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Citrix’s Flagship Product Now Known as XenApp

XenIf you haven’t heard of Citrix, well… look them up. Last week, I hit their web site to download a new client, and… WTH?!?! Where’d the stuff go! I was shocked to find that they renamed Presentation Manager (formerly known as Metaframe XP, formerly known as “Citrix,” formerly known as “that thing you run on Windows NT to make it like pcANYWHERE for multiple users) to “XenApp.” Continue reading Citrix’s Flagship Product Now Known as XenApp…

The Race Continues

Uhm, guys? You’re not really getting it, are you? As of today, I still have only 53 followers, and Harlem now has 64! Follow me! Not him, me!

Okay, tell you what. I’ll make Harlem’s posts filter into my Twitter feed via TwitterFeed, that way, all of you people who are following him can unfollow him, follow me, and get everything you need. See how easy that is?

If I don’t take the lead this week, the personal attacks are going to start. You know, stuff like “I hear Harlem still uses Windows…” Don’t make me go there. You’ve been warned.

The Race to 100 Followers

Last week I decided to challenge the host of the Fresh Ubuntu Podcast to a race to see who could get 50 followers on Twitter first.

Of course, I was too late. I looked and saw he had 52 to my paltry following of 48. So, I did what any trailing contender would do - change the rules! So I said “let’s race to 100!”

Today we’re at 53:59. The math is simple: Harlem’s pulling ahead. Obviously I’ll have to come up with some sort of campaign promises or something to claim the lead. Linux on every desktop! A penguin in every pot! No laptop left behind! Universal backup coverage!

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Google’s Concerned for My Health

This morning, after reinstalling Wordpress because I was getting some odd behavior after the latest upgrade, I hit my blog and was greeted with the image you see at right. I have to wonder if this is a coincidence, or if Google’s indexing the content Twitter badge, where I’ve been bemoaning my poor health these last few days, led to them recommending some nasal sprays. Even though it makes perfect sense when you think about it, I find it a little creepy when Google “knows” I’m sick and is recommending solutions.

Easy, No-Mess, Air-Popped Popcorn

I love popcorn. I mean I love popcorn. Popcorn is to me as spinach is to Popeye, you get me? Air-popped with butter is the best, but kettle-popped is good too. I don’t really care for movie theater popcorn or microwave, but it’ll do in a pinch. But I digress - on to the main event!More…

As I said, air-popped ‘corn is the best, but the thing I don’t like about it is, no matter how big a bowl I use, some kernels always end up flying out on the counter, on the floor, into the sink, etc. What’s worse, having to dig up that episode of Mythbusters to see if the “3-second rule” really works, or if it’s worth trying to grab that one that went into the sink, which invariably ends up soggy… eww… soggy popcorn… But I digress, again!

Solution! Get a medium-sized paper bag, and hold it under the mouth of the popper while the corn is being ejected. The bag will catch all of the kernels, and even if some of them pop while in the bag, they have a much harder time escaping than they would from a bowl.

Safety note: I would not use a small bag, or totally suffocate the popper. I don’t know how hot these things can get, or if they could hit 451°F, but why take the chance? Also, don’t use a plastic bag. Even if the air doesn’t melt it, an unpopped kernel or two surely could.

UPDATE: If you cut a flap in one of the sides of the bag, you can stand it up straight under the spout, instead of having to hold the bag in place.

Happy popping!

So… do you think Gawker is hiring? I think I could be an occasional Lifehacker correspondent.