Author: Malcolm Peralty
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The Death of Culture: Restricted Sharing
Microsoft recently made a huge mistake that had Annie and I discussing the culture attached to media, and we realized that while Microsoft is the most recent example, it is not the only example: companies are trying to kill the sharing of media and thus, by extension, culture. People are…
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Negativity Over Distributing Premium Plugins
Note – I work for rocketgenius specifically on their Gravity Forms product. My comments and opinions below are not those of my employer, nor do I have any inside information about company policy above and beyond what is published on their websites. There has been a huge discussion in the…
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Niagara Falls ComicCon – Tim Russ
So on Sunday, Annie and I took two guys that she works with to Niagara Falls ComicCon and had a great day of it. I don’t want to really go into detail about the event itself, but more just focusing on the Tim Russ Q&A session we went to first…
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Wrist Pain
Yes, I know I’m opening myself up for a litany of jokes by posting about this, but here we go. A little bit over a week ago, I started experiencing a pain in my wrist. At first, I couldn’t figure out what had happened, but then I realized it must…
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Desktop Computer I’d Love to Buy
I have been running on just a laptop for half a year now, and while it is great for what my plans were, I definitely miss the power of a desktop, and the flexibility of Windows for socializing with my cousins (aka gaming). I have been thinking about what I…
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WordPress Plugin Pricing
Chris Lema has been writing some amazing posts about WordPress plugin pricing (WordPress Plugin Prices Are Too Low and More Thoughts on Pricing), and he has inspired others to write about the subject as well (Great Conversation On The Topic Of Plugin Prices and Setting Your WordPress Plugin Prices). Update:…
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My Weight Lately
My weight lately has definitely gone up. I haven’t been eating well, and drinking away a bunch of calories. I’ve tried to make it easy for myself, but I’ve just been doing a poor job. I have a bunch of healthy food in my freezer, but haven’t done the dishes…
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Finally Upgraded to Mountain Lion
So I finally updated my Macbook Pro laptop to Mountain Lion, and I think so far it’s pretty good. One strange issue I’ve been having is that Google Chrome loads pages without their JavaScript or CSS the first time I go to a site. But a quick refresh later and…
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Helping My Brother Pick a Camera
I don’t have an easy way to convert audio into text like my fiancee, but I did want to record a quick bit on helping my brother pick out a camera system this evening. The audio is a little less than two and a half minutes long. If you like…
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Organizing Text Messages
One thing that bothers me about text messaging is how it ends up being a system more like instant messaging rather than short e-mails. I can label an e-mail, mark it as important, or otherwise make it distinct. I can search through e-mails, find previous messages, and easily manage the…
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My Next Camera: Canon 70D
June 28th, 2013 Update – Please Read Canon 70D Specifications Leaked for more up to date information on the Canon 70D. The other night when Annie and I went to the theatre, there was a commercial for Canon cameras which featured the Canon T5i and the Canon 60D. Annie asked…
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