Archive for July, 2003

So Belated

Thursday, July 31st, 2003

A dozen roses + Isabella’s Italian Trattoria + two cute guys = hopefully a wonderful belated birthday luncheon for Rianna.
Mark recommended this restaurant and the food rivaled the hype. The skinny bread sticks amused Ryan. The extra virgin olive oil and vinegar for the house bread went down fighting the taste buds. My order of […]

Survey

Thursday, July 31st, 2003

Courtesy of Riawwwnna

What’s on your bedside table?
Books (NLT Bible, In Search of Authentic Faith, Everyday Apocalypse, Jesus Freaks Vol. II, !Hero promotional issue), an alarm clock, a dry-erase board and assorted dry-erase pens, tissues, and a lamp.

What’s the geekiest part of your music collection?
Anything ska that somehow escaped my command+delete.

What do you eat when […]

Three Holes

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

I visited Forest Family Physicians to get my college-bound immunizations and physical. This step towards Emerson College involved three shots (with two more in my near future), a drive in the rain with windshield wipers that refused to wipe, and $20 so that FedEx can deliver paper.
In the process, a good conversation with my doctor […]

Has Switch Failed?

Thursday, July 24th, 2003

Has Switch, Apple Computer’s advertising campaign directly targeted at Microsoft Windows users, failed? The answer is the topic of much discussion after three different market research firms reported that Apple’s marketshare fell in the past year, while competitor Dell saw double-digit growth.
Preface: Jobs Knows Best
I wager that Apple Co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs is tired […]

More Trendwhore Awards

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2003

The latest companies to demonstrate lack of originality in the category of 30-second commercial advertisements in a national broadcast market are (drum roll) 10-10-987 and Ameritrade! The latter even has a web site to complement the commercial series.

Did you get loaded yet?

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2003

Be sure that you do not miss the newly launched BuyMusic.com. I must admit, this company sure knows how to follow in the steps of success. BuyMusic.com did not only replicate the iTunes Music Store’s business model and web site layout. Oh no, BuyMusic.com went ALL… THE… WAY! Scoring a touchdown for Microsoft’s Windows Media […]

AdBusters

Saturday, July 19th, 2003

A new love/hate relationship formed today when I stumbled upon an organization known as AdBusters. I love this organization’s campaigns regarding alternative transportation, corporate accountability, greedy consumerism, the redefinition of a good economy, strict regulation of media companies, and television turnoff week (i.e. all the big business issues that Republicans will never address). Only when […]

My Life in the Hands of Microsoft

Friday, July 18th, 2003

Yesterday, Microsoft admitted that its first OS built under its "Trustworthy" computing initiative has an enormous security flaw, as does most every other Windows OS according to this Associated Press story. The federal Department of Homeland Security announced a day before that it will be purchasing $90 million worth of Microsoft software over five years […]

Quote

Friday, July 18th, 2003

I thought about you today when I was watching Oprah. Rianna, saying the scariest thing ever spoken to me

Link

Wednesday, July 9th, 2003

EEF: Defending Freedom in the Digital World
The Antigravity Underground
The Matrix in ASCII
Unstoppable Progress in Mac OS X