Mr. Cranky Reviews the iMac G5

Posted: August 31st, 2004 | Author: John Koetsier | Filed under: stupid, technology | 4 Comments »

Mr. Cranky, alias Paul Thurrott, reviewed the iMac in about 3 minutes and 5 posts today …

One guess as to the prognosis …

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Infantry Aces, by Franz Kurowski

Posted: August 31st, 2004 | Author: John Koetsier | Filed under: books | 1 Comment »

I just finished reading Infantry Aces, a compilation of stories about the second world war – from the perspective of the enemy: German soldiers.

It’s an engrossing and revolting book, for a number of different reasons, not least of which is that the author is a WWII veteran … and a German soldier.

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Please, an Apple Tablet!

Posted: August 21st, 2004 | Author: John Koetsier | Filed under: personal, technology, work | No Comments »

As the rumors build up for the next big Mac fest in France, and as the late, late, late next-gen iMac inches closer to a unveiling date sometime in September, I’m hoping to see something about an Apple tablet.

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Internet Explorer is NOT insecure (if you’re an analyst)

Posted: August 16th, 2004 | Author: John Koetsier | Filed under: personal, technology | 1 Comment »

I just love the obligatory analyst idiocies that one sees ever so often regarding Microsoft and its tools:

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The obligatory and long-awaited I, Robot it-wasn’t-the-same-as-the-book rant

Posted: August 12th, 2004 | Author: John Koetsier | Filed under: books, movies, personal, stupid | No Comments »

OK, I went to see I, Robot. OK, I liked the film. OK, it far surpassed my abysmal preconceptions.

But, I mean, really! Is this I Robot?

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Getting it together would be good (life that is)

Posted: August 2nd, 2004 | Author: John Koetsier | Filed under: personal | No Comments »

Just saw a link to this page again. It’s the “clean sweap” program and it is something I’ve kinda wanted to do …

The Clean Sweep Program is a checklist of 100 items which, when completed, give one complete personal freedom. These 100 items are grouped in 4 areas of life with 25 in each group: Physical Environment, Well-being, Money and Relationships. These 4 areas are the cornerstone for a strong and healthy life and the program helps a person to clean up, restore and polish virtually every aspect of his/her life. The program takes between 6 – 24 months to complete.

I want to have everything checked off.
I want to have everything checked off.
I want to have everything checked off.

I also want to relax occasionally! And I kind of suspect the “complete personal freedom” thing to be a little influenced by hype.