Sometimes it's the Little Things
Matthew Zagaja — Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:21
Today I got the 4GB of RAM I ordered to upgrade my 13" MacBook Pro. Installing the upgrade was quick and painless procedure. However after I successfully installed the RAM the backlight on my keyboard stopped functioning. I called up AppleCare support and after a few prompts I was connected to Megan. The first surprise was that Megan did not seem to be from a foreign country. Second was the manner in which she counseled me through my new problem. She was pleasant and after informing me I was out of phone support she advised me of all my options.
Copyright via Creative Commons
Matthew Zagaja — Sun, 03/07/2010 - 19:14
Today I added a Creative Commons license to this blog. While you might not be familiar with Creative Commons if you've used a website such as flickr to host your images you may have already have encountered and even used it. The license I chose gives permission to freely use the content as long as proper attribution is made. There may be little to take and remix now but maybe in the coming year I will write an interesting post you want to build on or finally learn how to make the next viral video. If you are interested in more information just check out the Creative Commons website or click "read more" to see a video from Prof. Lawrence Lessig explaining the importance of Creative Commons.
Theme Change and Update
Matthew Zagaja — Sun, 03/07/2010 - 01:30
I know I've neglected this blog quite a bit lately. I pulled a new theme for it from the Drupal theme gallery which I believe looks a bit cleaner than the previous one. I also cleaned up the spam. I hope to update this blog a little more frequently over the coming year. If you have suggestions on issues to write about or for a better theme please feel free to let me know.
On Citizens United v. FEC & The Citizens' Election Program
Matthew Zagaja — Sat, 01/23/2010 - 05:50
Imagine it is Election Day. You wake up, turn on your TV, and notice that every ad actually is a campaign commercial. You open up your bills. Inside is a candidate leaflet. Your credit card bill strongly suggests that you vote against your senator because he’s making your interest rates go up. On TV pharmaceutical companies start peddling politicians instead of pills. It may seem strange today but after the Supreme Court’s ruling, if Congress doesn’t act, it could become reality.
The Death of the Newspaper
Matthew Zagaja — Sun, 11/30/2008 - 06:07
Maureen Dowd writes a depressing piece on the outsourcing of newspapers.
John McCain Can't Use a Computer
Matthew Zagaja — Thu, 06/12/2008 - 19:26
Not only is John McCain old, but he is unable to use a computer. Check out the video from Yahoo.
Al Gore on the Climate Crises
Matthew Zagaja — Wed, 04/09/2008 - 21:49
An update from Al Gore on the Climate Crises...
How to eliminate doping in sports…
Matthew Zagaja — Tue, 01/29/2008 - 19:33
An interesting proposal at the Freakonomics blog. It does not sound perfect, but it sounds like a good attempt at trying. Especially for the sport of cycling, which appears to have a lot of doping issues.
