FOND MEMORIES OF ASTRID So there I was, half way through 2015 and thinking,”Dang, I need some better collaboration tools.” Does anyone remember Astrid? I loved Astrid because it did EVERYTHING. It even pestered me to get stuff done instead of slacking off. Hey! I said “slacking.” Sheesh, people. But then Astrid imploded, and I […]
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Well, I can’t say that blues is my thing, but I can say that “Twice As Good” did have a good sound, fun tracks and a healthy appreciation for their audience. This post, however, is all about taking something twice as good, and maybe making it three times as good… because there were a number
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The Short Version If you like Droid, and you like a nice big screen backed by a powerful processor, this phone will not disappoint you. AT&T’s Network This phone can’t fix their network. But it is not the device, from what I can tell, because this is my third ATT phone and the symptoms of dropping
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Well, let’s start by saying this mouse is interesting. It was something new and different, from the design to the touch-factor. The results? As an innovative product idea, it was impressive, but as a day-to-day piece of gear it’s definitely not ready for prime time. PROs It looks cool Don’t have 2 batteries, that’s OK
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SPOILER ALERT (OK, candidly there is not a whole lot to spoil – but if you read this you will not need to see the movie – and I encourage that) I can sum up this movie for you and spare you 2.5 hours of not a whole lot. Summary: “We’re making a third movie.”
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I just recently found out that Astrid has been acquired by Yahoo! and from what I can tell, it looks like it is going the route of Gizmo 5. Remember Gizmo 5? Yeah, so anyway, maybe they will let Astrid coexist, but from what I can tell they already have a Get It Done application
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For the past year or so, my Thunderbird client has been acting weird – it keeps not being able to install an update of some kind. Combine that with a general curiosity to see what was out there in the free realm, and I ended up spotting this handy list from Wikipedia. I decided, after
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I think Rotten Tomatoes has a pretty good synopsis: “The Counselor raises expectations with its talented cast and creative crew — then subverts them with a wordy and clumsy suspense thriller…” but just going off their review won’t give me the catharsis of venting about my experience with this film. First Off: Thriller? There was not
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FB2 Electric Boogaloo Odd… there have been several other posts I’ve contemplated, but I finally get around to typing something and it is about Facebook again. Again? Isn’t there something beyond Facebook? Hmm, ironically, that is why this post came about. Social Network Blues I pulled out of several networks. Let’s face it, maintaining a
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I am sitting here, having a cup of coffee and gearing up to 1) exercise (bleh) and 2) finish this project I have been working on for about a week. So how many people have Comcast? This is my first time doing business with them and it has truly been a trying experience. How was
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