Nickster’s View

I’ve been watching “Huff” on FX289 here in the UK. Apart from the fact it is a blatant ‘Six Feet Under’ copy, from the storylines and issues down to the American Beauty-esque title music and graphics, it’s actually great television.
Wanted to see who the actress is that plays Huff’s ubercute wife, so googled […]

Question: Why would I want to spend £100 on Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2, when I can buy an Apple iMac Mini for £340 - i.e. the Windows OS ALONE costs about 30% of the cost of an Apple iMac Mini that includes both the hardware and operating system (and a more secure/stable one).
I […]

…by me. Really. I just wanted to go to bed, though I’d check Slashdot quickly…scanning down and I find this story:
IT: 100,000 More Social Security Numbers Exposed
Security
Posted by Zonk on Friday February 25, @04:24PM
from the that-why-we-use-these-password-things dept.
ThinkComp writes “PayMaxx, Inc. is a web-based payroll processing company, and they recently notified me that my […]

So it’s about time to unveil ProSkin to the world….

www.proskin.org
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Should have posted this weeks ago. Brilliantly funny, and so so true. Exposing the Apple sheep
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I think it’s pretty much understood these days that music resolution drives the Music industry. From 8-track to vinyl, to tape, to optical, to data. Piracy is out of control because one of the factors driving it is that people resent having to buy the same music again on a different format. […]

Parents - learn how to communicate with your kids. Be hip. Be cool. Be l33t d3wd. pwn yr k1Dz the M$ way:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/children/kidtalk.mspx
“Little Johnny, I think it’s time that we sat down and had a chat”
“Why mom?”
“I’ve been doing some reading about the Internet and I want to ask you a question. […]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4253505.stm
Goddammit! Why didn’t I think of that?! Such a simple but brilliant idea - your mobile doubles as a bluetooth optical mouse. Ok, not great for desktop use but for laptop users a total godsend. Some practicality problems for business users wanting to use their laptops whilst on calls, but most […]

I’m now an iPod owner, thanks to the weakness of the dollar and my girlfriend spending two weeks in the US whilst on garden duty. My first Apple product.
Apple have recognised that the iPod is a good way to get non-Applephiles onboard, hence the new Mac Mini. However, in the last hour I’ve […]

Found on an ipod forum :
“I’m on a no CARB diet (Cheney, Ashcroft, Rumsfeld, Bush)…and absolutely no RICE!”
:)
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This week’s Mark Morford column is entitled “Why Does Windows Still Suck” and imho he hits the nail on the head. Read it now here.
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Taken from his bio:
“One of AOL’s first beta-testers in 1987, Kevin now prefers small software foundries where the love for the product gives more karmic dividends then VC dollars. Kevin is now 96% dark-side free, and tries not to be evil.”

http://fury.com/article/1940.php
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Taken hastily with the new 6630 and zoom - not really much of an improvement over the 7250 under these conditions and I so wish I had had my SLR with me for that shot…
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