Category Archives: Rants

Bye Bye GoDaddy, Hello Hover: An Ode to a Dead Elephant

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Adam Tow

It may come as a surprise to some, but I can be unusually resistant to certain kinds of changes. For the longest time, I have used and recommended GoDaddy for domain registration services. When it first appeared on the scene, … Continue reading →

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Can You Connect To The Internet Now? Verizon, iPad and the MiFi

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Adam Tow

Update November 23, 2010: Updating the MiFi to firmware 7.3.11 appears to resolve these problems for me. The updater is currently available only for PCs, so Mac users will need to borrow a friend’s computer or use Fusion or Parallels … Continue reading →

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Verizon MiFi Disconnects Constantly in WiFi Mode

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Adam Tow

Update November 23, 2010: Updating the MiFi to firmware 7.3.11 appears to resolve these problems for me. The updater is currently available only for PCs, so Mac users will need to borrow a friend’s computer or use Fusion or Parallels … Continue reading →

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Chargers win 38-24. Refs Rule Otherwise. Broncos Win 39-38

Posted on September 14, 2008 by Adam Tow

What a horrible officiating today during the Chargers-Broncos game in Denver. A fumble that shouldn’t have been a fumble in the first quarter. A fumble that was inadvertently ruled an incompletion gave Broncos the life they needed to win the … Continue reading →

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Bike Safety – Accident in Mexico

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Adam Tow

This photo really pissed me off when I saw it this morning after waking up in Providence, Rhode Island. An American drunk driver, apparently asleep at the wheel, plowed into several cyclists during a race in Mexico, killing one and … Continue reading →

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My Hubcaps Were Stolen!

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Adam Tow

I’m doing some last-minute shopping for items at Westfield Valley Fair today. I arrive around 3:00 pm and return to my car at 4:35 pm. As I’m walking to my car, something just didn’t look right. The car and wheels … Continue reading →

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Apple Wireless Keyboard Review and the Big Control Key

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Adam Tow

It’s been over a week with my new Apple Wireless Keyboard, and the experience up until now has been a mixed bag. First off, the positives. The design of the keyboard is remarkable; I love how it’s so thin and … Continue reading →

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Cheney vs. Cheney

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Adam Tow

From the AntiWar blog, an interview with Dick Cheney from 1994 talking about why Bush I government did not invade Iraq during Gulf War I. I’ve emphasized certain sections in bold below: Q: Do you think the U.S., or U.N. … Continue reading →

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What’s More Powerful Than Steve Jobs’ Reality Distortion Field?

Posted on July 2, 2007 by Adam Tow

Bush’s I’m Above the Law field. What more can this guy do to make himself more unpopular? Wait, I really don’t want to hear the answer to that question.

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Bomb Scare at Star Wars Celebration IV

Posted on May 25, 2007 by Adam Tow

Marc and I went to the Star Wars Celebration IV at the Los Angeles Convention Center tonight, but we left early because of a stupid bomb scare during the Celebration Opening event at 7:00 pm. Some stupid, fat, pimply 40-year … Continue reading →

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