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Avoiding the Windows Tax

Posted on July 12, 2010 by isaac

Short version: order from Amazon, and if the manufacturer won’t issue a refund after your purchase, you stand a decent chance of receiving a goodwill refund from Amazon itself. Long version: The machine in question was a ASUS Eee PC … Continue reading →

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Fanboy Genius

Posted on January 12, 2010 by isaac

A former co-worker forwarded me this article from Boy Genius Report, an opinion piece on Android. My response to the article follows here, which I’m posting here at others’ behest. Continue reading →

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and see [xg]

Posted on January 2, 2010 by isaac

Happy New Years, all. May 2010 be more and better than 2009. Continue reading →

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north for the winter

Posted on December 15, 2009 by isaac

I’ve lived in Chicago for the last two and a half years, which .. not sure how long it actually feels like, but it’s evidently long enough. Continue reading →

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