Yearly Archives: 2004

Lucky Family

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These folks are lucky that they did not end up on this list (via Say Uncle).
Wash too many clothes and expect a visit from the police. Radley asks:

And is anyone else troubled by the fact that cops are permitted to comb utilities records for suspiciously high electric bills? What other records are they allowed access to? Can they look through your cable bill to see what pay-per-view movies you’re ordeing?

It seems to me that we should be more then troubled. How many more have to die before enough folks will stand up and say no?

Jammin’ the Night Away

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Well, I don’t agree with SK Bubba’s rating of the Allman Brothers Band as the greatest touring jam band Ever. Regular readers will probably know my choice.
However, Bubba’s rating and Scott’s review of last night’s Beacon Theater show inspire me so I’ll download a recent show or two for listening and plan to attend their next close by gig.

Office Alternative

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Zombyboy has been using OpenOffice and finds it to be a good alternative to M$ Office. From his review:

If you are a hardcore user of all of Office’s applications and functionality, it’s probably worth the money. For the rest of us, the low cost should make OpenOffice an obvious choice, even given the large download.

I do not currently use OpenOffice but have in the past and concur with Zombyboy’s review. If I were getting a new home PC I think it would be a good fit and it would be just fine for my small business as well.
Update (3/29): I should probably have rechecked at least the spreadsheet module before joining in the above recommendation. Please read Jim Henley’s comment.