Archive for August, 2006

Aug 14 2006

Excuse me, do you work here?

Published by under general rants

not sure what’s going on lately but everywhere i go i seem to be a fond of reference, or look like i work at the businesses/establishment i’m in. case in point – i spent 1/2 an hour answering questions about soldering jewelry at a home depot. i was looking for a finish nailer for my [...]

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Aug 01 2006

Complete House Facade Renovation

Published by under renovations

Well, for the past 3 months we’ve been beavering away at renovating the look of our little house. | See – Before Photo | After Photo The original plan was to tear off the mint green siding and repaint the stucco and trim. Well needless to say that this job like many others when renovating [...]

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Aug 01 2006

Oh, Microsoft Product Demos are Just Not Your Thing

Published by under computer geekery

How many times does Microsoft have to try and debut a new technology in a live setting only to have catastrophic failure? It’s like working with child actors and chimps, always avoid the live demo unless you’re 100% sure it’s going to work, otherwise you look like a tool. Microsoft, naturally, has an excuse – [...]

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