tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56215997315274732792011-11-27T19:43:22.267-05:00The ramblings of a 30 something computer professional with an opinion on everything.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07719707203372377982noreply@blogger.comBlogger171100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621599731527473279.post-33303867662034821662007-12-24T11:54:00.000-05:002007-12-24T11:56:17.397-05:00

As the market share of Apple continues to grow, so does the use of Safari and other WebKit browsers.  Recently another milestone came about as Google Docs now appears to support most features under Safari.  While the help documentation does not list it, this entire article was written and posted from Google Docs on Safari.  I think the catalyst behind this change was the support necessary for the

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07719707203372377982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621599731527473279.post-52257434568949226992007-11-27T09:04:00.000-05:002007-11-27T09:14:40.218-05:00

Software licensing is no laughing matter when the BSA funds it's operations through squeezing small businesses with legal extortion.extortion: Unlawful exaction of money or property through intimidation or undue exercise of authority. It may include threats of physical harm, criminal prosecution, or public exposure. Some forms of threat, especially those made in writing, are occasionally singled

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07719707203372377982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621599731527473279.post-58426299638705189902007-06-13T09:00:00.000-05:002007-06-13T09:24:37.480-05:00

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times}p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 13.0px Times; min-height: 16.0px}Whenever I talk to my mother about switching systems the first question that she asks is “Will it run Quicken?” This is no trivial question as she has over 7 years of data stored in the archives and she uses it for her business. The answer to this question is

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07719707203372377982noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621599731527473279.post-9006918056495989722007-06-08T18:27:00.000-05:002007-06-12T08:22:37.272-05:00

With the price of gas continuing to rise with no signs of stopping, many people and businesses are starting to take another look at telecommuting and it's affect on the bottom line. It's almost like a perfect storm for telecommuting as gas is putting pressure on both employers and employees to allow telecommuting to take off. Combined with the pervasive move to internet technologies allows

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I have an unusually fortunate living arrangement where I can walk to work. Having just gotten married a few years ago we combined households and ended up with two vehicles, mine was a 2001 Honda Accord that was paid off and the other was a 2004 Toyota Carola. After much procrastination I decided that I would see how long I could go without my own vehicle.That was over a year ago.AAA's own

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While not the perfect interface, iTunes and and iPod have been a convenient and powerful way to manage my music library and DAP usage over the years. The one glaring problem with this situation has been iTMS. I refuse to own music that is locked into one player so my use of the iTMS has been limited to one album and maybe a half dozen tracks out of hundreds of albums and thousands of

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Don't get me wrong... I still love the Penguin ( for now, Solaris 10 / ZFS review coming up ) but the penguin just doesn't like my photography work.My requirements were not very high. I shoot with a dSLR and capture RAW images. I want to download, sort, re-develop, and post process my images with a small amount of effort. Under windows I had been using Picasa with much success. I don't think

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I know it's been a while, but I do have much up my sleeve to talk about.Linux: Dumped! It could not handle my photography needs and so I have moved over to a shiny new Apple MacBook Pro.Firefox: Because of quirks 2.0 won't cut it on my Apple setup so I'm running 3.0pre6a with decent successGoogle: World domination or just making up for missteps by Microsoft?ZFS, Solaris, follow up on the 1TB

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Hello... I'm a Linux admin and I have no love for Microsoft, so what the hell am I doing running Windows on my Laptop for home and work? Well I should say *ran* Windows as they have both been converted over to Linux when I made the resolution this year to kick the Microsoft habit. Sure it would be nice to own a Mac and use OS X but I can't justify a new laptop while my old one is

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As a majority of the people reading this blog are using IE I figured I would give it a spin. While the sporty new UI is quite slick, the WOW factor wears off quickly as you attempt to do any real work.Because my XP is full patched I have IE7 and was raring to go. I decided to give my usual array of website a drive with the new browser to see how well it ran against my old stand by, Firefox 1.5.

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For the 3rd time in 2 weeks one of our RAID5 drives has gone bad. What's worse than being woken up at 5am to work on a degraded RAID5 array? Knowing that it was avoidable. Upon closer research it turns out that the drives themselves need a new firmware installed in order to prevent timouts from marking the disk as failed. What's most frustrating is there was no way to tell if our drives were

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07719707203372377982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621599731527473279.post-22260513318048126202006-12-21T15:31:00.000-05:002006-12-21T15:39:15.221-05:00

It's been a slow day so I though I would post one of the images from my portfolio. I am working on stories on the FDA, media storage for the home, a review of the Oppo DV-981HD, and some metablogging posts.Color and LightPeace and well wishes to all in this holiday time.-Eric

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Since January I have watched several new TV shows and the major sporting events; Almost all of them were in glorious HDTV. With only minor changes to our viewing habits I have kicked the cable TV to the curb and gone 100% OTA for network and local broadcasts. It might surprise some people that someone with a HDTV might not have cable service. In reality dropping cable TV was an excellent

Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07719707203372377982noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5621599731527473279.post-90032959656185561712006-12-18T00:52:00.000-05:002007-06-07T12:36:42.614-05:00

After reading the help page "How can I create expandable post summaries?" I was even more confused than when I started because the code did not seem to work with the new template system. After a little trial and error I was able to create functional post summaries for the new templating system as well.THIS IS ONLY APPLICABLE TO BLOGGER BETA The NEW BLOGGER WTIH GOOGLE TEMPLATES! If the above

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Summary: A well rounded 42" plasma that can be had for less than $1300 at many reputable online and big box stores. It has enough inputs to keep most people happy and well within the budget of most HDTV enthusiasts. Features that have been honed over several generations of consumer plasma TV's really shine on this set. I think the biggest complaint that I have about the set is

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Summary: Have more than 4 IR remotes in your electronics setup and hate finding the right remote? Do you have so many A/V items that your better half does not understand how to turn on the TV? You need this device.Like most of my reviews, I won't bore the reader with simple facts about this device since you can find that information anywhere on the internet. I will give a hands on view of the

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UPDATE: If you are looking for information on how to pirate Windows you have come to the wrong blog. I recommend you take a look at Linux and Apple. If you must use Windows pony up the $80 to NewEgg.com and buy a OEM copy of the software and be legal!From WikipediaExtortion is a criminal offense, which occurs when a person either obtains money or property from another through coercion or

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