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Customer Call
Me: “Novell Services, this is Troy, may I have your name please?”Cu:”19003982397″Me:”How can I help you?”cu:”19003982397″Me:”How may I help you sir?”Cu:”Long distance. 19003982397″Me:”I’m not sure what you mean. Are you trying to call Novell?”Cu:”19003982397, dial it. Now.”Me:”I’m sorry sir I can not dial that number for you.”Cu:”Fuck you then, ain’t this a call-up sex talk … Continue reading
Christmas In Geekville
For Christmas I asked for a few upgrades to my system. Only hoping to get one or two, I got them all! This is great. However, I will be needing a new motherboard to take advantage of the new CPU’s unlocked clock speed and multiplier. But here are some pictures: The specs are:CPU: AMD Athlon … Continue reading
AppleCare FTW
When buying a shiny new Apple product, I would highly recommend you get the AppleCare package. I was reluctant to buy it when I got my MacBook, but I am sure glad I did. My $200 investment has saved me a total of $1057 on my MacBook. With replacements for HD, Charger, and MainBoard, I … Continue reading
Best Buy…
Geek squad is a fraud operation run by their corporate mother-company, Best Buy . Here are two of the price quotes I have heard from them. To encrypt your wireless network with 64-Bit WEP – $91 Downgrade from Vista to XP Professional – $480 What The FARK? Who do they think they are?? I wouldn’t … Continue reading
How to build a really fast computer for less than $525
WARNING — THIS POST IS OLD I went out to build a machine that was cheap, but still decent in the speed department. What I got was a breath of fresh air, and not all that expensive. I’m going to break down what I got, where I got it, and how much it cost. Later … Continue reading
Snow… Damnit.
It’s not October in Utah without snow on the ground. I’m going to hate this. Driving to Provo from Lehi is bad enough without the snow the way most Utahans drive.
What not to do when considering Linux.
Now I almost wrote and published a nice version of this, but I got a call from someone wanting to run Microsoft word on Linux because Open Office “don’t got the fonts I want.” Now I am pissed. I work for a leading Linux distributor, and I get a few calls a week from people … Continue reading
How to: Didgeridoo
According to Wikipedia:“The didgeridoo (or didjeridu) is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or “drone pipe”.” I will share with you how to make one of these awesome, fun to play instruments in this blog. First you will need these materials: A … Continue reading
How to: Install Windows XP in VMware Player
This tutorial will show you how to install Windows XP Professional Edition on VMware’s free VMPlayer in Ubuntu. We will use the following applications: VMware Player Wine Qemu GnomeBaker Cabextract First you will need to install vmware player. So in terminal type: sudo apt-get install vmware-player And you will need wine. The easiest way I … Continue reading
Ikea to open doors in Utah today
One of the world’s most popular furniture retailers is opening its doors in Utah this morning. I can’t wait to get my hands on a new desk. I think I’ll wait a few weeks before I brave the droves of Mormon housewives looking to get a deal on the triple-decker bunk beds.Despite the fact that … Continue reading