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

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Warranty Schmarranty

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Here’s an interesting read about Apple’s wonderful customer service. Note my sarcasm?  🙂 Anyway, here’s a short clip of the article. The Apple Retail Store Hates You  – I recently visited the Apple store to exchange a defective power adapter which was still under warranty.  I still have the defective adapter, as it has now cost more time and effort … Read more

Pecan Party :: Carnage

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So,  I’ve got this HUGE Pecan tree in my yard.   And, for the last few weeks,  the Squirrels around here have been bombarding my office window the nuts from that tree.  The really have sounded like they were having a great time.  Throwing their shells at my windows, then running up a Dogwood tree and hiding till I look away.  … Read more

Site of the Week: CouponKatie.com

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Live in Knoxville? Looking for a good deal? Looking to save some money? Thought about trying to use coupons but don’t know where to start? Well then CouponKatie.com is the place you should start.  There is a variety of information on this site.  Not just grocery coupons (although there is plenty of them),  Katie provides information about deals in other … Read more

Site of the Week: Misc Bytes.com

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I’ve said it before…   But this time I mean it!   The Site of the Week is back!!  And… it’s here to stay! Like the Friday Funnies,  this will be a weekly endeavor to share some of the interesting sites that I run across whilst I trudge through my weekly work (and play) on the internet. This week’s site, Misc Bytes, … Read more

Use the Snipping Tool to Capture Menus

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When Vista came on the scene one of the new features I thought was pretty cool was the new Snipping tool.  It’s a really useful little utility and for the most part it’s great.  In Windows 7, the tool is still there (no improvements that I can see).  But, one of the things about this little utility that bothered me … Read more

Happy 4th of July!

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I hope everyone has a happy and SAFE July 4th! Get lot’s of rest… Eat lots of burgers… celebrate our Independence… And don’t forget to blow up lots of Fireworks!! But, please be safe!! Here’s a little background on Independence Day. (this info from wiki Pedia) During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the American colonies from Great Britain … Read more

Random Mess for Saturday

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Here is another “Eaten Post” from my site Conversion.

Happy Saturday to everyone… Following Friday Funny style (I know it’s Saturday),  the following came to me via an e-mail.  Here is a random worthless mess for All those people who “know” everything. Who knows if it’s 100% accurate or not but, if you know everything, you’ll know. And, if you don’t… Well… ENJOY!

SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

A crocodile cannot stick out its tongue.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

A “jiffy” is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

A shark is the only fish that can blink with both eyes.

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