ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

Friday Funny: It’s a two-for

Being that this is a Holiday weekend and all, I thought that this week’s Friday Funny would be a TWO-FOR-ONE Special…  Yes, that’s right, two funnies.  We’ve done this before around here but don’t get too excited, probably wont hapen again for a while. So, all that being said, here are this week’s Funnies!  The first goes out to all … Read more

Repair TCP/IP Stack in Windows Vista

You had a virus, drive corruption, or some other OS altering situation.  But, being the hero you are, you resolved it and your PC is up and running again.  That is, until you try to access the internet or some other network resource.  The computer sits there trying to access that web page but nothing is happening… (Much like a … Read more

Friday Funny: Uncle Bob

No new funnies in my e-mail this week.  🙁  I guess my normal spammers, er um I mean friends, were actually busy doing work or pursuing other meaningful activities this week. So, I’m pulling this week’s Friday Funny from the e-mail Archive again. I’ve got quite a store of goodies there! Hope you have a great Weekend! Uncle Bob: The … Read more

Pre-Order Windows 7 upgrade and save 50%

I was wandering around the web this morning and saw an Article over at ZDNet about Windows 7 prices.. Which led me to this other link to a Microsoft Pre-Order Windows 7 page. And, looky here!! Starting tomorrow, June 26, you can pre-order upgrade versions of Windows 7 at 50% off!!! Here’s a blurb from the page: It’s pretty simple … Read more

New Zune HD Video

We’ve got a new “Hands-on” video with the new (soon to be released) Zune HD. Here’s a quick reminder of what we know (or think we know) so far about the Zune HD. The Zune HD will ship on September 5, 2009. Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen. 16:9 widescreen format display (480 x 272 resolution) High-definition (HD) video output … Read more

Spam: It is inventive.

Here is the latest Scam e-mail I’ve gotten.  Don’t be fooled! This is a scam! This e-mail came to one of my e-mail accounts today from different senders and IP addresses but the machine sending names were the same. AND, the content was identical. It looks as though some has a mass-mailer sitting on their machine. Just a reminder to … Read more

Friday Funny: Poor Sheep

This week’s Friday Funny comes from deep within my e-mail archives. Actually, I just found it saved on an old external Hard drive when I was freeing up some space. The e-mail came me to originally from a friend in a previous life. It’s pretty old and I’m not sure why it has lasted on my drives as long as it has but, it’s a hoot!  😆

So, here ya go… Poor Sheep.

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