The one thing I have always hated about Microsoft is its predatory business practices that very deliberately try to undermine its competitors.  The whole “embrace and extend” strategy of purposefully breaking standards bothers me on many levels.  I am much more respectful of companies that concentrate on offering superior products and that is why I have always liked Apple.  So, you can imagine my shock at seeing the following pop-up when I was evaluating Apple’s new Mobile Me service. Continue reading »

broken iphone screenMy iPhone suffered one too many drops recently and as a result the glass was shattered.  Although the iPhone glass is incredibly tough it is not indestructible.  It is glass after all!  Well, I did my research and I tried to fix it on the cheap.  This is my sad story.

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The advanced search screen in flickr does not give an option to search by camera type, however, there are tricks that allow you to do exactly that.  Here’s how …

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