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Scribbles of Insight: October 2006

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Comments on science, technology, the environment, and everyday life. Tuesday, October 10, 2006. It's on its way. Finally, after weeks and weeks of waiting, my Tablet PC is on its way. I should've had it in my arms last week if the order hadn't been bungled up by Toshiba. By bungled I mean. they cancelled it without asking or telling anyone. Wonderful, huh? I also have to keep my eyes open for Fall and Winter gifts before the insane mobs roll in, but that's an entirely different story. Links to this post.

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Scribbles of Insight: June 2006

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Comments on science, technology, the environment, and everyday life. Friday, June 02, 2006. What does it say about a blogging site when the spellchecker flags "blog" as a mistake? Posted by Matt at 3:45 PM. Links to this post. View my complete profile. Review of Tecra M7. Its on its way. Why a tablet PC? Science: And then there were 8. You know your neighbourhood is in the shitter when.

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Scribbles of Insight: August 2006

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Comments on science, technology, the environment, and everyday life. Tuesday, August 29, 2006. Just to put this into perspective, the newest TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) buses have none of those qualities, except perhaps the odd clean bus in the morning. The most interesting item for me was the voice announcer - although very close, it didn't sound human. I wasn't quite sure that it wasn't a recording until it bumbled on ".York Region Transi tt. Who developed it for VIVA? 3) I noticed that the VIVA s...

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Scribbles of Insight: July 2006

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Comments on science, technology, the environment, and everyday life. Monday, July 10, 2006. Firefox: Create your own search plugin. Firefox comes bundled with a small search box where you can type in any query and you'll instantly search using the selected engine. There are several engines already in the list: Google, Yahoo, Answers.com. but what if your favourite site isn't listed there or isn't available through the Mozilla addons site? Http:/ search.cbc.ca/search? In this case, the action parameter.

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Scribbles of Insight: December 2006

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Comments on science, technology, the environment, and everyday life. Tuesday, December 19, 2006. Review of Tecra M7. For the purposes of this review, assume that any laptop starts at 50% on the basis that it will function adequately for most jobs that you throw at it. I spent a fair chunk of change on this laptop, so without modifiers, I would expect it to have a near-failing grade! Pen and Pen input. After some quick searches on Google and a dash of common sense, you should be able to eliminate more tha...

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Scribbles of Insight: September 2006

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Comments on science, technology, the environment, and everyday life. Tuesday, September 19, 2006. Why a tablet PC? With work draining my previously plentiful hours, I haven't had much time to add something back here. However, I've been itching to put a certain question to rest. Why a tablet PC? Toshiba Tecra M7 (Custom). Windows XP Tablet PC edition. Core Duo Processor: Intel Core Duo T2600 2.16GHz. Disk Drive: 100GB 7200rpm. Display: 14.1" WXGA High Brightness Display (1440x900). This is something fairl...