Monthly Archives: April 2007

How do I sync my Dell Axim X5 in Windows Vista?

Many, many Dell Axim X5 owners are wondering this one as my most recent searches of forums produced little in the way of results but many users lamenting their inability to link their PDA and sync in Windows Vista. The problem manifests itself with many earlier Windows Mobile 2003 capable PDAs and there is a …

April 22nd, 2007 – 5:00 pm | By Ean | Posted in Daily Musings | Comments (49)

I should become a farmer…

… if I continue with my computer science career choice I’m liable to get sued. Apparently the patent troll Acacia is targeting WiFi hotspot landing pages in its latest lawsuit tirade. It’s funny to note that the Acacia tree in some regions is known to house colonies of ants in its thorns which protect it …

April 17th, 2007 – 1:35 pm | By Ean | Posted in Daily Musings, Geeky Technical Stuff, Rant | Comments (4)

Office 2003 SMRT

Office 2003 apparently thinks it knows the English language better than I do. Sometimes it’s right, and sometimes it makes glaring errors like this one: Now, I can hardly stand it when human beings make this error. I typically want to reach through the monitor and p1mp514p them upside the head. When a program charged …

April 16th, 2007 – 11:21 am | By Ean | Posted in Daily Musings, Rant | Comments (1)

It’s Friday the 13th again!

I love it when Friday the 13th rolls around. Superstitions about it being an unlucky day don’t usually hold for me. Let’s hope that happens today as well. I feel a lot better than I have been. It will be Friday the 13th again in July of 2007. The last time it was Friday the …

April 13th, 2007 – 10:07 am | By Ean | Posted in Daily Musings, Notable Days | Comments (0)

April snowstorms bring May… ?

Okay, I’m going to use this blog for a place to rant now. It’s not so much a rant anymore as it’s kind-of funny, but this morning this is the view I saw outside. I usually love snowy weather and I didn’t think much of a little snow in April. The problem came when I …

April 12th, 2007 – 10:05 am | By Ean | Posted in Daily Musings, Notable Days, Rant, Video of the Day | Comments (0)