Tim on December 20th, 2007

I have a man-crush on Google Reader. I used to be a died-in-the-wool RSS Bandit user. Then I gave Google Reader a try. I was sold the minute I added a feed to the reader at work, and I didn’t have to re-add it on my reader at home. It’s nice to be able to read [...]

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Tim on December 19th, 2007

So there’s yet another lawsuit against Microsoft. This time, it’s Opera filing suit in the EU over Microsoft’s bundling of IE in Windows (again) and because IE doesn’t strictly follow web standards. Where do I begin? I’ll start with the bundling claim (yet again). Yes, Internet Explorer is bundled with Windows. You know what. So are other [...]

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Tim on December 14th, 2007

Ok. In light of the release of the Mitchell Report, and in the interest of full disclosure I have an important confession to make. I’m guilty of using code enhancing substances: caffeine, sugar, and ibuprofen. There I’ve said it. It’s off my chest now. I’m not proud of it, but it needed to be said. [...]

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Tim on December 11th, 2007

If you consider yourself even a little bit of a geek, you would never trust your home wireless network to WEP encryption simply because it can be cracked in a matter of minutes. I insist on better protection for my iTunes share on my local network. Would you trust it to protect your customers’ personal and [...]

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Tim on December 3rd, 2007

I love podcasts. Lately, I’ve been listening to more podcasts on my iPod than anything, and I find it’s a great way to keep up with new tech stories (not to mention a nice way to drown out the noise at work when I’m trying to concentrate). Some of my favorites are in the TWIT stable: [...]

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Tim on December 1st, 2007

Just in case you were wondering how I came up with the name ScarTech …

… now you know.

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