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Ultimately, Vista Fails To Deliver

July 25, 2007September 23, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

By the end of the week, I will once again be running Windows XP. Although it wasn’t long ago that I wrote about upgrading to Windows Vista, and how it was going pretty well so far, I’ve now had a few weeks to work with Microsoft’s new OS.

Saying And Doing Are Two Different Things

July 18, 2007July 18, 2007 Chief Oddball

Some 40 percent of Americans would curb their driving habits if retail gasoline prices shot up to $3.50 a gallon, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. Reuters Did Reuters go back in time to 1997 so they could write this story?

Windows Vista Infiltrates Oddball Headquarters

July 7, 2007September 23, 2011 Chief Oddball

It’s been a long time since I posted — nearly two weeks, I think. Since that just won’t do, here’s a piece about my recent experience with Microsoft’s newest operating system, Windows Vista. Historically, I always move up to the latest edition of Windows within two weeks of its arrival.

My Head Is Like a Random Jukebox

June 19, 2007October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

While we were in Miami Beach last week, some random tune jumped into my head, and I started whistling it without realizing what I was doing. It just so happened that it was the opening bars of “Through a Truck/Airport Chase” from Stu Phillips’ Knight Rider score.

My Fellow American

June 14, 2007June 14, 2007 Chief Oddball 6 Comments

On June 14th, Flag Day, my wife Apple became an officially naturalized American citizen at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach, Florida! The ceremony was nicely done — including a keynote speech by the director of the USCIS; a music video for “God Bless the U.S.A.,”

Set-Top DVD Recording: Not Your Father’s Fair Use Doctrine

May 15, 2007October 26, 2011 Chief Oddball 19 Comments

Yay! It’s pouring rain here in Florida for the first time in six months! Now perhaps we can finally stop smoldering, inhaling noxious smoke and — dare I say it — go back to washing our cars in our driveways without getting two-hundred dollar tickets.

The One Where Apple Becomes an American Citizen

April 13, 2007April 13, 2007 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

Well, long time no post. I see I’ve been neglectful in my site maintenance again. Which is really idiotic, because a lot of things happened this past week. Perhaps the most monumental occurrence of all took place on Monday, when Apple and I once again made one of our ceremonial pilgrimages to a strange and foreign land, otherwise known as Miami.

Samsung 206BW Triple Head

March 31, 2007September 23, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

I’ve finally retired my last CRT monitor. Today I picked up three of Samsung’s new line of widescreen LCD monitors, the 20-inch 206BW. With a native a resolution of 1680×1050, a response time of 2ms and a dynamic contrast ratio of 3000:1, these monitors are perfect for graphic design and gaming.

My Seven Warehouse Cars

March 25, 2007September 23, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

Glancing back at my “Maseratisti” post from the other day, I got to wondering what seven cars I would choose to stash away in a warehouse if I had the money and space that Apple’s uncle Preecha does. Since such musings wouldn’t be as interesting without visual aids, here’s where my rambling thoughts led me.

Maseratisti

March 18, 2007September 23, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

I’ve mentioned Apple’s uncle Preecha before. He’s the man who made a very good living in polymers and has used some of his funds to create a car collection for himself; his most recent addition, the Mercedes R171 roadster, was featured on this site back in February.

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