Tag Archives: Geek

DirecTV Professional Installation Isn’t

Posted on 2005-07-10 by frank

The short version: if you get this type of service, you should carefully check over all the work the installer does before they leave, because they aren’t going to do a very good job otherwise. The installer came on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Writing versus blogging

Posted on 2005-06-28 by frank

John Gruber wrote some suggestions that he called “Writing for Google” in his blog, Daring Fireball. The suggestions are so far removed from the typical “hacking google” articles I’ve seen that I think they’re really general writing tips. I can … Continue reading →

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Working around Tiger IMAP Mail Problems

Posted on 2005-06-28 by frank

I finally figured out how to get Mail.app 2.0 working well in Tiger. It should have been obvious to me, but it took me trying to live with both Thunderbird and Entourage for my mail. If you don’t already know … Continue reading →

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I LOVE SMART PLAYLISTS!

Posted on 2005-06-14 by frank
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Makezine 1 Gets It Wrong

Posted on 2005-04-15 by frank

I’m an avid cyclist and have also been described more than once as a geek, so I was very excited when I read the table of contents for Issue 1 and saw some forgotten technology might be resurrected from old … Continue reading →

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