Archive | June, 2006

Windows XP 64-bit + Shuttle SN26P + Nvidia Nforce4 … it all SUCKS.

17. June 2006

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I got in a bit over my head with my latest hardware purchase. I bought a Shuttle SN26P barebones in January. It’s now June and the darn thing still isn’t working right. In this blog, I’ll explain my rationale behind this decision, what mistakes I’ve made, and what I’m going to do to finally get a [...]

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Simpli: A new cycle begins…

5. June 2006

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I’m about to send out an email to all of our customers detailing our two new hires: Ben Haga and Daniel Ballenger. Ben will be working full-time in a support role at Simpli, and Daniel is our summer intern for 2006. Daniel replaces Mooneer Salem, who was a valuable part-time employee of Simpli for 2 [...]

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The technology graveyard is littered with Google ideas

3. June 2006

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People who know me well (in person) know that I like to talk about Google. In particular, their business model interests me because they have taken a very public, visible approach to R&D. Instead of having developers in secretive, dark “labs” where they are destined to work on projects that will most likely never see [...]

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