Category Archives: Internet

Will no one rid me of this troublesome plugin?

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Russell

So, facing the “Would you like to install Flash Player 10?” message in the browser page at Adobe’s, I had a micro-aneurysm or something, and thought, my daughter spends all her free time playing Flash games, so I’ll need this … Continue reading →

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Insta-poll: Adobe Flash Player 10

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Russell

Which slightly annoying and possibly overused net meme best describes this effort by Adobe to publicize the new features in Flash Player 10? Adobe outlines Flash 10′s new features on a page that, for people running older Flash versions, leads … Continue reading →

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I'm really trying not to be "smug"

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Russell

… but news items like this one make it hard: An insidious computer virus recently discovered on digital photo frames has been identified as a powerful new Trojan Horse from China that collects passwords for online games – and its … Continue reading →

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Signs of the Apocalypse, part 12

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Russell

Sending an S.O.S. for a PC Exorcist (New York Times): I called John C. Dvorak, a prominent columnist for PC Magazine and a podcaster on the Podshow network. “I advise everybody to buy a Macintosh because Apple products are the … Continue reading →

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There he goes, folks…

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Russell

Rick Downes, writing at Rixstep, has gone off the deep end (and not for the first time, either). If I understand this post correctly, he believes that Apple’s engineers are spending so much time reading his misanthropic ravings that they’re … Continue reading →

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Fake Steve Jobs: Still Got It

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Russell

Can I just say how much I (still) love Fake Steve Jobs? Greenpeace, as I live and breathe, by Grabthar’s hammer, by the sons of Warvan, I shall see your offices and ships destroyed. I shall see you crushed and … Continue reading →

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Voĉo el pasinteco

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Russell

While researching the previous post, I was surprised to find that the most recent reference to me in USENET is in soc.culture.esperanto from 2004: [Ĉu] estas pluraj “Esperantistoj en MIT kaj Harvard”? En mia tempo (malfruaj sepdekaj jaroj) estis nur … Continue reading →

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