Category Archives: rant

Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Worse

Posted on June 12, 2007 by mike

Here is a great account of what has to be one of the funniest and yet saddest things I have ever seen.  The Creation Museum is actually real and charges $20 for adults on top of all this.  Apparently it … Continue reading →

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You Would Think Wired Could Control Their Ads

Posted on June 12, 2007 by mike

One would think, right?  I mean, after all, Wired is supposed to be one of the mainstream tech rags out there.  Okay, it likes to think it is but that’s another story. I go to this story today and on … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t Companies Just Be Honest?

Posted on March 8, 2007 by mike

Seriously. Customers will appreciate it more and give the company the benefit of the doubt. I’ve had so many instances in the past where if a company had just come clean it would have given them a lot of good … Continue reading →

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I Hate the Windows System Beep!

Posted on November 28, 2006 by mike

Have you ever heard the annoying system beep that Windows will sometimes make? You know, the one that can’t be turned down through the volume control? (At least it doesn’t get quieter through the volume control on my laptop and … Continue reading →

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It’s Amazing How Times Change

Posted on October 3, 2006 by mike

Look at the date on this article. This was during the Clinton administration and the scandle that erupted after it was revealed that he had an affair with a 23 year old intern. Now, first, let’s all realize that she … Continue reading →

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Flying Highs and Lows

Posted on August 12, 2006 by mike

We flew to Chicago today, one day after all the crap started with no liquids and no gels of any sort. So, let’s start with the good. Security took almost no time to get through. I think we got through … Continue reading →

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Dell Laptops Suck

Posted on July 20, 2006 by mike

I’ve had this Dell D620 laptop for about 2 months now. It’s one of the Core Duo based laptops. After two months my battery will not charge more than 79%. It says it’s full but then when I unplug the … Continue reading →

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Wow, A Good Customer Experience!

Posted on July 18, 2006 by mike.bosch

I had been pretty brutal with AOL so I thought I should point out that I recently had a great experience with Buy.com. On this recent occasion I had ordered a kit that had a bunch of adapter cables for … Continue reading →

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Cancelling AOL – My Nightmare

Posted on July 1, 2006 by mike

So we had this AOL account a long time ago. We had kept it up until now because the points my wife had on a credit card basically paid for it and we were lazy. We decided to cancel the … Continue reading →

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