Yet Another Web Site

Classmates.com sucks:

• $39/year to see content one can get for free on Facebook or MySpace
• Classmates.com periodically sends email informing one of new content that cannot be seen unless one is a paying customer
• Classmates.com has so many adds it puts MySpace to shame

Apple takes delivery of 188 mysterious ocean containers

Here’s an intriguing report from ImportGenius, a search engine that gathers “competitive intelligence” by monitoring U.S. Customs records of ocean containers entering American ports.

Searching for shipments to Apple, Inc. (AAPL), employees at the Scottsdale, Ariz., company reported on Friday that they’ve spotted a “major spike” since mid March in ocean containers marked with a mysterious new label: “electric computers”

Electric Computers - as opposed to the old fashion manual computers…

There’s a new version.

(via Psychic Plague Panacea)

This Page Crashes Internet Explorer

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Jesuits say take word of God to Second Life:

ROME (Reuters) - Catholic missionaries have always trekked to dangerous parts of the Earth to spread the word of God — now they are being encouraged to go into the virtual realm of Second Life to save virtual souls.

In an article in Rome-based Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica, academic Antonio Spadaro urged fellow Catholics not to be scared of entering the virtual world which may be fertile ground for new converts wishing to better themselves.

Time for a new Jesuit saying:Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the geek…

(via email)

Q:	How many Microsoft tech support people dies it take to change a light bulb?
A:	Four: One to ask “What is the registration number of the light bulb? ” One to ask “Have you tried rebooting it? ” Another to ask “Have you tried reinstalling it? ” And the last one to say “It must be your hardware because the light bulb in our office works fine… ”
Q:	How many Microsoft technicians does it take to change a light bulb?
A:	Three. Two to hold the ladder and one to hammer the bulb into a faucet.
Q:	How many Microsoft vice presidents does it take to change a light bulb?
A:	Eight. One to work the bulb, and seven to make sure that Microsoft gets $2 for every light bulb ever changed anywhere in the world.
Q:	How many Microsoft testers does it take to change a light bulb?
A:	We just determine that the room is dark; we don’t actually change the bulb. Since we have a dead-bulb result on file from a previous test, rest assured that Development is working on a bug fix.
Q:	How many Microsoft shipping department personnel does it take to change a light bulb?
A:	We can change the bulb in 7 to 10 working days. If you call before 2PM, and pay an extra $15, we can get the bulb changed overnight. Don’t forget to put your name in the upper right hand corner of the light bulb box.
Q:	How many Windows users does it take to change a light bulb?
A:	One. But he’ll swear up and down that it was JUST as easy as it would be for a Mac user.
Q:	How many Microsoft managers does it take to change a light bulb?
A:	We’ve formed a task force to study the problem of why light bulbs burn out, and to determine what, exactly, we as supervisors can do to make the bulbs work smarter, not harder.
Q:	How many Microsoft executives does it take to change a light bulb?
A:	We can see no need for uninstallation and have therefore made no provision for light bulbs to be removed.
Q:	How does Bill Gates change a light bulb?
A:	He holds the bulb in place and lets the world revolve around him.

iPhone Total Cost of Ownership: Up to $5,914.76:

It looks like the iPhone has some really neat features, but at $500-$600 + monthly fees, it’s way overpriced.

(via Peripetia)

Microsoft Surface:

I’ve created a technical web log and moved the relevant posts from this web log to the new web log.

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