Category Archives: Windows

Canon PowerShot G2 and Windows Vista

Posted on 2/25/2007 by Stephen

I just upgraded one of my home computers to Microsoft Windows Vista Business and discovered that my Canon PowerShot G2 camera was unsupported. I hadn’t bothered to check whether my camera was supported; it seems most digital camera drivers are … Continue reading →

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Bad Meets Evil

Posted on 5/3/2005 by Stephen

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Penguin Meets A Huge Leech, originally uploaded by zeroion. Perhaps the penguin represents Linux and the … Continue reading →

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How Linux Saved My Dad’s Data

Posted on 5/26/2004 by Stephen

An article posted to Linux Journal today reminded me of a recent incident where Linux saved the day. “How Linux Saved My Files and My Job” tells the story of a Windows user who used a Linux boot floppy to … Continue reading →

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Spreadsheets

Posted on 4/24/2004 by Stephen

Anil Dash makes an interesting observation: many nerds, at some point in their lives, have made an Excel spreadsheet documenting some aspect of their lives. Dash concludes his post by asking readers to comment about the spreadsheets they’ve made. Truly … Continue reading →

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Pass the PDF

Posted on 4/15/2004 by Stephen

A few days ago, Mark Pilgrim blogged about the interoperability of OpenOffice and Microsoft Office. He applauded OpenOffice for being able to open a PowerPoint document that could not be opened in its native application. While I’ve heard many such … Continue reading →

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Too Much Work

Posted on 3/3/2004 by Stephen

Wednesday…the day I normally get a 4 hour break between my two large blocks of class… However, today I’ve had to spend my otherwise normally peaceful break doing chemistry work, reading physics, studying for math, trying to decode quantum theory, … Continue reading →

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RAM and Midterms

Posted on 2/26/2004 by Stephen

Wow! crucial.com just cut the price of 1GB of notebook DDR PC2100 to $295.99 from $330. I’m waiting for the price to reach $200 so I can load up my ThinkPad T40. I’m seriously in need of more memory! — … Continue reading →

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Never Fear, I Is Still Here

Posted on 2/13/2004 by Stephen

If you think I mistyped the title of this post, go watch Hackers sometime soon. I’ve survived an all-nighter + an 8-5 day. However, I have to do physics now. ::sigh:: 3 hours and counting… — Concentrated HCl burns. Immediately … Continue reading →

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Random Computer Stuff

Posted on 12/3/2003 by Stephen

Yay! I’m back in Berkeley. However, I already miss home again. I guess I’ll have to wait another 2-3 weeks before I come back. I really can’t wait to get back too, since I’m going to Europe for winter break! … Continue reading →

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