The OS Wars, Part VI: The Penguin Strikes Back
In which our brave hero valiantly battles the forces of corrupted hard drives.
Archive of entries posted by Head Geek
“Need drug to bad deal must have suppository?”
Some of the spam messages that I get have completely (and unintentionally) hilarious subject lines, like the above. It almost makes sense.
The OS Wars, Part V: Trials and Tribulations with Thunderbird
The Vista fever finally breaks after applying a cool Linux compress.
The OS Wars, Part IV
The continuing story of a Windows geek who’s gone to the penguins.
The OS Wars, Part III
The third chapter in the epic struggles of a Windows geek forced by Vista to move to Linux.
Couchmobile Reaches 92MPH!
If you’ve ever wanted to head to the store for some ice cream, but didn’t have the get-up-and-go to get off the couch, Marek Turowsk has the perfect furniture for you. I’ll say it again: for sheer weirdness, reality beats fiction any day of the week.
“Stupidity Plus Luck Equals Leadership”
Scott Adams (of “Dilbert” fame) has an excellent “infotainment” article today, on leadership and stupidity. One that seems to explain a lot about current US leadership.
The OS Wars Continue
As described previously, this topic is dedicated to the trials and tribulations of a long-time Windows geek who, under threat of Windows Vista, is slowly defecting to Linux.
Despatches from the Great OS Wars…
…or: How I learned to stop Microsofting and love the Linux. You may have noticed that I haven’t been making as many entries recently as I did originally. Part of the reason is that I decided to do the geeky thing and try out Linux. I’ve used everything from DOS 2.11 (!) to Windows XP, …
The Bible May Be Classified An X-Rated Book
According to this humorous article, Hong Kong is considering doing just that. Interesting turnabout for Christian anti-porn agitators.