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I love the politics of Wikipedia, especially when the “size of your manhood” debate rears its ugly, pointless head.
Case in point: the current uproar over the entry for Annabel Port, one of the co-hosts of “The Geoff Show” on Virgin Radio. Somebody suggested that Ms. Port’s entry be deleted as she is “of insignificant [...]

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Late last night, WordPress 2.1 “Ella” (named after Ella Fitzgerald) was released into the wild.
Of course, I had to try it out!
I first upgraded Off The Eaten Path to the new WP engine, and the upgrade went through without a hitch. The one catch: OtEP is a very simple blog, with very few modifications [...]

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Adobe Labs delivered an early Christmas present to all Mac users who use Intel-based Macs: a beta release of Photoshop CS3. This new version is a universal binary, so it runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Core systems, but the beauty is that I can finally run Photoshop at a decent clip on [...]

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I finally picked up Love this past weekend, and have since given it a few listens with headphones. As I write this, it’s getting a first spin on the stereo in The Burrow.
And my impressions of the album, after a more detailed analysis, are still incredibly positive.
Firstly, the stereo mix is fantastic. George [...]

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Who says Sundays are lazy?
I got up at 9:00 am, had a little breakfast, rode to the office to help my pal, Michelle, resuscitate her PowerBook G4, got a PowerBook out of the deal (!), did some reading for class, and now I’m ready to head home.
I rode the bike into the office, and it [...]

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One of my first blog-type online journals was at LiveJournal, a community that evolved out of a teeny-bopper base (”put your diary online!”) to become a diverse, thriving community that spans all age groups.
A few years back, I decided that I wanted to go the DIY route, and this blog was born.
Today, LiveJournal having a [...]

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