The following rant revolves around Office 2008 for the Mac.    In the 2008 release, Office supposedly goes “native” for the x86 architecture and Aqua.   My old copy of Office 2000 was still working and running under Rosetta on 10.5, but (silly me) I felt like I needed to upgrade for improved performance when I upgraded [...]

Today’s rant is a little about recipes. We’ll make this one short and to the point and really just hammer on specific part — the order of ingredients.

This rant goes out to the mother who decided to change her infant’s diaper right next to us: on the floor, in a crowded coffee shop, as we tried to have a relaxing bite to eat in a sanitary and fairly smell-free environment.

This one is less of a rant and more about universal ways to stereotype bad drivers

…updated 6/10/2005
Well….they car washes in Mountain View aren’t really banned. It seems more like it was a basic, simple, and nonchalant yet remarkably evil cospiracy afoot to keep me from washing my car.

Time for a quick and dirty rant about Coldstone Creamery. First off, of course, I LOVE THE ICE CREAM AT COLDSTONE. I’ve been a loyal customer since my first scoop in Vegas back in ‘98. I’m such a die-hard, that when the local chain store opened up nearby, [...]

PRELUDE
Surely at some point in your life you have purchased a new product you were just super excited to try. You were so excited that you rushed home in excitement in order to open the box (that you just paid for) like it was some gift from a far off land (China), even [...]

Tonight’s rant is a simple rant with simple goals (to improve the world, of course.

WARM-UP TO THE RANT
Stop for a moment and think about the various Standards that surround you.
I’m not just talking about the obvious Standards (like USB, IEEE1394=Firewire, 802.11abcdefgthruz), but also about the subterranean foundational standards (ANSI screw sizes, ASCII, double-click-to-open-files). [...]

I have been thinking, and this is usually a Bad Thing.
Lately, I have been thinking a lot about Rants.

What makes a good rant?
What makes a rant more interesting?
What makes a rant more valuable to the general web-populice?
Why rant at all?

First off….I was a huge Sharks fan. Either listened (radio) watched (FoxSports) or attended every game for the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 season. I was a Sharks fan back in the inaugural years as well. Sure, there are bigger fans…but I still feel pretty qualified and compelled to rant on the [...]