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I’ve been a T-Mobile customer since 2006. We have a family plan. I’ve generally been happy with the coverage and customer service form T-Mobile. But like many Americans, I’ve begun to get frustrated with the cell phone companies’ contract practices. Specifically, I object to the following practices: Selling network-locked phones Requiring 2-year contract extensions [...] This weekend, I finally dumped Blockbuster Total Access in favor of Netflix. A few months ago, Blockbuster shut down the local Blockbuster. The nearest one is now 3 miles away. OK, that’s not that far, but it’s further than I’ve ever had to go to a Blockbuster, and it’s in an area we almost [...] Boo. Hiss. The local Boy Scouts of America Council’s web site for updating ranking advancements, rosters, etc., only runs with Internet Explorer on Windows. I run linux. So every time my wife, the cub den leader, has to update cub scout info, she has to launch the Windows virtual machine and fight with Windows [...] I haven’t been a reader of Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal (here), but today stumbled across it via their Twitter feed (here). They have a video stream. I thought, nah, it won’t work on linux. But it worked flawlessly … and beautifully. What’s so hard about this that cbsnews.com and abc.com can’t seem to [...] I ordered a Robocut (www.haircut.com) in September 2006. I use it a lot on me and the boys. Good success. I like it. Today, I cut my hair OK, but as I was cutting Elijah’s, the Robocut got louder and louder (clackety clack). Right as I finished his cut, it stopped working. The motor [...] I just installed an automatic update of Sun Java on my Windows XP virtual machine (I need it for school, otherwise, I would not have XP at all. Hissss.) The installation program offers Google Toolbar as an optional but pre-selected installation choice. That’s bad. I don’t like it. It’s rude. I’m generally a fan [...] |
   
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