Old Guy - New Stuff

General musings of a baby boomer CPA turned IT guy by day (and often into night) - both at work and at home. While I like to think that I am tech savvy, I learn more every day that I have a long way to go.

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Why Must the World Stop in December??

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As I age, I notice more and more the cycles of business. Not the economic cycles as reported by the various news outlets, but the holiday c...

Thursday, November 19, 2009

What works, what doesn't.....

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At any given point in time, something in my life is not functioning as designed. It could be something with my electronics, my car, my body,...

Monday, November 2, 2009

Powerline Networking - A Real Alternative to Wireless

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Unless your home was built in the last five years, and/or you spent to have CAT5/6 wiring in every room, you probably know about wireless ne...

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

First Game of the World Series - Challenges for a Met Fan

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I've been Met Fan for my entire baseball life. Perhaps it was because from the time I was 14, I could take the LIRR (that's the Long...

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Windows 7 Launch

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Today is the official launch of Windows 7. I've been using it since May, and if you have a Vista computer, an upgrade is a must. My b...

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Why does software f#ck everything up?

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I ended yesterday's post with this erudite statement. Little did I know that this very fact would rear its ugly head tonight. I put a DV...

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

One of my all-time Favorite Things...

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I've had a TiVo for eight years. Actually I've had two. I can watch a 30 minute sitcom in 19 minutes. The current one is an HD mode...

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