Monthly Archives: February 2008

The Cellphone Plague

Posted on February 28, 2008 by Josh

You know, generally speaking, I like technology. I really do. I’m not sure how I’d get along without a computer and internet access, but I know I wouldn’t like it very much, at least not until I had gone through … Continue reading →

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Josh Vs. The Video Card

Posted on February 24, 2008 by Josh

If you’ve worked with computers for a while, you’ve probably heard some standard things about maintaining your system. Defrag the hard drive regularly; keep your virus definitions up-to-date; uninstall stuff you’re not using to free up space; update your drivers, … Continue reading →

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Invalid Loyalty!

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Josh

This afternoon I pulled in to the Kroger fuel station, as the van’s gas gauge was hovering around an eighth of a tank. And I do mean hovering – it has a bit of a mind of its own, and … Continue reading →

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So Much Stuff To Do, So Little Time!

Posted on February 16, 2008 by Josh

Hi, readers! (I do still have some of those here, right?) I wanted to let you all know that I’m still alive and well, and that I’ve not decided to up and stop blogging all at once. It’s definitely something … Continue reading →

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The Independent Scholar’s Handbook – For Free

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Josh

I came across an interesting book a few days ago, The Independent Scholar’s Handbook (PDF). I found it at this site, the Canadian Academy of Independent Scholars. The book is a digital re-issue of this book. I’m not sure what … Continue reading →

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Nicholas Sparks? Yuck!

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Josh

If you’re going to mooch a book from BookMooch for foreign language learning purposes, it would behoove you to figure out exactly what you’re mooching beforehand. I know; I learned the hard way. A month or two ago, I was … Continue reading →

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Bad Spammers, Bad!

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Josh

It seems that the amount of spam comments my blog receives is directly linked to how old the blog is – the older it gets, the more junk it gets thrown at it. Akismet has done a marvelous job in … Continue reading →

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