I used to work for a (now-defunct) local computer sales and repair company and was constantly met with people who had — how can I put it nicely — royally screwed up their computer. These people would install every web browser tool bar, every “purple gorilla who randomly cracks jokes,” and every “free” program available,…
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Window Vista: An Epic Saga of Love, Hate, and Incompatibility
Background I took the plunge! I obtained a copy of Windows Vista Home Premium Edition (32bit) for System Builders. This I purchased along with three 500GB Western Digital SATA hard drives and a Promise RAID 5 controller. Why all the HDD space, you ask? Unlike many, I have a large collection of CDs that I’ve…
Schanze Criticizes Governor, Draper City, after Sentencing
Dell Schanze is now criticizing Utah leaders and the entire city of Draper, in the fallout of his stunt in that city more than a year ago. Schanze maintains his innocence, and last night on KSL NewsRadio’s “NightSide Project,” he blamed Governor Huntsman. Dell Schanze: “The governor needs to be fired because he should have…
"Super" Dell Schanze to be Sentenced
Dell Shanze, owner of the now defunct Totally Awesome Computers, was sentenced in court today. The charges stem from a charge of lying to police (which he was found guilty by a jury earlier this year) surrounding the events that transpired when he (admittedly) sped through a Draper neighborhood and was chaseed down by angry…
Dell Shanze Pleads Guilty
Dell Shanze today pled guilty to a reduced charge of “speeding” (down from the original charge of wreckless driving), according to KSL [video].
Heath Briggs
Heath Briggs was a man not much older than I. Husband and father of five (with another on the way). I first met Heath when I began working for Totally Awesome Computers in mid-September 2001. He was a stern and somewhat crass man. He intimdated me — and even scared me a bit. After getting…
My Old Boss (SuperDell Buck Schanze) in the News
Are you keeping up with the crazy antics of my former employer, “Super” Dell Buck Schanze? If not, here are some links to recent news: Deseret News article KUTV Channel 2 television clip KUTV News article