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By John Guilfoil

Installation was less than 20 minutes.
I’ll be reviewing Windows 7 for Blast. Stay tuned.

By John Guilfoil

I’m installing Windows 7 right now on my desktop.
Note #1: If you downgraded to Windows XP (like I did recently), then the joke’s on you.
You can’t upgrade XP to Windows 7. You have to manually backup your files and then re-install all your old programs.
Gulp.

By John Guilfoil

Working a night shift tonight on the Metro desk.
The Globe is apparently not getting sold. People seem glad that this drama is over, but it’s business as usual tonight.
Time to write some news.

By John Guilfoil

And I can’t legally tell you anything about it.

By John Guilfoil

In this month’s first-ever Blast Cover Podcast, I bring up an interesting journalism question.
Blast recently got an exclusive interview with the cast of “Hank,” Kelsey Grammer’s latest return to prime time.
We did a great story, and we were happy to have the access. But there was one problem: The show stinks. It’s getting bad ratings [...]

By John Guilfoil

Last week’s profile of a race car driver for The Boston Globe was my first sports article (not counting news for Blast’s defunct sports section).
There was some networking here. After the story was published, Skipper Hull and I spoke again about him doing some car stories for Blast. We just started an automotive section.
I think [...]

By John Guilfoil

It’s time to start blogging again.
I have a voice, and I want to share that with you.
Whether you like it or not.
I’m going to talk about my exploits as a freelance journalist and the editor of the happy little online magazine, Blast. This isn’t going to be a Live Journal or a diary. I hope [...]