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Attempting to buy the Vista Family discount pack fails repeatedly

30January2007GeekTieGuy2 CommentsVista

After picking up the Vista Ultimate Signature Edition copy today, I wanted to spend some more money to get the Family Pack discount, so I can upgrade a few other PCs in the house. Imagine my surprise when I was greeted with only this message after typing in the Product Key from the box I

Windows Vista Ultimate Signature Edition unboxed

30January2007GeekTieGuy2 CommentsPictures, Vista

Update 2008-02-18: Â It seems like this post is getting a lot of hits, which is kind of odd to me. I suspect it might be because there’s a mention of theÂ phrase “key sticker” in here, so that makes people think I’m publishing my activation key. I’m not. The key is digitallyÂ erased with a bunch of

More on pouring away gas

26January2007GeekTieGuy13 CommentsEnvironment, Personal, Sustainability

This is something I’ve had stuck in my mind ever since I read the book “Stuff: The secret lives of everyday things” (or was it “Natural Capitalism”? I’ve lent out both books right now). Take a wild guess at how much of the energy in the gas you put in your car actually goes towards

Try this search on Google. I promise you’ll be surprised!

26January2007GeekTieGuy2 CommentsEnvironment, Personal, Sustainability

Doing some research for an illustration I wanted to post on this blog, I typed the following search terms into Google: aluminum can volume. What do you think a search like this would bring you? Try it out yourself. You’ll be as surprised as I was. It’s this: Almost every result talks about how much