Monthly Archives: April 2005

The Good, the Bad, and the Bald

Posted on April 26, 2005 by Devin

I just did a very difficult thing: I withdrew from an overdue RPG writing project that I thought would easily be within my capabilities and that turned out (for many reasons) not to be. I should have done this months … Continue reading →

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Welcome a new blogger

Posted on April 23, 2005 by Devin

Treanna has joined our little blogging community with a gripping tale of kites, Nature, loss, and recovery. I’m really proud of her; she wrote the initial draft of her entry in Notepad. Once she’d finished, I went back through it … Continue reading →

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A look at Microsoft’s Data Protection Manager

Posted on April 22, 2005 by Devin

Remember my previous post about Microsoft Data Protection Server? Now I can talk about it a bit more in-depth. Heck, even The Register is talking about it. Microsoft has changed the name of the product; it’s now Microsoft System Center … Continue reading →

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Happy in Mac land

Posted on April 18, 2005 by Devin

It seems I’m not the only one who recently Switched. John Scalzi has succumbed to the sweet lure of OS X. It’s funny that e-mail was his killer app, because as I stated previously, Microsoft Entourage (their answer to Outlook … Continue reading →

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Not my weekend

Posted on April 17, 2005 by Devin

Not my weekend for computer issues, so far. My Mac mini has been experiencing some weird display problems — the ViewSonic LCD flat panel I have would randomly lose the display and not be able to get it back again. … Continue reading →

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The Switch

Posted on April 17, 2005 by Devin

Okay, after my first three days as a Mac user, I think I’m ready to start commenting on my experience so far. General impression: the Mac doesn’t have nearly as many sharp edges. I mean that literally, BTW; almost every … Continue reading →

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Holy-roller mother!

Posted on April 14, 2005 by Devin

My mom made the cover of the Foothills section of the Arizona Star today. There was a photographer at their church last Sunday and Mom got captured on film. It’s a somewhat charismatic worship service — they’re a Vineyard church. … Continue reading →

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