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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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Securing Your Digital World: Introduction
In this series I hope to help teach you how can take steps to secure your data on your computer, laptop, and on any other devices you might use. Some of what we discuss might be common sense or even second nature to some of you but it is always good to cover all the basis. To some of you, a lot of this might seem like overkill but believe me when I say that while it might seem that way, the reality is you can never be too careful when it comes to protecting your personal data both online and offline. Some of the items discussed will require some extra steps on the reader’s part to actually implement them. Continue reading
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links for 2007-09-12
IBM dives into OpenOffice.org development IBM joins forces with OpenOffice.org to contribute code and resources starting with the iAccessible2 accessibility tool. Once it’s assimilated into OpenOffice.org, it’ll make ODF more attractive to governments, which often require that the technology they … Continue reading
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ASP.NET Master Pages Overview (tags: microsoft programming asp.net sogeti)
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Power of Information 2007-09-09
This week on the Power of Information, Derek and I discuss purchasing a new computer or laptop. What to pick, what to look out for, and how to save money on your purchase. We will also look at the advantages and disadvantages of building your own computer versus buying pre-built. All this and more on this week’s Power of Information. Continue reading
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Mitch Hedberg special Mitch Hedberg Stand up special (tags: digg ComedyVideos Videos) An open letter to iPhone owners from Steve Jobs We have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who … Continue reading
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Why Apple Owns the Mp3 Player Market
Last Wednesday, Apple made several announcement regarding their iPod line of products. The announcement ran from new Shuffle colors, all the way to the iPod Touch. At the end of the event, Steve Jobs (Apple’s CEO) made a surprise announcement. He dropped the price of the 8GB iPhone which had been sitting at $599 since its launch, to $399. That is a two hundred dollar price drop for those that are like me and bad at math. This incredibly strategic move by Apple shows why they are an industry leader and remain so when it comes the mp3 player market. Continue reading →