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About Richard

Richard is a professional web developer and business consultant. He opened his first web hosting company at the age of 13 out of his bedroom on an ISDN connection and hasn't looked back since. Richard currently resides in sunny Florida.

ICQ, Where Are You?

September 4th, 2008

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“Uh-oh!” That nostalgic little sound notifiying you of an instant message used to come out of the speakers of almost every computer online. However lately, these speakers are pouring out a different tune. What happened? I started using ICQ back in 1997 when I heard about it from a friend who asked me what my […]

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Google Chrome For Mac (Doesn’t Suck Balls)

September 3rd, 2008

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Google recently introduced its own web browser, which in my opinion is nothing more than a glorified toolbar. While it isn’t really available for Mac, they’ve enticed us with the Google Chrome icon over default Leopard wallpaper. It looks like it’s in the works, but how does it work? Wanting to dive into the action […]

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Apple Logo Wallpaper In Your Flavor

August 4th, 2008

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I’m somewhat of a minimalist. Heavy 3D eye-popping wallpaper that seems to have infected the Internet’s free desktop wallpaper sites aren’t my cup of tea. For the longest time, I was using a very minimal solid black wallpaper with a big, bright, white Apple Logo right in the center. While this is good stuff, I […]

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Turn Old Hard Drives Into Time Machines

July 26th, 2008

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I’ve all but gutted my first Hackintosh — the Celeron D-powered war horse and by doing so, I saved myself some cash. While everyone’s running to buy the wireless Time Capsule device, I only have one machine i really need to back up and that’s my HackBook Pro I use at the office. Why waste […]

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iPhone Just Not Good Enough

July 26th, 2008

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The first 3G iPhone has arrived, but for a mobile power user like myself, is the iPhone really going to cut it? I don’t think so. While I love the look and feel of the “Steve Phone,” there’s something seriously missing from these devices. I live and use my smartphone in the United States, where […]

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