Category Archives: Site Updates

Gizmo Lovers Will Be Sporadically Offline Due to Snow

Posted on Monday, October 31, 2011 by MegaZone

A quick site update while I can. You may be aware of the freak October snow storm that hit New England this weekend, and if not – hey, we had a freak snow storm this weekend. The area I live … Continue reading →

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Dish Network Employees Haven’t Changed Their Spamming Ways

Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 by MegaZone

Last month I posted about Dish Network employees spamming blogs across the net, and it looks like they’re still at it. Tonight there was a comment on one of my posts mirrored to LiveJournal, made from 204.76.128.217 – a Dish … Continue reading →

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As Promised, the Story Behind the Long Hiatus

Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 by MegaZone

So, in my last post I talked about HP killing of WebOS and why I felt a bit of smug satisfaction as a post I made about WebOS back in 2009 cost me my job at Sling Media. I said … Continue reading →

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Is Dish Network Having Employees Spam Blogs? (Like This One.)

Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2011 by MegaZone

At first I thought it was an isolated incident or two, but I’m starting to think Dish Network may be actively having people spam blogs to promote their services. The latest offense is from my post on Amazon’s special pricing … Continue reading →

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This is a Test – Ignore

Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 by MegaZone

Seriously, ignore this post. I haven’t used the WordPress scheduled posting feature since the overhaul and the addition of things like WP to Twitter, connecting to Facebook and LiveJournal, etc. And I want to see how that all works with … Continue reading →

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