So I′ve ordered Microsoft Canada′s “Get the Facts” CD kit. I wanted to see all of the independent studies those ads you see online are citing, saying that the total cost of ownership (TCO) is much lower for a Windows 2003 Server. While the studies do prove lots of Microsoft bred IT managers who grew… Continue reading Total Cost of Subterfuge
Sony Rep. Suffers from Foot-In-Mouth Disease
Let me start by saying I give Sony credit where it’s due, but this time only ridicule is in order. It seems Jack Tretton offered in an interview to pay $1200 for a PS3 if you could find it on the store shelves as of early January 2007. The EGM interviewer didn’t skip a beat… Continue reading Sony Rep. Suffers from Foot-In-Mouth Disease
Macrovision “Nerfed” my MCE PC!
· nerf (nur·f) v. – to make soft or useless something that was once useful. Nerfing items comes from online gaming and specifically MMORPGs. Macrovision seems to have ‘nerfed’ my Windows Media Center Edition 2005 PC by making me unable to record a show and watch it later. Worse yet, FOX has been reported to… Continue reading Macrovision “Nerfed” my MCE PC!
Ouch! Full Server Drive
I had never thought I’d run out of space on my server but I have. The great thing is that even though the daemons had no space left to write to their log files for days my webserver seemed to keep on ticking. Somehow… Very soon I’ll have to remedy this situation so you may… Continue reading Ouch! Full Server Drive
Don’t Complicate Their Life
It seems that now and then when you’re developing a project for someone you lose sight of an important principle. Don’t complicate their life. People want you to work for them because they have a problem. This problem complicates their lives. If the solution you propose further complicates their lives, then why are they even… Continue reading Don’t Complicate Their Life