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haiku 4 u

by @ Saturday, May 19th, 2007. Filed under YukYuks

When I received a job posting from Grassroots via LinkedIn recently I was entertained by their request for the following:
- What’s the second coolest thing you’ve ever done?
- Write a haiku about online technology.
- What’s your slogan (or soundtrack)?
- What would you do with an extra 6 hours a day?
- What question should [...]

Thanks, Santa for my Trivial Pursuit - Web 2.0 Edition!

by @ Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007. Filed under YukYuks

Dear Santa,
Thank you for new Trivial Pursuit - Web 2.0 Edition you dropped off the other day. It’s perfect for a guy who spends his commute listening to the latest tech podcasts. I particularly like the fact that in this edition there are several “right” answers to every question.
The Portable Consultant was thrilled by Trivial [...]

Dell ‘Vista-Capable’ PCs great for just booting the OS

by @ Saturday, December 16th, 2006. Filed under Reviews, YukYuks

The Portable Consultant has been reading all the Christmas ads for PCs and noticing that the vast majority of desktops and notebooks are labelled “Vista Capable”… which means what, exactly?
What I had heard was that “Vista Premium Ready” means the unit will actually run Vista in all its glory while “Vista Capable” means it will [...]

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