February 2011

In Praise Of Jeff Duntemann … An Ode To Fun, Easy-To-Read Programming Books

/ / Computing, Programming & Coding, Reviews

02/19/11 Around 1998 I was working as an Electronics Engineer at a local slaughterhouse called IBP (now owned by Tyson Chicken) and it was there in the meager collection of reference books available that I discovered the book “Assembly Language Step-By-Step“, by Jeff Duntemann.  I was blown away.  Though it has been over 10 years […]

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Are CNET.com & DOWNLOAD.com Software Reviews Even Credible or Reliable Anymore?

/ / Computing, Design, Errors, Journal Notes

So I have been using Acronis True Image Home 11 since 2009, and have been using other incarnations of the software since 2004.  Acronis has always proven a very reliable (and free) option for backing up and creating hard disk drive images in my own personal experience.  In fact, the only problems I’ve ever had with

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