Month: July 2003

Part 5 of 8: From Slavery to Utopia

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n our country, a clerk making change at a convenience store makes $7.00 an hour in a high-risk situation, and a toll taker making change on a state toll road makes $22.00 with health insurance and pension benefits.

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Synchronize Pro X
Review

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Keeping files synchronized across multiple computers has been a problem for many years. The explosion of laptops and networks has made the syncing problem even worse. How do you make sure that you have the right version of the right file on the right computer, especially when you travel with a laptop, and may not have easy remote access to your desktop computer?

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Part 4 of 8: From Slavery to Utopia

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Adam Smith described a system where some work little and receive a lot, while others work a lot and receive little. It did not take into account the plight of the slaves, accept perhaps as property, and is a model based on an agrarian society.

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OWC Mercury FireWire 800 3 Port PCI Card
Review

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hen Apple introduced Macintosh computers with the new FireWire 800 standard, my first thought was GOOD! Faster transfer speeds! Then I thought, shoot, I only have two FireWire 400 ports. How can I expand my Mac to FW800? Enter: The OWC Mercury FireWire 800 PCI card.

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Review – OWC Mercury Elite Pro FireWire 800/400

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Imagine 250GB of storage space on an external drive. Now add in the ability to connect the drive via FireWire 400 or 800, as well as USB 1.1 or 2.0. Make the drive a respectable 7200RPM with a 8MB Data Buffer, as well as Oxford922 chip-set, and you have one mean drive.

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Part 3 of 8: From Slavery to Utopia

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Legal evolution is slow because the worker-slaves are too busy working to focus or fight to change the system. Their position as worker-slaves highlights their inability to challenge the system.

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Bruce Black Goes to An Apple Store Grand Opening!

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I received the announcement a week ahead of time, along with some other spam I regularly receive. Let me say that it’s a damn good thing I check that junk mail box, just in case. The letter was colorful, and straight to the point, as mail from Apple tends to be.

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