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Blog Spam

I am not sure, but the following comment, attempted to be placed on this blog, might be spam:

"I harmonise with your stand and will decidedly read your emerging
articles"

So what do you think? Legitimate person, or some dull cluck in Norway locked upstairs with his computer because mom and dad have grounded him for the duration of Scandinavian winter?

They somehow get through the commenting process on Movable Type. Probably the same with BlogSpot, WordPress, all of em.

Another clue for spam is when the comment surfaces about some subject many moons ago, well beyond author recall. One wonders if that article popped up on a random Google search.

Isn't it fun to think one of your forgettable "articles" pops up on a random Google search?

Posted by Creechman at 4:47 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Netbooks

I highly encourage picking up one of these. Not necessarily the cat, but a "netbook," most of which fall under $500.

You can use them for mundane internet tasks like surfing for more netbooks, or running a Dog Cam.

Emerson back to his day job.

Posted by Creechman at 5:29 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Facebook is having trouble dousing a firestorm

I'm not worried.

Posted by Creechman at 3:45 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Modems and Routers, Oh My

Now I can waste more time on the internet at ever faster speeds, new modem along with fast router and expensive Comcast plan.

Sometimes all the plastic animals talk to each other. Sometimes they don't.

Posted by Creechman at 8:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

TechRadar

Neat article with several cool websites.

Occasionally it is worthwhile to stray from the thin and narrow and experiment with various free services.

I fully intend to do that after the election, which Wednesday morning still seems to close to call...

Posted by Creechman at 5:59 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

Chrome Schmoam

The cadence of Morgan Webb's voice is mesmerizing.

So Google's new "Chrome" web browser is out.

But not for Macs.

Racist. Prejudiced. Discrimination. Hoity-toity Windows people. I feel like an illegal immigrant working an apple orchard.

Wait a minute. That means I can get a Webb driver's license, government assistance, free medical, Steve Jobs preferences... this may not be so bad after all.

Kodachrome
They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, Oh yeah
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So mama don't take my Kodachrome away

Posted by Creechman at 5:51 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

iPhone Mania

Posted by Creechman at 5:35 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Time For Another Cali Lewis Post

She went away for a while, but now back to her shiny, happy tech news.

Cali Lewis

Most girls speak fast when they feel the need or not, but she actually knows what she's talking about.

I happen to know that she, like Morgan Webb

writes most of her material.

Two seriously smart chicks (average IQ=165) who love Apple. I may have to move to the West Coast (what, and miss all these hurricanes?)

Here Cali, in her five-minute fit, gets enthused about obscure references to solar panels and 1500 milliamp batteries sown in the back of some new toy.

After you come down from their "high," here's good advice:

If you have a Mac, and Safari is your browser, welcome to Nirvana:

Instant dropdown direct links from the search box literally as you type.

It's Google on coke.

Try it.

Fast download. Free.

If you are still running a Windows PC, well - I'm sure you'll have a decent day.

Could be worse.

Could be raining in England.

Could be worser. High School grammar teacher rescinds your diploma.

Could be even more and more worse, DVR stuck on "General Hospital." Don't know how to turn off the automatic recording.

Caught a show or two in October, 2006, just to see Laura and Luke again. Now - I know more about the "GH" family tree than Integrated Program Management or situational ethics.

Reprise for the girls. I think Springfield has a long-awaited hit tune here. If you think it sounds like "Jessie's Girl," that's because it does.

Ok girls, eat it up:

Posted by Creechman at 6:39 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Mac Book Pro

I'm not saying you want one, but yes I am.

How shall I put this...

INCREDIBLE?

That sounds too hyped. Let's just go with your natural insecurities and unwillingness to pay top dollar.

If you go to a Mac Store, and I did not realize this at first, but you get an appointment with a GENUIS.

Yeah, that's right. Walk up to the genius bar as if they were serving sloe gin fizzes.

It caught me off guard, the "genius" thing when I brought in a dead keyboard a few weeks ago.

Then I looked around, and a lot of people took time from their day to just learn about all the Apple stuff.

I felt like a CIA plant. "Oh, so you think you are going to iSync?" Hardy har har.

Then the cute girl, about 19 years old, told me how to draw together all my computer stuff, vet records, sad tales of stock purchases... now the misery is all in one place.

She was a genius behind the genius bar.

I must tell you, I'm the first sports fan to run behind a winner saying, "I told you so!"

Then again, coming from a Dallas Cowboys family, where no crime is too small for Jerry Jones' pen - you might think me overly persuaded by rhetoric or entrenched positions on life, God.

I assure you if Dallas wins less than ten games next season, I'm done with them.

But back to the point, which I think had something to do with "loyalty."

I'm completely in love with everything Mac. Sure, some of the applications take getting used to, but like old girlfriends in dripping swimming suits, freezing time and lust, well - not sure where that line of thought portended, but the fact of the matter is - it portended on a MAC.

I'm willing to remain one of those dumb guys, "Oh wow, dude can't handle Windows or Vista."

So I remain just a little guy, without any brains, clinging to my Mac.

Posted by Creechman at 1:12 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

I Might Have to Give This a Try

Posted by Creechman at 12:38 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Clear Lake Reflections

February 18, 2010

Blog Spam

September 8, 2009

Netbooks

February 18, 2009

Facebook is having trouble dousing a firestorm

February 4, 2009

Modems and Routers, Oh My

November 5, 2008

TechRadar

September 3, 2008

Chrome Schmoam

August 11, 2008

iPhone Mania

August 10, 2008

Time For Another Cali Lewis Post

June 27, 2008

Mac Book Pro

June 17, 2008

I Might Have to Give This a Try