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Buh-bye AOL

Let's see, we've got horrible customer service and slow connections, so let's fire all of our tech support.

12 comments | Posted by Daniel Short on Mar 31, 2003 at 12:00 AM | Categories: Rambling -

A moment of silence...

I'm afraid that things have come to a head between my dad and I. I must have pushed him too far on the sushi scenarios (you'll never get me to admit I don't like it Dad). I think he's finally snapped, and in an effort to get back at me, he sent this email this morning


Here are computer specs. Have a nice day.

  • DIM4550,P4,3.06GHZ W/533MHZ,MMT,PRM SND
  • 512MB DDR SDRAM AT 333MHZ,TIED
  • DELL ENHANCED MULTIMEDIA PS/2 KB,DIM
  • VIDEO READY W/O MONITOR,DIM2,XPS2
  • 128MB DDR ATI RADEON 9700 PRO W/TV-OUT
  • 60GB 7200RPM ULTRA,DIM,01,TIED
  • 3.5IN,1.44MB,FD,MG
  • DELL APPLICATION BACK-UP CD,FACT
  • PLUS! FOR WXP OS,OEM,DIM,US-ENG,CDWD,NFI
  • DELL SUPPORT 2.0 FOR DIMENSION 4550
  • WIN XP PROS,SP1,ENG,DIM,TIED
  • DELL 2-BUTTON SCROLL MOUSE,DIM
  • INTEGRATED,INTEL PRO 100M PCI NIC CARD
  • V.92/56K TELEPHONY WIN MODEM,SND,TIED
  • 4X DVD+R/RW CD-RW COMBO DRIVE,DIM,01,MG
  • DIGITAL CONTENT AUTHORING SFW,V4.0
  • DECODING SOFTWARE,DVD,6CH,CYBERLINK
  • SB AUDIGY 2 THX CERT SC W/DVD AUDIO
  • ADA995 SPEAKER,THX CERT,W/SUBWOOFER,TIE
  • MUSICMATCH 7.1X BASIC
  • DPS IMAGE EXPERT PREM,DIM
  • DPS PAINT SHOP TRY AND BUY,DIM
  • AOL 8.0 - DHS
  • AOL 8.0 - BUDDY ROM
  • MS WORKSUITE 2003,CDWD,OEM,US,ENG,DIM
  • NBD,DIM,QLX,INIT YR,DHS
  • NBD,DIM,QLX,2YR EXT,DHS
  • 3YR LIMITED WARRANTY
  • SOFT CONTRACTS - QUALXSERVE
  • MCAFEE.COM,OEM,ENG,1 YEAR,DIM
  • $50 MAIL-IN REBATE! 38101
  • TRACKING,D AND C

Unless he ordered two... he's getting it next time I see him... I mean let's be serious. A DVD-R? That's just showing off...

14 comments | Posted by Daniel Short on Mar 27, 2003 at 12:00 AM | Categories: Rambling -

Well I certainly can't vote for him now

Hope Al Gore isn't running for President again, cause I don't think I could vote for someone who uses a mac.

10 comments | Posted by Daniel Short on Mar 25, 2003 at 12:00 AM | Categories: Rambling -