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13
Dec

Make Out with Google Checkout

No, the title isn't what it seems to suggest (which, incidentally, is physically impossible as far as I know to have any sort of romantic, physical relationship with software, but who knows what those kids at Google are thinking up), just a play on words. Here, I go into a brief instructional dialog on how to get some free or lower cost gear using the Google Checkout API and it's associated 'offer'. Everyone likes free stuff right? 

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26
Aug

REVIEW: Summercon 2007

For those not familiar with Summercon, it is "a strong tradition of last minute disorganized last-minute planning".

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02
Aug

Microsoft Pranks MacOffice Hopefuls

Sorry, no dice this round. After almost three-quarters of a year waiting, beyond the first and second quarters of 2007, the Office built for OS X will not be available until late into the year (December approximately) for Release to Manufacturer and wouldn't (legally) be seen by consumers on shelves until sometime in the first quarter of 2008. The announcement came earlier today on the Microsoft Mac Development Unit's MSDN blog "Mac Mojo" ( http://blogs.msdn.com/macmojo ). As a hardcore Microsoft product end-user, it irks me to have to concede that Microsoft is failing it's buyers.

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