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#Personal, #Site Update

I started this website for a couple of reasons: the first reason was to get better at web design. I wanted to make a site that was professional and cool and looked great. I don't think I really hit any of those marks, but I learned a LOT along the way.

#Vista, #Windows, #Operating Systems, #Windows 7

Now most people will see the title of this article and think it's a lead-in, as in, "I'll tell you why!" But it's not. I honestly want to know: what makes people like Windows 7 when they hated Vista.

#Personal, #Ubuntu, #Operating Systems, #OS, #Microsoft, #Linux, #FOSS, #Open Source

Can a lifetime Windows user make sense of the daunting command-line and the cute little penguin?

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#Craigslist, #Job Hunting, #Jobs, #Work, #Scams, #Internet, #Google It, #Google

Now, I know most people are thinking, "How to spot a scam? On Craigslist? This isn't 1995, you know. I'm hep to the whole, Nigerian Prince thing. I barely sent him any money last time!"
I thought myself pretty good at spotting scams, and really, haven't been taken in by anyone, but in my quest for a new job I've found that there is a lot of freaking crap on craigslist. I believe a real job can be found there (my last job was found there as well as a a few interviews recently), but in my desperation I've started replying to ads that look almost legit; they aren't "OMG TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE", and seem like, well, it could be a real posting. Most aren't. I don't think it's too big of a deal - my resume is out there on a few job boards, what more are they getting from me? But it gets annoying. So here are a few techniques I've been using to detect the scams.

#Wii, #Hacking, #Video Games, #Nintendo

Wii hackers have become a thriving community of game-lovers that make the most out of a console that offers very little.

#Future Endevours, #To Do List, #Job, #Work, #Personal

It seems like I never buy the things I need (or rather, really, really want) when I have the chance. Hopefully when I get a new job, I can change that.

#Movies, #Blu-Ray, #Update, #Personal, #Video Games, #C#, #Programming, #XNA Framework

So, things have gotten a little better. Of course they aren't great, but I'm working on that.

#Myths, #Science, #Thought, #Discussion

It is at this moment I see how the internet works.

#Delicious, #Blog, #Writing, #Copy-edit

When I read something I want it to make sense. I really don't think that's too much to ask. Depending on the medium, I give out more or less slack to the writer, but for the most part, if something doesn't make sense I don't read it. Is this making sense? Read it.

#Bored, #Work, #Computers, #Dumb

Everyone loves a bullet point. Marketing especially. Showing a prospective customer advantages of a product quickly is the name of the game in advertising. But it seems more and more what should be standard in our products are touted as extra features.