rudyamid on March 29th, 2010 at 10:09 am

There’s finally a difference between geeks, nerds, dweebs, and dorks.  This Venn diagram explains it: (For one thing, the word “dweeb” is so old, it’s not cool to use anymore.) I have an obsession with all things like Star Wars or Star Trek.  Then, there’s my constant craving for all things computers, big or small. […]

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rudyamid on March 24th, 2010 at 4:15 pm

I’m currently on AT&T’s DSL High-Speed Internet plan that suppose to run at 3.0 Mbps download and 512 Kbps upload.  In the evening, when it’s being used the most, for Netflix and Hulu streamings, that bandwidth gets used up completely.  Also, broadband speed tests reveal the speeds will drop to around 2M/300K range.  The price […]

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rudyamid on January 12th, 2010 at 1:58 pm

I always wanted a smartphone.  I wanted one device for voice and browsing the web.  I’ve had a PDA before, but I couldn’t make voice calls with it.  For the longest time, I’m stuck with a dumb cell phone that can only do voice and SMS.  Sure, my current LG Env2 can send MMS to […]

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rudyamid on November 27th, 2009 at 4:35 pm

During college, I was hooked on IRC.  I used to spend a lot of time on it.  I also took a course in Unix/C programming, so as part of a side project, I developed an IRC Poker Bot.  I recollected many good memories, and definitely learned a great deal from it. I passed on the […]

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rudyamid on October 29th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

Apparently, today is the Internet’s 40th birthday! According to Wikipedia: After much work, the first two nodes of what would become the ARPANET were interconnected between UCLA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and SRI International (SRI) in Menlo Park, California, on October 29, 1969. The ARPANET was one of the “eve” networks of today’s […]

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