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  • Errors Abound

    Tags: Errors, Humor

    Jan 12 2012 10:50 PM
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    Now that IHeartRadio has an app for the XBOX, I can listen to radio stations from around the US, 

     While browsing New York radio stations, I noticed an encoding error.

    Zoomed in for detail.

    Just goes to show you that everyone has encoding issues.

  • The Wrong Diskette

    Tags: Errors, Humor, Retro

    Feb 13 2013 10:51 AM
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    Just after inserting an SD chip, I was treating with this error message. This might be the first time in about a decade that I saw Windows use the term “diskette.” In case you’re wondering, this error message came from Explorer in Windows 8. 

  • The Bane of My Existence

    Tags: Errors

    May 2 2013 11:20 AM
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    This dialog box has been the bane of my existence since the days of Windows 3.1. It has returned the last couple of days on my Windows 8 machine like a monster from a bad horror film.