December 2011
1 post
PlayerPro for Android and AE2i →
I have always been one that thought the price of the Bose headphones was insane- $150 for a pair of headphone? They must be crazy! But lately I have been seeing the ‘Beats by Dr. Dre’…
July 2011
4 posts
Still one of my favorite game endings… →
G2x Gingerbread →
I love the Nexus One but I found a sweet deal on a T-Mobile G2x on eBay that I couldn’t pass up. It came in today and has Froyo (v2.2.2) installed on it. Information on the web indicates…
Nexus One Root on 2.3.4 →
I recently purchased an old T-Mobile Nexus One from a friend as I am looking to move to T-Mobile in the near future. In spite of this phone being released almost 18 months ago, it is still a…
MacOS is User Friendly - Total BS →
MacOS seems pretty nice for basic web browsing but it can really become a tiring pain in the ass when you try to print an envelope from Microsoft Word…
I had a simple task: Open word, create an…
June 2011
2 posts
ThinkGeek T-Shirt Grab Bag →
ThinkGeek sent out an advert for ‘One Random Shirt of Surprising Awesomeness’ for $5.99 – $6.99 ea (men’s XXL are $6.99- everything else is $5.99). I placed an order on Thursday for five shirts…
Good Science Fiction- Re-Discovered →
I cannot remember how long it has been since I had a SciFi book that is so enthralling that it made me want to skip work/school to be able to finish it; Pandora’s Star by Peter F. Hamilton is…
April 2011
4 posts
P67 Power Management Issues →
i.e. P67 (SandyBridge) chipset will NOT resume from sleep mode! I purchased a MSI P67A-GD65 B3 motherboard with an Intel i7-2600k a few weeks ago and returned the motherboard as it would go to…
xBox 360 GPU →
Ok, this video has me amazed: I am learning that the xBox 360 GPU solder points may be ‘reflowed’ with the use of a hot air rework station and a 43mm nozzle:
Neat Receipts →
I have been using an awesome program called Neat Receipts for a few years now; it comes in a bundle with a small scanner that I use to scan in all of my receipts/packing lists/invoices/etc. It…
Droid X Gingerbread Update →
A pre-release of Android 2.3 (codenamed ‘Gingerbread’) has made its way to the DroidWord Forums. I have been running a variant of Gingerbread with Froyo via the Liberty 1.5 ROM, but there…
September 2009
9 posts
PSP Go at SonyStyle →
Demo units are out; analog stck feels pretty tight. Bruce
Antec Cases →
I didn’t know Antec made a pATX case (with power supply)…
Contract Free iPhone 3GS →
A week or so back, I purchased a shiny, new iPod Touch 64GB. I was deciding between the iPod Touch and the Zune HD and the Touch won out for A2DP support (but no AVRCP?!?). The App store is…
Apple App Store →
I picked up an iPod touch as I have been wanting to play with the App Store for a while now. The last time I played with the App store was at least a year ago on a 1st Gen iPhone and it was not a…
Windows 7 Connectivity Issue →
I formatted my system and installed the RTM (build 7600) of Windows 7; all worked great. I went about installing my necessary applications (Firefox, NewsLeecher, etc) and all seemed to be good. A…
Two MP3 Player Epic Fails in One Month →
Today Apple announced the newest additions to the iPod family- most notably an iPod touch with GL ES support (and a 50% faster CPU) with up to 64GB of storage and a new iPod Nano that can…
Dragon*Con 2009 →
The annual Dragon*Con convention kicked off today in downtown Atlanta, GA. It has been pretty good so far; good panels and some great costumes. But it already seems a bit busy- and…
Mysterious Universe has Returned →
My all-time favorite podcast has returned: Mysterious Universe. This podcast covers recent weekly paranormal/weird science event. It can range from UFOs to Yeti to Ghosts; pretty interesting…
Outlook Sync with Google →
I have been searching for the past few weeks for the best way to synchronize Outlook with Google (so everything matches in my G1). There is a free Calendar Sync from Google, but it only does…
August 2009
6 posts
Officially Official: →
DD-WRT on NetGear WNDR3300 →
I have dedicated a router to my Clear connection as I have the feeing they will be terminating my service due to ‘excessive usage’. The router I am using for this is a NetGear WNDR3300 that I…
AceKard 2i Firmware update fix for 1.4FW DSi →
Looks like there is an update for the AceKard 2i that allows it to be used on DSi systems running firmware 1.4. (the official 1.4 update from Nintendo disabled all flash cartridges). The…
Sony NV-U44 GPS →
