Tag Archives: internet

iGoogle-a-Phobia

Posted on October 19, 2008 by Kirk M

I don’t iGoogle I’m boring…I admit it. I don’t often admit to such things but… …I’m finally admitting it– …I’m boring. And… . ..I don’t iGoogle. It scares me. I don’t even sign in unless I want to look at … Continue reading →

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A Tin Foil Hat

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Kirk M

Yup, I got me a tin foil hat now. I resisted it as long as I could but it was all in vain, I finally had to give in. It was the dreaded Murphy Signal! (AAAGGGHHHH!!), the straw that finally … Continue reading →

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Dead Internet

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Kirk M

For those of you waiting for a reply to a comment or perhaps another one of my fine posts, I’m sorry…you’ll just have to wait some more. The reason for this is that for the last 2 days my computer … Continue reading →

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Recession? What Recession?

Posted on March 8, 2008 by Kirk M

Is there a recession in progress? Nah…what makes you think that? Shortly after 8 a.m., the Fed announced yet another measure meant to unlock the struggling credit markets. At 8:30, the Labor Department released the unexpectedly poor jobs report. Almost … Continue reading →

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AT&T-How Not to do Business

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Kirk M

So what does a major telcom do when it finds it’s DSL business flagging? Why raise the price for those particular services by $5.00 dollars that’s what they do. AT&T is in the news again by making it’s already flagging, … Continue reading →

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The Problems Inherent in Doing a News Post

Posted on February 1, 2008 by Kirk M

I started the day off with a "latest news" type post and in the making of this post (by bantering around the news sites and listing the most interesting stuff I could find for your reading pleasure) a friend of … Continue reading →

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Boomers living through the Technology Boom. Could we do without?

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Kirk M

Rhea of the Boomer Chronicles put up a rather thought provoking post about how she’s outlived a lot of computer technology and since we’re both around the same age, I had to sit and ponder about this for a bit. … Continue reading →

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Our DSL Has Ice in it’s Works

Posted on December 20, 2007 by Kirk M

Just a quick post here to let everyone know that I haven’t disappeared at all but rather due to this incessant snow we’ve been having, our DSL apparently formed ice in it’s innards making it cut out all the time. … Continue reading →

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