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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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Google Grabs GrandCentral
If you have never heard of GrandCentral, it is an online phone service, but not the kind you think. GrandCentral brings credence to the “one number for life” mentality. You get a GrandCentral number that you can give out. You can then add your contacts to your GrandCentral address book and then assign the individuals to groups. You can set up those groups so that certain groups can either all or only certain phone numbers (ie work, cell, home, etc). Continue reading
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Power of Information 2007-07-01
This week on the Power of Information, Derek and I discuss minimalist word processors, plans to ban all DVD copying, and identity theft. We also talk about Photography resources and the affects of violent video games. All this and more on this week’s Power of Information. Continue reading
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Songs & Such: "Could be a Lot Worse" by Vigilantes of Love
The song “Could be a Lot Worse” is off the album Audible Sigh, the second to last album to use the Vigilantes of Love moniker. The more noticeble alt-country tinge does not detract from the lyrics or rock-ish vibe the song wants to give off. In fact, that tinge is what makes the song work in its best possible way. Continue reading
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Songs & Such: “Could be a Lot Worse” by Vigilantes of Love
The song “Could be a Lot Worse” is off the album Audible Sigh, the second to last album to use the Vigilantes of Love moniker. The more noticeble alt-country tinge does not detract from the lyrics or rock-ish vibe the song wants to give off. In fact, that tinge is what makes the song work in its best possible way. Continue reading
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Google Desktop for Linux Released
Yea, title kind of says it all. Google has released a Linux version of their Google Desktop. I have just installed it and I am going to let it index overnight. I’ll follow up later today as I play with it more. Continue reading
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Changing the World
It seems a lot of people wish the world would change. Be it the geek who wants the RIAA or MPAA to understand that piracy does not really hurt their business, the intellectual who thinks the president is an idiot, or the average joe who things Washington should worry more about a particular issue. They wall want the world to change, and they usually want it to change into some image they have in their heads. Continue reading →