Monthly Archives: February 2007

KDE 4 moving along…

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

The KDE project released a third snapshot of KDE 4 last Friday, which I covered on Linux.com. KDE devs Aaron Seigo and Will Stephenson were kind enough to answer a slew of questions about the snapshot, so mosey over to … Continue reading →

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Peak vs. Pique

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Here’s another writing pet peeve — when folks confuse peak (or peek), and pique. Here’s an example of proper usage: I live in Denver, Colorado, so I have a lovely view of the mountain peaks when I look to the … Continue reading →

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Tell me about your tunes

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

I’ve put up a link to my “most recent” tracks on Last.fm. This is a bit faulty, since there’s no way to track music I listen to on my home stereo (still a preferred method), via XM Radio in my … Continue reading →

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Dear Google Reader devs…

Posted on February 21, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

You have managed to wean me off of other RSS readers, and I am totally hooked on the starring feature… when the hell are you going to enable search for my feeds? I mean, you’re Google, how the bleep does … Continue reading →

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Another PR waste of time… briefings for reviews

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Part of my job is to review software and hardware, and the software I review falls into two categories: FOSS and proprietary software. Reviewing FOSS projects is usually a joy because there are not artificial hurdles between me and the … Continue reading →

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Five writing pet peeves

Posted on February 18, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Some of the things that bug me, in no particular order: Confusion of similar words like “they’re,” “there,” and “their,” or “your” and “you’re.” Is it truly that difficult to distinguish between words? I am referring to native English speakers … Continue reading →

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Comcast Digital Voice, pt. 2

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Joe Brockmeier

Okay, I asked a while back about the quality of Comcast Digital Voice, but didn’t get much feedback at the time. Since then, I’ve seen a bit of interest in the topic, and I went ahead and got CDV in … Continue reading →

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