “spam” email (not to be confused with the tasty luncheon meat) that I was spending more time messing around with the spam...

Scrapping your old computer

Not too long ago, I watched someone walk out of the back of a local downtown business and throw a computer in a dumpster, monitor, keyboard, mouse and all. As highly dignified and refined as I am, I have been known to occasionally insert my entire body into large...

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 infects, wrecks computers

When Microsoft released their new Windows Vista operating system to the general public in January of 2007, their main marketing slogan consisted of one word: “Wow.” Two days after Vista’s release, I choked out a “wow” as I forked over...

$3.7 billion lost to March Madness basketball?

Ah, March Madness, the time of the year eagerly anticipated by college basketball fans; the entire college basketball season summed up in 63 hard-hitting, excitement- filled games. But, what may be the ultimate dream for basketball fans has been turning into a huge...

Time to update Microsoft Office — again

As someone who works on computers for a living, part of my job is reading. I read all sorts of computer industry trade journals, security magazines, blogs, newsletters and the like. If you ever see me eating out at a restaurant, you’ll probably catch me reading...