January, 2006 @ Free Xenon

So We’ve Been Busy

Wednesday, 2006 January 18Monday, 2008 October 13 James O'Neill1403Leave a Comment

Tanya and I have been quite busy over the last few weeks. We have been looking at houses and mortgages; preparing documents for our INS interview on February 1; preparing for eventual problems that Tanya may have with immigration/customs as we leave from Moscow. I have also done 2 full reinstalls: one for Katia’s laptop, […]

Free Credit Report

Friday, 2006 January 6 James O'Neill13971 Comment

To most everyone your credit report only becomes significant during important times of your life. Such as when you are getting a loan, a credit card, or even better.. a mortgage. My credit history has been on my mind since, oh, about March 12, 1999. Because I am in the process of looking to buy […]

"Chinese Backstreet Boys"

Wednesday, 2006 January 4Monday, 2008 October 13 James O'Neill2105Leave a Comment

Ok… So maybe I have too much time on my hands. Maybe I need help. Maybe Google Base is cool and interesting especially when you can search for videos. Especially when you can look for loathed Backstreet Boys videos. I do not know! Maybe my therapist does? Ok, maybe not Backstreet Boys videos, but after […]

Sony Digital Rights Management Infringing of Fair Use

Tuesday, 2006 January 3Monday, 2008 October 13 James O'Neill1293Leave a Comment

An ArsTechnica article talks about Sony’s new Digital Rights Manangement which has been in the news a lot. Apart of this neat little infringment operation is the Sony Rootkit which lawsuits have followed. Here are few more articles regarding this fun via: System Internals The Register, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Why does this really bother me. […]