Monthly Archives: July 2005

The Vonage Experiment Continues

Posted on July 31, 2005 by Derek

Today actually marks a full 30 days of Vonage use here at the Meister House, and things are actually going pretty well. For the first twenty-one days, only one telephone in the house was connected up to Vonage, mainly due … Continue reading →

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Image of the Day: System Admin Day

Posted on July 29, 2005 by Derek

Today is the 6th annual System Administrator Appreciation Day, for those of you who’ve managed to melt your company network due to opening up virus-laden emails you shouldn’t have, or pestering the IT staff to recover a file you deleted … Continue reading →

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Kids, Video Games and Violence

Posted on July 29, 2005 by Derek

Games Revolution has an article up by Duke Ferris in regards to the recent up-surge in news items and proposed legislation to fight the so-called epidemic of youth violence in America being caused by violent video games. The core point … Continue reading →

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Opera 8.02 Released

Posted on July 29, 2005 by Derek

Users of the alternative web-browser Opera will be happy to hear that version 8.02 is available for download.

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Windows XP Update Validation Hacked

Posted on July 28, 2005 by Derek

In what has become something of an Internet cliche, yet another anti-piracy measure by the software industry has been cracked within twenty-four hours. In this case, it’s the “Genuine Advantage” requirement Microsoft has implemented on their Windows Update website. BoingBoing … Continue reading →

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