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06 Jan, 2009

Office Communicator Hotfixes

Posted by: matt In: Micro$oft| Rants

Not many people are aware of this. But “Microsoft Office Communicator hotfixes are not part of Windows Update, so it is important to find and deploy them through other means.” (source)
I’m completely baffled on how this happened. In the Mac Messenger version, the update is handled by the standard office [...]

04 Jan, 2009

Good Bye 2008

Posted by: matt In: Rants| Site News

At lunch the other day, a friend asked everyone at the table what was our favorite part of 2008. I think that I may have offended her a bit when I said that my favorite thing was that it was over. I wasn’t kidding either.
Work has been challenging but stressful. [...]

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03 Nov, 2008

Stop calling me!

Posted by: matt In: Politics| Rants

For the love of God, STOP CALLING ME!!!
I was once a Democrat. Many many moons ago. I haven’t been a registered anything for over 10 years and I’m pretty happy about that. But unfortunately, the Democratic Party in Iowa thinks I’m still a Democrat and needs to call me. And [...]

15 Oct, 2008

$24 for Voice Mail

Posted by: matt In: Dumb People| Rants

I got a letter in the mail the other day from my internet, phone and cable TV provider Mediacom. The letter stated that due to the higher costs of providing the service and the decreased demand, Mediacom would no longer be offering voice mail as part of my included service. That’s right, as [...]

08 Sep, 2008

Stupid Referrals

Posted by: matt In: Rants

Warning, this is a rant. There is nothing good that will come out of this post.
Warning, I’m talking about medical stuff here…you may be disgusted by this post
I consider myself a pretty healthy individual. I exercise regularly, I eat right for the most part, I don’t smoke, and I drink occasionally and I’m [...]


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