Whether it was an honest mistake, there’s some revisionist history going on, or there’s a big cover up under way it seems several thousand pages of previously declassified documents have been removed from the National Archive by the U.S. intelligence community. The New YorkTimes breaks the story. NY Times: Allen Weinstein, the nation’s chief archivist,…
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How To Use the Windows Files and Settings Transfer Wizard to Backup Your PC Possibly the most awesome thing ever using the windows migration tool to back up your computer. It’s cheap. It’s free. (tags: windows files backup system microsoft information howto) Map of Loch Modan One of the quests in WoW takes you from…
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MacIntel Compatible Software The official versiontracker repository of Macintel compatible apps. (tags: Apple intel lists Mac MacBookPro OSX reference software macintel)
...Read MoreSome advice you need if you have kids and a pet goldfish
wikiHow is highlighting a great article this morning on how to keep your goldfish alive for decades. If you got kids and you hate flushing a pet fish then running out trying to find an all night pet store then this is an article you should read.
...Read MoreBush wants tech people to have better educations or forget about their jobs.
“It’s true that a number of Americans have lost jobs because companies have shifted operations to India. And losing a job is traumatic. It’s difficult. It puts a strain on our families,” he said. But instead of responding with “protectionist policies,” Bush said the United States needs to improve education and job training for displaced…
...Read MoreVacations Are Great
Vacations are great… at making you realize life goes on outside of work.
...Read MoreSo what you’re saying is today isn’t ACTUALLY Presidents Day?
Snopes.com, debunkers of urban myths and fraudulent emails, has a great article on…well…today, Presidents Day…er..Washingtons Birthday…uh…well you’ll just have to read it to find out. Here’s a snippet: Snopes.com: Washington’s Birthday has become Presidents’ Day (or President’s Day, or even Presidents Day; the usage is inconsistent) for many of us because federal holidays technically apply…
...Read MoreGoogle Making Windows Applications For Linux
Looks like pretty soon you’ll be able to use your favorite Windows applications from Google (e.g., Picasa, etc.) on your Linux box. Desktop Linux: The Linux Picasa implementation includes the full feature set of the Windows Picasa 2.x software. It is not, strictly speaking, a port of Picasa to Linux. Instead, Linux Picasa combines Windows…
...Read MoreGive Us The Camera Or We’ll Blog You.
Looks like some mob justice is about to break out. Anil: I’d been following Judith’s story of her lost camera with great interest until the latest update shocked me: “Well,” she said, “we have a bit of a situation. You see, my nine year old son found your camera, and we wanted to show him…
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I got this from over at Dane’s Business-Opportunities Blog this evening: Thomas Edison: Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. via Worthwhile Living
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