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And now some Comcast Hate

Posted on March 31, 2010 by abe

Or should I say xfinity hate? Anyhow, got a package from Comcast today via UPS. Open it up, new cable modem. Yay. Instructions say “install this for free from Comcast”. Not trusting them, I call them up and learn that … Continue reading →

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Some Apple hate

Posted on March 28, 2010 by abe

Apple is evil in so many ways. My latest rant regards their chiclet keyboard and the older version of the mighty mouse.  The keyboard comes with a USB extender cord – quite nice, Apple white, etc.  Great.  Except I wanted … Continue reading →

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Sprint & terrible UIs

Posted on February 2, 2010 by abe

I’ve never liked Sprint – and here’s another reason. I use the Ovation U727 3g card for my laptop, and was just prompted to install an update. “No thanks” I responded. “Are you sure, we really think you’d like to … Continue reading →

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Thank you Mazda & Jeep

Posted on November 19, 2009 by abe

Franny is now driving an FJ Cruiser (Mee-ma’s car as Isaiah says) and I am now driving the A4 Avant (Dee’da’s car).  We love them both – the FJ is the best over-sand vehicle I’ve driven on Martha’s Vineyard / … Continue reading →

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Me == sucker for shiny cars

Posted on November 19, 2009 by abe

I have always loved cars. From my first car (1984 Cutlas Supreme) to my first new car (2002 Mazda Protege Sport) to our recent Toyota FJ Cruiser – I just love a nice machine with attractive lines. For me, cars … Continue reading →

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SeeMonkey: DIY Photobooth

Posted on August 31, 2009 by abe

Close family friend, fellow rocket monkey James Yoneda recently launched SeeMonkey – his DIY Photobooth (or DIY Photo booth for Google’s benefit).  So cool!  I had the privilege of setting up the very first SeeMonkey photo booth at James & … Continue reading →

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I want The Economist on my iPhone

Posted on August 27, 2009 by abe

Whenever I can, I read from my iPhone. Email, blogs / RSS, books – everything. (I am a Google Book Search PM, it’s kind of my job – but my interest in this pre-dated the job – check out my … Continue reading →

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Scituate Massachusetts. Home.

Posted on August 27, 2009 by abe

Our family has settled in Scituate. We think we’ll be here for a good long while too. With Gabriel on the way, we were looking for houses in the Boston area, and ran into this cute little cottage over Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

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Ugh, wordpress upgrade brokeyd things

Posted on August 17, 2009 by abe

(Update: fixed themes and comments, all back to normal) Annoying, I don’t have time in my life to play at sysadmin anymore, I’ve already learned this stuff.  Why can’t wordpress, from the admin screen, just perform an update in the … Continue reading →

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Life has been busy

Posted on August 16, 2009 by abe

It’s been a while since I’ve updated my blog. A *ton* has happened.  Stay tuned for posts on: My 3rd Google launch – 2008 US Voter Info My new Google job – Book Search Our move back to Massachusetts – … Continue reading →

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