Apple Calculator Doesn’t Add Up

30Jun07

Here’s a tape from my Apple Calculator.
29.99 + 62.99 + 42.02 = 140
WTF?

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Quicken is incompatible with itself

08Jun07

Part of my recent switch from Windows XP to Mac OS was to get my 12 years of Quicken data moved over. No big deal, I thought. I did that 10 years ago when I switched from Mac OS 9 to Windows 2000.
Yeah, right! I exported my Windows Quicken data as QIF data, and spent [...]

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Windows Update

23May07

Consider this scenario involving a geometric sequence. You need to cover the distance from a start to an end. For each leg of the trip you can go exactly half the remaining distance to your destination, no more no less. At first you get halfway there, then 3/4, then 7/8, then 15/16, and so on. [...]

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Hi, I’m a Mac user, and I’m an ex-PC user

21May07

Ten years ago I abandoned my Mac for a PC (for professional reasons). Now I’ve returned. I finally had enough with my crappy Dell laptop constantly breaking and Windows XP constantly annoying me. So I bought a 17″ MacBook Pro and I’m rediscovering the Joy of Mac. I’ve had this now for about 10 days, [...]

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Dude, you’re sentenced to eternal damnation with your Dell

04May07

Hope you didn’t miss my most recent Dell tale of woe. You know the one where Brittany believes taking proper care of my computer means turning it off.
So yesterday afternoon a new chapter unfolded. Just to review: My Dell XPS M170 laptop is a warranty replacement for a 1st generation Dell Inspiron XPS that wouldn’t [...]

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