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Mac OS X Snow Leopard, a Major Bug Fix Release

I’m looking forward to the release of the next version of Mac OS X, version 10.6 Snow Leopard this September. As a Software Quality Assurance (QA) practitioner, I find it particularly interesting that this major release is basically a bug … Continue reading 

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Tech Frustration

I’ve always been good at finding the cracks in things and breaking them wide open. This is one of the reasons why I enjoy testing software. I also have a high threshold for technology acting up and the disposition, skills, … Continue reading 

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Walt Mossberg Wrote the Safe Article About Ubuntu, “I still advise mainstream, nontechnical users to avoid Linux”

Walt Mossberg, you are one of my favorite technology reporters, and so I’m particularly disappointed by your article
“Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone“.
My first disappointment is the timing of the article. September 27th Ubuntu … Continue reading 

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WAMP For WordPress

Yes, that was the sound of me hitting my head as I tried to setup a WordPress development environment on Windows Vista in the absence of my now restored Ubuntu running ThinkPad.
It is also the acronym for the stack of … Continue reading 

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Flushing Blue Toilet Cleaner of Death!

Microsoft, after finding that the blue screen of death wasn’t having the same amount of market “penetration”, and since the hourglass cursor had never been as successful as Apple Mac OS X’s Spinning Beach Ball of Death , for Windows … Continue reading 

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