Monthly Archives: August 2004

Digital Dental

By sindy | Published: August 19, 2004
I had an emergency root canal today (when is a root canal not an emergency?). I had been experiencing pain for about a week now and at first, I figured it was just my usual stress-related jaw clenching and teeth grinding. But despite my fervent attempts to relax my jaw, relax my jaw, relax my [...]
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Bridging the Digital Divide: right intentions, wrong solution

By sindy | Published: August 17, 2004
I probably shouldn’t criticize Raj Reddy before I even get started at CMU, but TechDirt picked up on a NY Times article on his new PCtvt, “a $250 wirelessly networked personal computer intended for the four billion people around the world who live on less than $2,000 a year.” While I admire people who want [...]
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Desperately seeking SP2

By sindy | Published: August 13, 2004
We’ve been hearing about SP2 for Windows XP for so long and frankly, dreading it. I know that Microsoft has been trying to address these concerns, but a big software release/upgrade like this is going to undoubtedly create a large user support issue. And considering that’s a huge chunk of my department’s business, we’re all [...]
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