December 2010
1 post
How to fill out and edit any PDF form in 5 easy...
Filling out forms is central to everyday life in the internet age. A whole host of forms in PDF format are available on the web, ranging from job applications to business forms to official court filings. We use PDFs to directly collaborate with colleagues, government agencies and business associates. Unfortunately, many forms are not editable or savable. Frustratingly, incorrectly created fields...
May 2010
1 post
How To Use a Computer Like A Pro! *Updated...
Ever wonder how your political junkie friend can surf the web and glean so much information in a short period of time? Ever wonder how your technically savvy friend never seems to get computer viruses? Ever wonder how you can stop being overwhelmed and run over by data on the information super highway? Let me tell you how to use a computer like a pro.
Side Note: I am assuming that you are...
July 2009
1 post
Flashback to 1994
I’ve read a few hypothetical articles over the past few years about what life would be like without the internet. Now I am living that life, at least during the work week. The current project that I am working on doesn’t allow us to have world wide web access at our computer stations. So, for the most part, we sit, and do work, listen to music on headphones, and talk among ourselves....
June 2009
1 post
May 2009
3 posts
Best Sarcastic Argument For Gay Marriage Ever
Check out the article here:
The Sanctity of Marriage | Politicker NJ
April 2009
1 post
March 2009
2 posts
Conservatives ask, "Now WOT?"
Conservative bloggers are up in arms about a supposed Obama administration re-branding of the “global war on terror” to “Overseas Contingency Operation”.
The whole kerfuffle is over an alleged OMB e-mail memo that states:
“this administration prefers to avoid using the term ‘Long War’ or ‘Global War on Terror’ [GWOT]. Please use...
February 2009
4 posts
Why Newspaper Columnists Shouldn't Give Legal...
“Sorry, Fred, but there’s no exemption for “hams” or citizen-band radio operators”. WRONG. Have you read the statute or consulted a lawyer about how the statute works? Ham operators are exempted. “The use of a wireless telephone or electronic communication device by an operator of a moving motor vehicle on a public road or highway shall be unlawful….For...
My previous life as a soldier in the Polish Army →
December 2008
5 posts
Check Out My New Blog!
[T]he Treasury lacks the statutory authority to direct TARP dollars to Detroit automakers. While the purpose of the EESA is to restore liquidity and stability to the financial system by promoting home ownership, jobs, and economic growth, it does not grant the Treasury unfettered spending discretion. Auto manufactures are not financial institutions and therefore do not qualify for assistance...
Lisa Jackson should not be the next head of the...
Lisa Jackson’s track record in New Jersey should disqualify her from serving as the next EPA administrator. Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has stated that “the decisions, rulings, and actions produced under Jackson’s administration at [the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection] have been nothing short of appalling.”
Her appointment is...
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November 2008
11 posts
“The largest recorded nested bird roast is 17 birds, attributed to a royal feast...”
– Turducken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fedora 10 KDE on VirtualBox
Installing Fedora 10 on VirtualBox was a snap. The installer was straight foward and absolutely painless. The live cd worked flawlessly. The installer did not ask any unusual questions and partitioning was handled smoothly.
On reboot, Fedora asked some simple questions about set-up. I was surprised that the time was wrong, however, and I set up the time servers using NTP, which isn’t...
Two New Software Freedoms
I propose two new software freedoms: -2: The Freedom to run any hardware, for any purpose
-1: The Freedom to run proprietary software, to run any hardware.
These are two unspoken assumptions that I’ve never heard expressed before.
I don’t understand why people don’t want others have the freedom to install proprietary software on Linux system. I use both Linux and Windows. ...
October 2008
20 posts
Mandriva Linux 2009 Is Perfect For VirtualBox On...
Introduction
I’ve been toying around with Sun’s VirtualBox on my Windows XP computer for the past month or so, installing and testing various flavors of Linux, like Ubuntu, Red Hat, Suse, Open Solaris, PC Linux OS, and Pardus.
For the less computer savvy readers of my blog, virtualization means that running multiple computers on only one computer. It is nice because I like to have a...
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Hunting and Fishing Are American Values
While addressing a crowd at a Sportmen’s Club in Pennsylvania, Todd Palin said that it is important to elect a ticket that “supports our core values — hunting and fishing.”
Stories like these illustrate the difference between how Republicans and Democrats think. Knee jerk snarky responses like “God bless our constitutional right to shoot wolves for fun! Our...
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Americans Don't Understand Business, Economics and...
Our economy is in the shitter because law makers, regulators, investors, speculators, CEOs, and small business owners don’t have an intuitive, or heck, even basic, grasp of economics and have completely overvalued the market.
Case in point: Joe the Plumber. When I first heard this Republican gas-bag open his condescending mouth at Obama, I thought his story was incredible. Here is an...
How to Install and Tweak Ubuntu-Eee on an Asus Eee...
Introduction
If you own an Asus Eee PC 701, you owe it to yourself to upgrade from Asus’ version of Xandros’ Linux Operating System to John Ramvi’s customized version of Ubuntu, Ubuntu Eee. (If you don’t already own one, consider buying one for less than $350! I carry a small briefcase, and it fits right in, adding only 2 pounds. There are more expensive models offering...
Response To My Fiancee's Blog
I just read my fiancee’s blog post here and it made me wonder why women are so pissed off about Sarah Palin.
Sadly, Sarah Palin is a conservative man’s dream girl. And not because she is a snowmobiling hunter fisherwoman who loves moose stew or because she is a beautiful “Stepford Wife”.
It is because she is a conservative woman. Let me explain what I mean.
She...
