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Hello. I am Joel Marcey, author of this personal blog.
Check out my joint venture with acclaimed programming language instructor, Rex Jaeschke, called Programming Classroom

I am also owner of Twin Roots, a consulting and software development company.

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Monthly Archives: March 2009
OnLive – Intel, AMD, Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo Had Better Be On High Alert
I was listening to Windows Weekly the other day, and the topic of OnLive came up. Maybe I live under a rock, but I had never heard of OnLive. Well, I have now. And if their vision comes to fruition, … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Entrepreneurship, Microsoft, Technology, Video
Tagged Amazon, AMD, Comast, Crysis, Electronic Arts, Gaming, Intel, Leo Laporte, Nintendo, OnLive, Paul Thurrott, Sony, Windows Weekly
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Conficker – Should Mac Users Be Worried?
So I was watching 60 Minutes last night (I can still hear that tick, tick, tick, tick, tick of the clock….and I am still amazed that Andy Rooney is still around!). Their lead story was regarding internet viruses, particularly the … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Mac, Windows
Tagged 60 Minutes, Conficker, Internet, Norton, Symantec, Viruses
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Choosing an Online Backup Service – Revisited
[Update 3: After tweeting Backblaze about me not being able to use their service because of no Mac support -- I get a reply inviting me to their private beta. Thanks Backblaze! But now my decision is that much harder … Continue reading
Posted in Computers, Mac, Software, Technology, Windows
Tagged Backblaze, BackJack, Carbonite, DropBox, Leo Laporte, Mozy, Online Backup, Online Storage, SafeCopy, Scott Bourne, SpiderOak, TWiT, Twitter
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Help – I Want To Redesign My Company Website, But Where Do I Start
Update: I added what I think might be my favorite site — Slicehost (and, yes, they are my current hosting provider). I am in the market to redesign my company website. A few months ago, I put version 1.0 of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Twin Roots, WordPress
Tagged Business of Software, Designers, Slicehost, Templates, website, Website Design
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Choosing a Windows Web Host Is Difficult – It’s A Jungle Out There
UPDATE: I added 2 more hosts to my short list A friend of mine is looking for a host for his website. His website is old school, with a bit of original ASP and, now, SQL Server 2005 (it was….gasp….SQL … Continue reading
Posted in .NET, Software, Technology, Windows
Tagged Arvixe, ASP, CrystalTech, DiscountASP.net, ReliableSite.Net, Server Intellect, SoftSys Hosting, SQL Server, Web Hosting
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