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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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Virginia Tech Shootings
However, I fear that this incident will be used to further some kind of gun control rhetoric ending in stricter gun laws in not only Virginia but all over the country. I am sure that there are several people out there who will blame everything but the actual killer (or the killers parents for not instilling the shooter with a better sense of right and wrong), including (but probably not limited to) guns, video games, and even angry music. But, it should be noted that a person pulled the trigger of that gun today, and the gun did not walk around a campus and kill 32 innocent people for what seems like no reason. No, that was a human being, someone with a brain that was capable of understanding the difference between right and wrong. A human being that made a decision to pick up a deadly weapon and use it. Continue reading
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Mobile Google Reader
Today I found out how to access a readable version of Google Reader from my phone. There is a Google Reader Mobile version located at http://www.google.com/reader/m. It looks nice and readable in my little Opera Mini on my V3xx from … Continue reading
Vote for Pushmonkey
My boys in the band Pushmonkey are in the final round over on Famecast’s latest talent search contest. Please head on over to Famecast and vote for Pushmonkey. These guys deserve the win and the exposure that it will bring.
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Power of Information 2007-04-15
This week on the Power of Information, Derek and I discuss Apple selling its 100 millionth iPods, how to get free file conversions online, and a new portable audio device. We also talk about World of Warcraft maps, getting the most out of your gas, and Michael discusses IPTV company Joost. All this and more, on this week’s episode of Power of Information. Continue reading
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Hard DRive is Dying (Update)
My hard drive that has both my Windows and Linux installs is dying. Fortunately I purchased a new Western Digital 160GB Special Edition drive. I like the Western Digital drives, my company has been using them for years in high … Continue reading
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Michael Koby 
Do Personal Blogs Matter
The free exchange of ideas, opinions, and rants is one of the things that makes the internet so great. I am able to read the opinions of others, comment on those opinions, or even write my own rebuttal. The exchange of ideas is how problems get identified, discussed and eventually (as well as hopefully) solved. I believe that the personal blog as just as much importance in the blogsphere as those niche blogs. While niche blogs can help you understand something and maybe even teach you something, personal blogs can do that and more. Continue reading →