Monthly Archives: July 2008

My Take on Verizon FiOS Internet & TV Service

After learning that Verizon’s FiOS service was made available in my neighborhood, I scheduled installation of the 15/2mbps service. The excitement was nearly unbearable!   Pre-pre Installation On June 13th, the first Verizon tech showed up to run a line … Continue reading

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Pulling Data From an Old .Mac Backup 3 backup.sparseimage File

Looking to recover data from an old .Mac “Backup 3” archive? I had to do that earlier today and, after having canceled my .Mac service over 2 years ago, I didn’t have the old “Backup 3″ app. Not that it … Continue reading

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More Environment-Killing Corporate Waste, TechDepot Style

I recently ordered a single DAT7 tape for a server. TechDepot had the best price at the time, so I went with them. When the tape arrived, it was packaged in the huge box pictured below. That box could easily … Continue reading

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