Friday, February 3, 2006, 02:53 PM - techFoo
in Cartoon Format.My dad made us learn with flash cards when I was in grade school, 35 years ago. I'm glad he did.
UPDATE: Used it last night to teach my 12 year old daughter about Base-2 (binary), and Base-16 (hexadecimal). w00t!
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Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 03:17 PM - blogFoo
Our deepest sympathies and condolences go to Scott Ott and his family on their loss. We pray for comfort for them during this time. | [ 0 trackbacks ] | permalink | related link
Wednesday, February 1, 2006, 03:13 PM - techFoo
Interesting article regarding telcos “$200 Billion Broadband Scandal.”
Broadband Scandals is a well-documented expose, 406 pages and 528 footnotes. Using the phone companies’ own words (and well as other sources), the book outlines a massive nationwide scandal that affects every aspect of state of the Internet. Not only the web but broadband, municipalities laying fiber or building wifi networks, not to mention related issues such as such as VOIP, cable services, the cost of local phone service, net neutrality, the new digital divide, and even America’s economic growth.
The fiber optic infrastructure you paid for was never delivered.
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006, 03:53 PM - blogFoo
;)
You have a classic style, but you're up-to-date with the latest technology. You're ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you're one of the elite, and you know it.
I knew that the first moment I saw one...
Test here.
UPDATE: the fooMistress is a Ferreri:
You are a Ferrari 360 Modena!
You've got it all. Power, passion, precision, and style. You're sensuous, exotic, and temperamental. Sure, you're expensive and high-maintenance, but you're worth it.
;)
Yep, she's worth it.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006, 04:25 PM - techFoo
O'Reilly books have long been my recommendation for non-novice users (Dummies series for novices; I've used them myself). Their website is both deep and wide with content. I just discovered Hacks.| [ 0 trackbacks ] | permalink | related link
Monday, January 16, 2006, 04:46 PM - blogFoo
This had me laughing out loud.UPDATE: Link is broken so don't follow it.
The joke was an endless series of links, all saying "Best blonde joke ever"
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Monday, January 16, 2006, 03:51 PM - techFoo
The Web's Download Disasters, Inaugural Edition
When we first started crawling the Web looking for bad downloads last year, we weren't sure what we'd find. Today, a million Web sites and 140,000 download tests later, I can say with confidence that there are some great programs to be downloaded out there. I can say with equal confidence that there's also plenty of train wrecks waiting to happen to your PC.
Wallpaper, screensavers, and smileys; you've been warned.
Unless you use Linux, UNIX, or a Mac.
Then you'll just laugh.
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Monday, January 16, 2006, 02:03 PM - techFoo
A Selfridges spokeswoman said the courses were one-to-one "iPod Survival" sessions and follow questions from its dimwitted customers on how to use iTunes, installing and deleting videos, creating playlists and downloading Podcasts. The courses are given either in-store or on a home visit.
P.T. Barnum would be proud.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2006, 03:36 PM - techFoo
Far out in the Nevada desert, miles from prying eyes, is a secret Air Force facility that has been known by numerous names over the years. It has been called Paradise Ranch, Watertown Strip, Area 51, Dreamland, and Groom Lake. Groom is probably the most mythologized real location that few people have ever seen. According to people with overactive imaginations, it is where the United States government keeps dead aliens, clones them, and reverse-engineers their spacecraft. It is also where NASA filmed the faked Moon landings.
However, for humans whose feet rest on solid ground, Groom is the site of highly secret aircraft development. It is where the U-2 spyplane, the Mach 3 Blackbird, and the F-117 stealth fighter were all developed. It has also probably hosted its own fleet of captured, stolen, or clandestinely acquired Soviet and Russian aircraft. Because of this, the United States government has gone to extraordinary lengths to preserve the area’s secrecy and to prevent people from seeing it.
The also have a great article on JFK and the Missle Crisis.
Linking them on right for further reading...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2006, 12:00 PM - politiFoo
AJC cartoonist Mike Luckovich asked this question:
An 11th grader's reply:
Her pimp hand is strong...
Hat Tip Michelle Malkin
UPDATED: From the comments:
By devildog
January 3, 2006 04:01 PM | Link to this
Danielle, first of all, thank you so very much for your support. That is what keeps us going over there. I was there for 8 months during the biggest battle of any city since Vietnam. I’ve seen the worst. We play by ALL the rules, they don’t. I hope the fallen can see what is written here because they would be very proud of you taking a stand. You are the reason we do what we do and you are the reason my brothers will never die in vain! Thank you so much. It was an honor to fight for you and your freedom to take that stand. I will always be grateful to you for that and I know my fallen brothers would tell you thanks if they could! I wish the very best for you and your family.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005, 07:39 PM - politiFoo
Pitts and PFC Shane Ailant just returned from boot camp a few weeks ago. Up against the new recruits, Pitts said Beltran stood no chance.
"No sir, not at all, sir," Pitts said.
The Marines chased Beltran nearly a mile before cornering him.
A big Hoo-rah to these two Marines. Can you imagine the look on Beltran's face after outrunning Mall security and two deputies, only to have to heve these two join the chase? I see a USMC "Priceless" moment here...
Merry Christmas men.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 04:29 PM - techFoo
#1 – Users Lie
Oh yes, they do. Don’t think you’re immune either. Have you ever been on a tech support call, convinced that you know the problem and the guy on the phone says something like “Would you put in the recovery CD, restart, and scan your memory?” “Oh, I’ve tried that,” you say with eyes rolling. Believe it or not, sometimes we crazy admin peeps suggest these fixes because they work. When a user is protesting my assessment, the best is to politely insist them to do what was asked until the doing is done.
#2 – Email is the Lifeblood of Non-Techies
I love my non-techie bretheren—I mean, how else would I know what happened on the OC and Gilmore Girls?—but at the end of the day, email is #1 in their book. Now a lot of it is business related, and certainly that shouldn’t be taken lightly, but most likely they were waiting on a warm, fuzzy message from their daughter or sister and really needed their email back up ASAP (“I’m waiting on a proposal!” they screech — see #1)
Read it all.
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