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TV news has too much time on its hands

Your children may be doing drugs in their ears and you don’t even know it. Yeah I can’t seem to muster the proper level of feigned outrage over iDosing. The concept is you listen to sounds or music and they’re supposed to duplicate the effects of drugs. As usual, to 11 o’clock news will play […]

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STOP USING IE6: A public service announcement

While many businesses were happy to hear that Windows XP recently got a reprieve from Microsoft, I was less than thrilled. It means that Internet Explorer 6 – the default browser with XP – is still alive. And not only is it alive, it’s growing according to research firm Net Applications. While I don’t agree […]

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China’s Green Dam software ready to burst

As you could probably tell from the majority of my posts, I’m a fan of an open and free Internet. Not just because it theoretically puts me on equal footing with larger businesses and publications, but because it brings a wealth of information to people who may not have found it otherwise. That’s why I’m […]

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iCan haz iPhone? Yep

A funny thing happens when you wait in line forever and eventually get your phone. You end up too tired to remember to write about it. So what you missed at the end of Thursday’s drama was me finally getting my phone after 16 hours. Waaaaay too long to wait for anything. And as my […]

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iStill don’t have an iPhone

Well I thought I had the right idea when I started my search for an iPhone. I got word late Wednesday night that the Walmart in Marysville would have iPhones in stock starting at 8 am. After waiting around until 3 am, I found out from one of the managers that even though I was […]

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iDon’t have an iPhone 4

Well I thought I was going to have a scoop today on Walmart having the iPhone at midnight tonight, but I just called and found out it won’t be in until at least June 29. I also called the Best Buy in Chico and was told if you didnt preorder between 9 a.m. and 11 […]

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Apple releases iOS 4.0

Just a heads-up in case you haven’t checked already: Apple has released iOS 4.0 for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The download is free for iPhone and iPod Touch users, since Apple changed its accounting practices last year. As much fun as slogging through the financial minutia of Sarbanes-Oxley is, I’m going to wait for […]

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