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An open letter to Microsoft re: Windows 10 Anniversary Update disaster

Posted on 6 October 2016 by Becca

Microsoft: You had one job to do. Since you were forcing updates on people with Win 10, your ONE JOB was to NEVER BREAK THE OPERATING SYSTEM. Absent that, if you broke it, there should always be a way to … Continue reading →

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Star Citizen

Posted on 11 October 2015 by Becca

For a couple years now, I've been a pledger for the upcoming Cloud Imperium Games space-based MMORPG called "Star Citizen." I know the game has its detractors out there, but the plain fact is that for a mere $45 (US) … Continue reading →

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A few things…

Posted on 2 December 2012 by Becca

First of all, gonna… well, not exactly eat crow, but issue a correction. I did, in fact, get Windows 8 Pro and installed it on my system, and I only find it about 33% sucky. Best fix of all was … Continue reading →

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Windows 8…

Posted on 26 October 2012 by Becca

These are just my opinions here, but I'm feeling a bit of deja vu here regarding Windows 8 and the new Microsoft Surface tablets. The Surface reminds me of the Zune, which was a product line intended to compete directly … Continue reading →

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Tinkerer at heart

Posted on 8 November 2011 by Becca

So far the Beast is operating all right. I've had a few minor hiccups along the way; for instance, one software install (not even sure which one) last week messed up my Internet connection settings — but only for Internet … Continue reading →

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Logitech G13 Gamepad + iTunes 10.5 fix

Posted on 4 November 2011 by Becca

NOTE: As of iTunes 10.6, it looks like they went and changed the regkey value back to 'iTunes' from 'iTWindow'. Makes this here post obsolete, unless you happen to be running iTunes 10.5. This information will only be of use … Continue reading →

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The Beast

Posted on 28 October 2011 by Becca

I've nicknamed my new creation The Beast, which will replace the 3 year old computer I've lately been calling The Bucket. Ten marks (or cubits or quatloos) to whoever can guess the actual name I'll give the new computer once … Continue reading →

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Windows product recommendation: Chronowall

Posted on 6 October 2011 by Becca

I don't think I've seen many people who didn't put up some kind of desktop wallpaper on their computer, whether it be desktop or laptop or tablet.  Windows 7 itself even has a timer thing that will cycle through a … Continue reading →

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Animation software…

Posted on 10 February 2011 by Becca

…and an interesting viral marketing scheme.  The company that produces MessiahStudio — the animation software used to create animation in many commercials, TV shows and feature films — has decided to see if they can sell their product for just … Continue reading →

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Redux: WordPress Twenty-Ten Theme modifications

Posted on 19 December 2010 by Becca

A while back when WordPress came out with their latest blog software version 3.0, along with a pretty decent vanilla default theme called Twenty-Ten, I wrote a long post detailing some of my attempts to modify and customize the theme.  … Continue reading →

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