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Testing Out Ecto

2566882084 A645C1Eba2 MThis post is a test post. I am using it to evaluate Ecto, the desktop blogging software for Mac OS X. Attached to this blog post is a photo I took on a trip to Washington D.C. in February of 2006. Enjoy.

Cable Broadband ISPs Eyeing Customers’ Wallets for Overage Fees

Broadband Reports covers the ever-developing story of cable broadband providers looking to role out bandwidth caps. As customers consume more and more online content, their ISPs are looking to set up limits and fees. Sounds like prime time for competing services like Verizon FiOS to lure away customers.

We used to pay companies like AOL per-minute to get online. That didn’t last very long. Does anyone honestly think paying per-gigabyte might be any different?

Overheard on XBL: Faggernaut!

After a close Call of Duty 4 match on XBL, a team member congratulates his mates:

We did great there, we’re like juggernauts!

A member of the opposing team quickly corrects him:

Juggernauts? You lost! You’re the faggernauts!

Paul’s One-Day Vista Challenge

Paul Stamatiou wrote up a half-serious Vista Challenge, in which he, a diehard Mac user, attempts to use Microsoft Windows Vista for one day. The first entry in Paul’s timeline is golden: “2:20 PM: Just woke up.”. Ah, college.