Archive for August, 2003

I can’t stand hate crime laws. I think they’re st…

Tuesday, August 19th, 2003

I can't stand hate crime laws. I think they're stupid. If a guy goes out a beats a homosexual (or someone who's black or has some other "minority" status) with a bat because he's gay (or black or whatever) and then goes out and beats me with a ...

A massive power problem of some sort caused millio…

Friday, August 15th, 2003

A massive power problem of some sort caused millions of people to be in the dark between NYC and Detroit yesterday afternoon, including me here in Cleveland. It happened after 4 p.m. and I was at work until past midnight. Driving home through downtown Cleveland and the darkened highways was ...

Well, the MSBlast Microsoft Windows worm is racing…

Wednesday, August 13th, 2003

Well, the MSBlast Microsoft Windows worm is racing through the PCs of ill-informed Windows users. If your Windows PC isn't patched, the worm can sneak in while you're online, infect other unpatched PCs and also crash the computer. I hear it even gives a 60 second countdown before ...

I’ve been thinking about Apple’s market share late…

Monday, August 11th, 2003

I've been thinking about Apple's market share lately and what it means for the computer, Mac users, and those interested in buying a new computer. Apple is regularly "ripped" for a market share that some say is small and continuing to shrink. Apple itself claims to have a 5 percent ...