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ComputerWeek

August 5, 2009June 29, 2012 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

Wasn’t “ComputerWeek” once a publication full of hardware deals and stuff like that? Seems like it was, but we’re reaching back into the 1990s with that one. Regardless, I’ve certainly spent a lot of time around computers this week. Not that I don’t normally; after all, I work with them for my job, which has me sitting in front of one for at least 8-10 hours a day.

WAMP, Vista Style: Pitfalls to Avoid

February 2, 2008September 22, 2011 Chief Oddball

Last week, I decided to try migrating to Windows Vista again. Yeah, yeah, save it. Anyway, after spending the last two hours trying to figure out why Apache’s mod_rewrite feature was not working, and then discovering it was the stupidest of the most stupid possible reasons, I decided to post a few “warning signs” here for you comrades who are traveling the WAMP road.

Yay! Internet Explorer 3!

July 27, 2007September 23, 2011 Chief Oddball

You experts probably beat me to the punch on this — after all, the original technique for this was first conjured up three whole years ago — but it wasn’t until today that I found out about Multiple-IE. This handy package lets you install any previous version of Internet Explorer — all the way back to 3.0 — on your Windows XP system, simultaneously.

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.

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.

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.

What Would We Do Without Internet Access?

April 6, 2006October 7, 2011 Chief Oddball

I don’t know about you, but I know what I would do: feel a whole lot smaller. The other night I was up late (too wired to sleep) and was going through some old Oddball updates — from the nineties — and kept running into circumstances where I would mention something that wasn’t quite right, information that I wondered why I didn’t factually verify before writing it.

DOS Adventures

May 7, 2004October 3, 2011 Chief Oddball

Last night I began my latest “gee, that sounds like fun” project: Slap together a DOS gaming box and get it loaded up with every classic game from my past, from Wolfenstein to Doom, Duke3D to System Shock, Quarantine to Heretic.

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