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Trying to use Windows 8’s (now I’m on 8.1) interface in earnest, really trying to use it and not just bypass it, but understand it and work with it… And then I realize how utterly bad it is. How stupid it is. What a horrible design. To get one thing clear, what the MetroUI/Start Screen…

1.  Belarc Advisor, an extremely useful “asset management” application that everyone including the individual user can benefit from. When the Advisor is run it generates the ultimate page listing everything about a computer: its serial number, all software installed, its product license keys, etc. If you ever need to re-install the operating system you will…

I took a chance a couple years ago when ordering this, but I really wanted to find a good way to store brushes while travelling and this roll-up brush holder is really excellent.  It is the best way to store brushes that I’ve seen if one has nice brushes and really wants to care for…

I want to make posts about cool travel items. Through the process of discovery and trial-and-error people can find interesting and useful things for traveling. Here is one simple item that I found is useful for traveling: a combo salt/pepper shaker. It holds just the right amount to be useful. I’ve seen even smaller combo…

Bubble packs should be outlawed. What an unnecessary, stupid waste. All that has to happen is to *not* adhere the plastic bubbles to the manila paper with adhesive. Then they can be recycled separately. Seriously, why are people so stupid, lazy, and wasteful?

Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) is available on many Intel-based computers and enables remote administration of a computer. The coolest feature is serial over LAN which enables a remote console via network connection. Serial over LAN (SOL) is similar in concept to a serial console used in a data center such as these. A serial…

Above, view of Yabuki’s fancy apartment with glass shelves in the background illuminated with LED strips. Above, a closer view of the shelves behind Yabuki. You can see one of the stainless steel brackets which support the shelves. Notice that it looks like the brackets can be adjusted vertically by sliding them up or down…

Now that the actual cost to American citizens of the “healthcare reform” is known, it is clear that its nothing but a massive scam to ripoff Americans. America wanted healthcare reform. We wanted public healthcare similar to that which exists in nearly every other modern western democracy including Canada, Great Britain, Germany, and France. But…

It was around 1 a.m. (or 01:00 as I prefer to reference it, I actually hate the 12-hour clock and the way it is the accepted default) and I heard a truck go by down my street. My street is a residential street. Even if it was not, hearing a truck go by at that…

And you tell me why Comcast a.k.a. Xfinity refuses to allow jdramas (and pretty much all non-American media of any kind except Russia Today and CCTV) to be broadcast over its lines and also snitches on its own customers’ sharing dramas and animes to Japanese media companies in the hope the sharers would get sued…