Okay, it’s time for a rant.  Why, may I ask, have seemingly all the coffee shops in Seattle decided to abandon the convenience and practicality of the sugar dispenser?  Why have they chosen to dole out sugar in teeny-tiny packets that take forever to collect, open, throw away, and otherwise use?  What is behind this madness? (more…)

coffee · dispenser · packet · sugar

Haven’t made many substantive updates here for a while. Here are some random ramblings riddled with rigorous reasoning. Or not.

• The other day, I downloaded Security Essentials, Microsoft’s new free antivirus program. Surprisingly, I’m rather impressed with it; it actually detected a virus (!!) that AVG was missing. Needless to say, I’m now using it instead of AVG. There are a ton of really basic user interface enhancements it desperately needs (c’mon Microsoft, there should at least be a button to pause scans) but I guess there’s something about having the might of Microsoft behind an antivirus program that makes me feel more protected than I would with AVG. Plus, the price is right.
• I’m currently engrossed in The Informant by Kurt Eichenwald. Inherent bias aside, this is an absolutely riveting page turner, filled with so many plot twists and surprises that I frankly cannot believe it is non-fiction. I also really like Eichenwald’s writing; he’s not flashy or overly descriptive at all, and he’s very good at getting straight to the point. I highly recommend this book!
• I’m also reading the Harry Potter series. Every dark and boding tale of corporate greed needs its dose of fantasy for balance, right?
• Where did the summer go?

Cheerio!

antivirus · avg · essentials · harry potter · kurt eichenwald · microsoft · security · the informant

Burger, anyone?

burger

Happy Independence Day!

By the way, I think it’s amusing that Intel’s own CPU identification tool can’t detect its new ultra-low voltage processors. Just a matter of time, I guess!

independence day · intel · pentium

Just got back from a short trip to Chicago for the President’s Day/Valentine’s Day weekend (I try to coordinate my trips to Chicago with President Obama, when possible). So here are a couple blog-worthy items:

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car · chicago · dynex · linksys · obama · turn signal · valentine's · wep · wpa · wpa2