Category: Rants

While using the restroom, one is often at the mercy of the reading material within arm’s reach. Lately, it’s been “Parenting” magazine (Though a more apt title would be “Mom’s” magazine, as it is clearly marketed toward women). So, as I perused this flimsy periodical, I find myself subjected to print ad versions of the… Continue reading High Fructose Corn Syrup Hate Letter

If you know me, you know that I hate the term “Sexy” when used to refer to anything other than people, clothing, or actions. My wife is sexy, a Bikini can be sexy, A dance can be sexy… But a car? an iPod? a Phone? a COMPUTER PROGRAM?!? Let me tell you something, kiddo: If… Continue reading Is Microsoft Vista "Sexy"?

Dear Microsoft, This letter is regarding your product, “Exchange Server”. It is evident that you have not allocated enough resources toward a process of continual improvement for this product. Specifically, the “Message Rules” function is limited by a hard barrier of 2048k. This is even specifically mentioned on your web site, as a documented flaw… Continue reading An angry letter to Microsoft

In this day and age, it is unthinkable that a web site of such financial importance as TIAA-CREF would limit their password field to SEVEN CHARACTERS. That’s right, SEVEN CHARACTERS. Thus, if a hacker were to somehow gain access to their password file, and ran a hash on it, they could probably decipher it in… Continue reading TIAA-CREF’s lame password policy