Rants
General complaining, complementing or miscellaneous posts.
I subscribe to the daily TV Guide e-mail newsletter. They apparently thought this qualified as breaking news so important they needed to let me know immediately because this was certain to change my life. Jamie-Lynn Spears Is Pregnant at Age 16 Really. Really. That's what your going with as breaking news. I didn't even know who this was without asking my wife. I assumed some relation to Britney because this seems to be one of those important Britney-like news items. But BREAKING NEWS? Now if it said...
It's time for another complaint post. Yippee!! First, let me say that the Vongo service itself really isn't bad. I wish it worked with the Zune but it doesn't. The only reason I am canceling is because the client doesn't work for me. I may join again if they fix it. I just upgraded to the latest version of the Vongo software and it doesn't run on 64 bit Vista. Not a big surprise but the old client did. I can't find a way to downgrade, but it wouldn't matter much because this looks like a mandatory...
Another great rant by the master. And I have to wonder how anything actually gets done in the open-source community. In general, the collective crowd has to be a royal pain to work with. And that's why any large-scale project within that community goes so slowly, unless it's done as a closed shop with a strong leader. And by strong leader I don't mean some overbearing jerk—just someone whom the group respects and follows. So because nobody is making any money, and because it's done for the utopian...
Live search is constantly evolving. But forget about all the new features or whatever features you feel are missing (integrated Favorites results). Just look at the user interface. It sucks. I hated the Crayola color scheme in MSN Search and was glad it changed in Live. Well, that ugly little sucker is back. Bright blues and greens on a fixed width background. When I first saw it, I thought it must be a bug rolling out version 2 and somehow they redeployed MSN search. Nope. That's it. And it's in...
So imagine Microsoft releases a new patch for Windows Media Player. You install it and now you have the Zune software. How many people do you think would be pissed about that? When I setup my desktop last week I didn't install iTunes because I don't really have a need for it. But I did install QuickTime and Apple Software Update. This morning Apple software update kicked in and wants to install iTunes + QuickTime to patch iTunes which doesn't exist on my computer. So I thought I would let it update...
Now I don't mean where is it. Rocketboom is still here and Amanda is on ABC here. But ever since Amanda left Rocketboom, the magic is gone. Both shows are boring
As many of you already know, Cardinal's pitcher Josh Hancock got drunk, got in his vehicle and drove himself to death. But his dad is saying, he was just a victim and is blaming everyone else. Who is getting sued: Mike Shannon - owner of the bar where he got drunk Patricia Shannon Van Matre - manager of the bar where he got drunk Eddie's Towing - the tow truck company responding to the stalled vehicle he hit Jacob Edward - the tow truck driver Justin Tolar - the guy driving the stalled car Apparently...
I've noticed that the Apple fans are mostly forgiving Apple for the Leopard delay. Even the ones "reporting" are taking a very nice tone compared to how they treat Microsoft. And they are right, here is why. Apple has a lot on it's plate right now with the launch of Apple TV and the upcoming iPhone. They have a lot of products to support unlike Microsoft who only has, what, two? three? Their brightest engineers are busy working on alternative designs for the mouse so everyone will quit complaining...
Their HD service does not work, and if you sign up, you are stuck. It's not the hardware, it's the software, which many people are complaining about, and DirecTV admits is faulty. I think my complaint letter to the Better Business Bureau sums it up nicely. Notice how their attitude changes on the final comment. Even though they told me they would not take back the equipment, they are penalizing me for not sending back the equipment. Complaint Description We signed up requesting a HD DVR that worked...
In this week's episode of Rules of Engagement, one of the guys gets his hands on a brand new, super hard to find game system, that he pays $500 for and has to bribe his cousin who works at a toy store. They never mention the game system by name, but they seem to be eluding to the PS3. What they are actually playing on screen though is the PS2. Are you telling me not one person on the show knew the difference? Or is CBS just that cheap? Despite the marketing photo, no orgies have taken place in the...
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