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2012 Summer Olympics and NBC

By norconkm | 07/31/2012 - 11:01 pm |08/06/2013 rants, reviews, technology, television
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Despite not caring much for most sports, I really like the Olympics, with a heavy weighting toward events that showcase strong individual performances. Since they started a few days ago, and I don’t have cable or (in an apparent change since the Winter Olympics) a useful antenna reception, I was… Continue reading →

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Further Issues with the Zune Software

By norconkm | 03/04/2008 - 1:34 pm |03/30/2008 gadgets, rants, reviews
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So, I plugged the Zune in and fired up the software. I don’t have the external drive with all my music on it plugged in, but I want to see if I can make some playlists from the songs on the device. Dabble around a bit trying to figure out… Continue reading →

Questions to Microsoft

By norconkm | 02/11/2008 - 1:11 am |03/30/2008 gadgets, rants, reviews
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I will preface this by saying that I am not trying to jump on the MS sucks bandwagon. If MS really sucked that bad, people would be using Linux. I have tried Linux and I do not believe it is ready for wide spread adoption by people who “just want… Continue reading →

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Frustration with IE and Vista

By norconkm | 01/11/2008 - 9:46 pm |05/04/2008 rants, reviews
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I cannot figure out how to make IE in Vista download Firefox. If I select run, nothing happens. If I select save, either nothing happens or it is saved somewhere unknown to me. When I go to tweak internet options, nothing comes up. When I search for any file that… Continue reading →

Superman Returns

By norconkm | 07/10/2006 - 1:12 am |03/30/2008 movies, reviews
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If you don’t want to know about the end of Superman Returns quit your reading right now. I just spent two and a half hours watching a man in tights with a little gay hair curl fly around and catch things etc. All to the music of John Williams –… Continue reading →

iPods

By norconkm | 03/18/2004 - 5:19 pm |11/13/2010 reviews, thoughts
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I recognize that the iPod was more or less the original HDD MP3 and other music player, and I realize that it’s design is wonderfully compact. Given this, I still don’t really like it. Why… 1. I don’t find that ‘wheel’ comfortable to use, and I like some sort of… Continue reading →

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