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Request Tracker Note
At my job, we use Request Tracker for managing our help desks ( Read more... ) -
Where's the Love, Frontier?
"If Google built its own network, we estimate it would cost $5,000 per household," said Ann Burr, chairman and general manager of Frontier Communications of Rochester.
She said most users in Rochester don't need ultra-fast Internet access.
-- Will Google make Rochester's Internet connection faster?, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, February 12 ( Read more... ) -
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Submission to the Google Fiber for Communities site:
Q:
Why should Google build a fiber to the home network where you live?
A:
Rochester has a historically strong technology/education community, due to leadership provided by Xerox and Kodak, and then continued through its universities (especially University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of ( Read more... ) -
OSX Weather Widget Patch
TUAW recently posted an item referencing a Daring Fireball post about how to change the OS X Weather Widget to show the last updated time so that it now works correctly in Snow Leopard. The TUAW article was submitted by an admitted non-JavaScripter, and it contains an important functional bug.
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iPhone Battery Life Issues?
Is anyone having recent iPhone battery life issues? I've noticed that since Sunday (9/20) or Monday, my battery has been draining like crazy. I use my phone so much that I feel like I notice changed behavior as though it was my own health. I'm currently using a 3GS running 3.1.
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Thruway Revenue Alternatives
It's wonderful to see how fluid and adaptive the New York State Thruway Authority is in protecting its revenue streams. A mere two days after announcing that in January and February, passenger volume decreased 2.5% and commercial volume dropped 13% compared to the previous year, the NYSTA is offering a workaround (conveniently couched as a safety ( Read more... ) -
Meatloaf
We made Tony D's Meatloaf and Gravy tonight. It was simple, yet tasty. -
"Fall to Your Knees Mac and Cheese"
Tonight I tried making Fall to Your Knees Mac and Cheese.
I roughly used the "super delish variation" described, and it was unbelievably amazing. I think that it made my heart hurt. -
NYT Cream of Tomato Soup
I tried making the "Cream of Tomato Soup" from the New York Times Cookbook tonight. I was pretty disappointed--I'm not sure if I didn't properly select tomatoes (recipe called for "ripe tomatoes" and I used some fresh tomatoes on the vine from the store), but the soup turned out to taste more of cucumber than tomato, and its color was very pale ( Read more... )