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July 2009 - Posts

Senator Boxer to General ‘Call Me Senator’
I was appalled after I read about how Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) decided to use her time at the podium to ‘dress down’ a member of our military. First, General Michael Walsh used proper military protocol to address the Senator, “Ma’am”...
Philips (PH1217-E) Internal Wireless 802.11 a/b/g Drivers
Philips Internal Wireless 802.11 a/b/g Drivers for Microsoft Windows XP. After spending almost an entire day trying to find these drivers, I thought I should post them here to help others. * NOTE: Download these drivers at your OWN RISK! I have tested...
Happy SysAdmin’s Day!
Since Ted Kekatos, a SysAdmin in the Chicago area suggested the day, to the first celebration on July 28, 2000. System Administrator Appreciation Day has become the one day a year set aside to show your appreciation for those people who keep all your...
PC Woes
The next time you have a computer problem, trust me, don't do what this guy does. You might just regret it
Posted: 07-29-2009 21:17 by jim® | with 5 comment(s)
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Remembering Jackie O’
Jacqueline Lee Bouvier was born at Southampton, New York on this day in 1929. Her father was a playboy stock broker ("Black Jack" Bouvier), her mother the daughter of a bank president. She attended the finest private schools before two years...
Microsoft Announces the release of Windows 7
REDMOND, Wash. — July 22, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the next versions of its flagship desktop and server operating systems. With the completion of this...
Posted: 07-22-2009 22:17 by jim® | with 5 comment(s)
Bipartisan Majority of the U.S. Senate Votes in Favor of National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 Fairfax, Va. – Today, by a margin of 58-39, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate voted in favor of an amendment offered by Senator John Thune to provide interstate recognition of right-to-carry permits. The amendment to S...
Posted: 07-22-2009 13:13 by jim® | with 11 comment(s)
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In Memoriam: CPL Benjamin Kopp, 3/75IN (RGR)
RELEASE NUMBER: 090720-01 DATE POSTED: JULY 20, 2009 PRESS RELEASE: Army Ranger killed in action U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs Office FORT BRAGG, N.C. (USASOC News Service, July 20, 2009) — An Army Ranger died July 18 from...
That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
It was on this day in 1969 that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped down from Apollo 11's Lunar Lander, the Eagle, and onto the fine dust in the Sea of Tranquility on the moon, the first time earthlings made that trip. We all cheered. I'm often...
…and he voted for George McGovern for president…
Title Courtesy of: Charlie Daniels, “Uneasy Rider” George Stanley McGovern was born at Avon, South Dakota on this day in 1922 and grew up in nearby Mitchell. He graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University, took private flying lessons to overcome his fear...
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