Archive for the ‘Ridiculous’ Category
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
A generous gift was bestowed upon me last week -- Dell's PowerEdge SC420 server. It came with two (2) 80GB hard drives which I have since replaced with two (2) 1TB hard drives. I decided to mirror these drives for the sake of redundancy using Linux's built-in software ...
Posted in Amazing, Hardware, Hosting, IT, Linux, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Ubuntu | No Comments »
Monday, October 20th, 2008
Me too.
While writing a JavaScript countdown timer the other day I ran into a very peculiar issue. Every time I refreshed the page, the countdown had 0 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds remaining, regardless of the current time, but it had the correct number of days.
To set the ...
Posted in Annoying, Bugs, Depressing, JavaScript, Programming, Ridiculous, Web Development | No Comments »
Saturday, October 11th, 2008
Every year my desktop gets older, our mortgage gets smaller, the games get better, and I crave new hardware. The 1st step is to admit you're addicted, right? Without further adieu, I present you with my pick for the best gaming desktop of 2008. My picks were ...
Posted in Amazing, DIY, Entertainment, Gaming, Hardware, IT, Money, Reviews, Ridiculous, Software, Technology | No Comments »
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Today I had the strangest experience ever. My dentist decided I needed a root canal so I went to the endodontist to have the operation. They put a rubber dam around the tooth which was no fun because it covered my mouth, so my only breathing option was ...
Posted in Depressing, Health, Life, Ridiculous, Scary | 1 Comment »
Monday, September 8th, 2008
After much enthusiasm from the geeks at work about Google's new browser, Chrome, I decided to give it a shot. So far I'm impressed and depressed. Chrome's speed is almost unrivaled. Unfortunately, one of the most important features to me, scrolling, does not work properly.
I have a ...
Posted in Annoying, Bugs, Depressing, Google, IT, Reviews, Ridiculous, Software, Web Development | 11 Comments »
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Kara and I currently have GEICO insurance, but after I saw this Mrs. Butter-worth commercial today I am seriously considering switching.
This must be one of the world's worst commercials.No related posts.
Posted in Ads, Annoying, Depressing, Ridiculous | 2 Comments »
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
What? Creating a new new isn't useful to you, either?
Microsoft...after over 15 years of GUI OSs I would expect better from you. Guess I'm just insane to keep buying your software time after time and expecting different results.
No related posts.
Posted in Annoying, Depressing, IT, Microsoft Vista, Programming, Ridiculous, Software, Technology | No Comments »
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 laptop with Windows Vista. From day one I've had problems using Windows Explorer to navigate the contents. Anytime I double-click on the drive it tells me to format the disc and asks for the disc label even if there is content on ...
Posted in Annoying, Customer Service, Depressing, IT, Ridiculous, Software, Technology | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
"Haris Pilton has launched a new line of bags and jewelry. Check her out in the World's End Tavern!" [Source]
Blizzard obviously has no fear of Paris Hilton's lawyers. Then again, they went after Oprah Winfrey too!No related posts.
Posted in Entertainment, Gaming, Humor, Quotes, Ridiculous, WoW | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
I upgraded my laptop hard drive from 160GB to 200GB. In the process I was left with a chunk of 40GB of unallocated space. For the past 4 months I've ignored this space because Windows Vista's built-in partition manager couldn't do anything with it due to Dell's crazy ...
Posted in Amazing, Annoying, Depressing, DIY, IT, Programming, Reviews, Ridiculous, Software | No Comments »
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