Category Archives: Them Computin’ Machines

Exploits with hunks of silicon and plastic

O. M. F. G. . . .

Posted on March 23, 2004 by Marchbanks

It fits my philosophy and lifestyle to a T.  (An upper-case T, preferably in 14-point Caslon Antique.) Continue reading →

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Jesus god, but spyware makes a mess

Posted on February 2, 2003 by Marchbanks

I’ve spent a large part of the weekend rebuilding the C: drive of my computer because of spyware. Continue reading →

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Burn, baby, burn

Posted on August 2, 2002 by Marchbanks

Conclusion:  Hi-Val may not be a name brand, but their hardware is affordable and works first time. Continue reading →

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I am extremely happy

Posted on January 12, 2002 by Marchbanks

Now I can hook up the tape out to the sound card on my PC, and CD-burn a bunch of my Antiquated Vinyl that ain’t ever likely to make it to CD any other way Continue reading →

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The long arm of coincidence

Posted on August 1, 2001 by Marchbanks

It’s this kind of thing that runs techies insane. Continue reading →

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Well, I’ll be a !@#*$$*!, you !@#*(#$! trackball

Posted on July 31, 2001 by Marchbanks

Watch the pointer lock up onscreen. Invent some entirely new swears. Continue reading →

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It’s progress of a sort

Posted on April 29, 2001 by Marchbanks

The BIOS is so old that it has no idea what to do with drives that size, so it’s reporting the drive as 530MB. Continue reading →

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