Tag Archives: technology_makes_our_lives_better

Hey, Where’s the Replacements?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by

A couple months ago Google announced that, in order to focus on useless social network wannabes (Seriously, Google, you know how absurd commercials for Bing are? That’s how Google Plus ads look.) they were ditching their venerable Google Reader site, … Continue reading →

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This Delicious Hiatus

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Delicious recently came under new management, whose first job was to take something that worked well an make it work not so well. One of the things that doesn’t work right anymore is the process used to transfer links here … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Appland, Part Three

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Okay, so I’ve told you about some of the things I regularly use and like on my iPad, but I wanted to mention a few things that seem promising, but I just got them recently (or haven’t really done much … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Appland, Part Two

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Here’s the second part of the guided tour of my iPad, and it focuses on what my iPad primarily focuses on: games. I have them divvied up into different folders. Puzzle I like puzzle games and have a number of … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Appland, Part One

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

A lot of my friends have recently gotten iPads and iPad2s, and are now asking me what apps I recommend. Unfortunately I sold my iPad because too many people have them now and it now longer makes me cool and … Continue reading →

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Speaking of New Technology

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

Remember the last time we bought a TV? Probably not, since you have no reason to. Well, only five and a bit scant years later, we’re replacing it. It’s been gradually giving up the ghost, so we figured it was … Continue reading →

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Please Link and Retweet, Thx

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

I know I’m fighting a losing battle here, but considering I’m a progressive lefty, that’s something I’m used to. What am I fighting against today? This. Browser Bar 1 Browser Bar 2 Browser Bar 3 Browser Bar 4 Folks, I … Continue reading →

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Since There Isn’t Any Indication of This on Their Website, Here’s What You Need to Know About the Queue Function on Tumblr

Posted on July 20, 2010 by

It doesn’t work, period. Seriously, I sent this to support after wrestling with it for hours: These are the following things I’ve tried that have not worked: QUEUE: *Setting “post one post every day” with a time frame of 7am-8am. … Continue reading →

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