Monthly Archives: December 2008

Mac Personal Finance Software: iBank Wins, Moneywell Has Promise, Who Knows About Quicken Financial Life

Posted on December 31, 2008 by Joel Marcey

iBank will be my Mac financial application, as imperfect as it may be. But it is by far the best and most complete financial software package out there for my needs (and if you include iBiz, it would match Microsoft Money in most, if not all, facets). I will wait and see what happens with Moneywell, and I am intrigued by the upcoming release Quicken Financial Life (although I am disappointed I cannot be a part of the beta). Continue reading →

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Publicly Announcing the Website To My Software and Consulting Company, Twin Roots

Posted on December 27, 2008 by Joel Marcey

  My company website is now publicly online. Twin Roots, a software and technical consulting, contracting and development company has been active for about a year now. And while I have had an initial website up for the last month … Continue reading →

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The 100 Oldest Internet Domain Names — Microsoft Not Included

Posted on December 23, 2008 by Joel Marcey

I found this piece on the 100 oldest internet domain names very interesting. Symbolics.com is the oldest (Who?? ) You will see companies like Intel, AMD, AT&T, HP, Adobe on this list, but one company that was surprisingly missing was Microsoft. I would … Continue reading →

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MacBook Pro Slot Drive Is Finicky – It was the CD-R Brand After All

Posted on December 22, 2008 by Joel Marcey

UPDATE: It ended not being the brand necessarily. I used a CD drive cleaner and all seems fixed: http://joelmarcey.com/2009/01/05/macbook-pro-superdrive-burn-problems-update-fixed-with-laser-lens-cleaner/ This weekend I went to the Apple Store Genius Bar to see if they could find a resolution to my slot drive … Continue reading →

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My Christmas and Holiday Song List for the 2008 Season

Posted on December 20, 2008 by Joel Marcey

As I said last year, I like lists. Just to be in the holiday spirit, I thought I would share my Christmas and Holiday song list that I have compiled for this season. I think it is pretty good. Merry … Continue reading →

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Gmail Accounts and the Mysterious Dot Caper

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Joel Marcey

GMail treats dots (.) in accounts specially for some reason. Here is my story. Continue reading →

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MacBook Pro Slot Drive Problems: Premature Ejections and Laser Power

Posted on December 19, 2008 by Joel Marcey

My MacBook Pro won’t burn an audio CD from ITunes. Here are two problems I have had thus far. Continue reading →

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Testing: Soliciting Comments

Posted on December 16, 2008 by Joel Marcey

I am working out one or two more kinks after my blog move. Please leave a comment on this post if you would like to help in this technical review. Continue reading →

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In Search of Good Mac OS X Software for my Apple MacBook Pro

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Joel Marcey

Please help me choose a good financial software package, blogging software program and anti-virus program for my Mac. Continue reading →

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Possibility of Bringing Down the Internet via a DNS Flaw and Security Hole

Posted on December 13, 2008 by Joel Marcey

I read a wonderful article in Wired last night. I guess I was out of touch because I didn’t even know this happened. Check out this quote from the article: Kaminsky froze. This was far more serious than anything he … Continue reading →

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