Category Archives: General

General posts that have nothing to do with anything in particular.

Going Ubuntu

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Michael Koby

Like I said yesterday, over the weekend I installed Ubuntu (a flavor of Linux) onto my PC. I did not take the Linux only route this time around because i wanted to get a lot of things working and tested … Continue reading →

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Over 900 Unread Items

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Michael Koby

I went to Austin to visit some friends over this past weekend and was without a computer or any other kind of internet access other than my phone and came home to find over 900 unread items in my Google Reader. That is a lot of stuff for just a little under 48 hours without internet access. Continue reading →

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Weekly Readings 2007-02-23

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Michael Koby

In this week’s weekly
readings, Lifehacker
teaches us about
gadget mounting,
Performancing and
Web Worker Daily
want to help us be
more productive, and
The Simple Dollar
helps you cut down
on splurges. Also,
IHelpYouBlog gives
us a complete pro-
blogging resource list.
All this an more from
some of my favorite
articles from this
week. Continue reading →

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Skype

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Michael Koby

I am officially on Skype now.  My Skype name is michael.koby.  I’m not totally sure how much I will be using it at this moment in time, but I definitely wanted to get an account set up for possible future … Continue reading →

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The Dark Tower

Posted on February 8, 2007 by Michael Koby

There are no words
that have stuck with
me long after finishing
the story than those.
Roland’s tale seems
to end after two
decades and 7
books. But that was
before Marvel
Comics got their
hands on the series.
Now a gorgeous
comic book, the land
of Midworld lives on.
With Robin Furth
helming the writing
duties, this promises
to keep the world
alive and kicking well
beyond King’s novels.
Which for us, is a
good thing. Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart Enters Online Video Download Market

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Michael Koby

Wal-Mart, everyone’s favorite (or not so favorite) retailer has launched their movie download store. Decent pricing is the name of the game here with older movies starting at around $7 and TV Shows at just under $2. The upside is … Continue reading →

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