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Archive for April, 2005


30
Apr

Saturday Snippets – 2005-04-30

I really must do better about posting here. I immensely enjoy writing but somehow I just don’t seem to make enough time for it. With this post, I’m going to try something new. In my new “Saturday Snippets” posts I plan to provide links to some of the blog posts I read over the past [...]


12
Apr

GTD and Rebates

If you’ve bought any gadget, computer, or periphial in recent years you’ve no doubt seen a price tag that had the phrase after rebate in small print. This is a marketing ploy and the companies are banking on the fact that few customers will take them up on their offer.
I’ve been using the GTD methodologies [...]


10
Apr

iBook Printing – It Finally Works!

I mentioned in my previous post that I was having trouble getting my new iBook to print to my printer. I know that Apple’s tag line is, “It Just Works!” but this “just didn’t work” for me. For 95% of home computer users that perform the 95% of most common computing tasks, the Mac is [...]


08
Apr

My iBook Is Here!

One of the perks of working for a credit union is a benefit called the “Employee PC Loan Program”. We can get a no-interest loan of up to $2,000 for 36-months. This is a nice incentive to stay up on the latest technology. In the nearly five years that I have been there I have [...]

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