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What FIFA Soccer TV Can Learn From NBA

Posted on July 8, 2010 by bond

Everyone who is interested in soccer by now has got a healthy dose of world cup action from ABC, ESPN and Univision (the only choice for all games if you do not have access to ESPN on cable). I have … Continue reading →

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Cloud Computing: The Wheel Makes a Circle

Posted on February 11, 2010 by bond

Have you noticed the latest white paper advertised on your favorite tech news site? Or maybe you have noticed it in the news itself from your neighborhood technology company. Cloud Computing is the future baby! If you did not know … Continue reading →

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Windows Media Center Remote Control on iPhone

Posted on January 31, 2010 by bond

Isn’t it ironic that there is more attention paid to iphone remote applications for windows media center control rather than WinMo apps or AppleTV control? I have been comparing the different applications and I have tried a few of them. … Continue reading →

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Windows 7: (Liberating) My Media (Center Setup)

Posted on January 2, 2010 by bond

I have been an early fan of the Windows Media Center. Windows XP MCE 2005 was the first computer I actually bought new because I could not get my hands on a used or do a build of an MCE. … Continue reading →

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Sidekicked: Is the Cloud Fluffy?

Posted on October 18, 2009 by bond

I guess the outage at the Danger division of Microsoft has given us a new term for when things go wrong in the cloud. Would you be willing to let your data and applications live in the cloud and be … Continue reading →

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Retwirp: Not now darling I’m twirping

Posted on October 18, 2009 by bond

Caught this while I was loading up on my weekend dose of BOFH on TheRegister. Not now darling I’m twirping • The Register.

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Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession

Posted on September 25, 2009 by bond

Revealed: The ghost fleet of the recession anchored just east of Singapore | Mail Online.

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Drift and Spin: Time to Just Be and not Do

Posted on August 18, 2009 by bond

While deleting email that was from grad school, I chanced upon a mail titled Living Life in Chunklets. I never actually read the full article but was pleasantly surprised to find the archive online: If every moment, even outside of … Continue reading →

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Denon AKDL1: Best Reviews Ever

Posted on August 12, 2009 by bond

I might not have searched and found this amazon review page if I was not working late and found a bugzilla quip that piqued my interest. But, this was the most reading fun I have had in a while: Denon … Continue reading →

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Three Tidbits: Music Transcends Language

Posted on August 9, 2009 by bond

Chinese guy singing Hindi Song: Jai Ho in Spanish: I am too old but makes me want to learn the guitar:

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