While at Fry’s today, I came across a cart full of discontinued (at least by Fry’s) and open box GPS units on closeout. I managed to snag a Sony NV-U44 (sans cables, software or mounting hardware)…
Clear Usage Addendum →
I have now received two automated messages and two emails from Clear stating that require my ‘Immediate Response’: We have previously notified you regarding an issue with your account. An…
Nintendo DSi 1.4 Firmware →
Nintendo has released a new firmware update for the DSi that enables the upload of photos directly to Facebook from the DSi. Kinda neat- but I don’t see it being all that useful (the cameras are…
July 2009
8 posts
Clear ‘Unlimited’ Plans →
While leaving work yesterday, I received a call from 888-657-1456; it was an automated message from Clear to inform me that they had detected ‘unusual usage patterns’ on my connection that may be…
Google Analytics slowdown with Firefox 3.5 →
For the past few weeks I have noticed that several websites will hang while opening in Firefox 3.5 and the status page will display: Contacting ssl.google-analytics.com… This can go on for a…
My Digital Photography Chronology →
I purchased a Canon D10 today and I started thinking of the different digital cameras I have purchased in the past ten years; eight total- starting with a humble 1.3MP Olympus (purchased for a trip…
Waterproof Camera →
I went Kayaking yesterday, and I was clever enough to bring a zip-lock back to protect my old Sony DSC-T50 camera. I was not clever enough to realize that this camera still has enough weight to…
Blackberry Bold Replacement Screens →
My roommate dropped her Blackberry Bold a few months back and cracked the screen; I tried to find a replacement by swapping out the screen with another device that had a similar issue- but I was…
Google Voice Allowing Phone Number Changes – For... →
I logged into my Google Voice account to change a phone number and I noticed a ‘Change Number’ option next to my current Google voice number. I signed up for Grand Central a few years ago and I was…
Clear WiMax Follow-up →
I have decided to keep Clear; the final decision to cancel my DSL is now in question (do I really need to 6Mbps+ lines to my house?). I am disappointed that Clear does not offer a reasonably priced…
xBox 360 Transfer →
I picked up a used 120GB HD for my xBox 360 and suddenly realized how much a pain-in-the-ass xBox 360 data transfer is (unless I buy a new 120GB with the HD transfer kit); I had a 64MB memory…
Clear WiMax Intial Review →
Clearwire has started marketing WiMax in Atlanta, GA under the Clear brand. From what I gather, WiMax was tested in Portland, OR with great success, quietly launched in Las Vegas, NV and has now…
June 2009
5 posts
More Homes with HD DVD than Blu-Ray →
Recent articles in Information Week and CrucnGear indicates that currently 7% of American homes have Blu-ray players wile 11% have the discontinued HD DVD format players. Too funny; HD DVD has…
Clear WiMax in Atlanta →
A kiosk in the Lenox mall was brought to my attention today; it bears a bright green ‘C’ for the Clear WiMax service that is now available in Atlanta, GA (and also in Las Vegas, NV and Portland,…
New xBox 360 Tools →
v1.62 beta of Jungle Flasher has been released; this is to accompany the new v1.6 iXtreme firmware. (you will need to find the firmware via the normal sources: for most people this will be …
Fuck Gateway →
I purchased a P6860-FX laptop about a year ago (5/30/2008, to be precise) as a ‘gaming laptop’ for about $1350.00. The laptop is decent, but I have been trying to get VMWare Workstation or…
May 2009
16 posts
NWN2 on Windows 7 b7100 →
I have ran into another issue with Windows 7 built 7100 (RC). I recently installed Neverwinter Nights 2 on my Windows 7 system and I get an error that ‘No 3D card found’, despite my…
Just call me ‘Mr. Ambassador’… →
I attained the ‘Ambassador’ title for my main character in World of Warcraft- by becoming ‘Exalted’ with the five Horde factions- Orgimar, Undercity, Thunder Bluff, Darkspear Trolls and…
Apple Rumors- My Thoughts →
Everyone on the web is going ape-shit about possible future Apple hardware releases. The two that are most prominent are a new Apple iPhone and an Apple Tablet Mac/eBook reader. Here are my…
GP2X Wiz →
I recently read that there was a GP2X emulator for the G1- so I decided to pull my GP2X F200 out of the closet and play with it for a while- for nostalgia purposes. Looking for…
T-Mobile G1 1.5 ‘CupCake’ Firmware available for... →
Finally- after many, many (many, many) delays, it looks like the G1 1.5 ‘cupcake’ firmware is up on Google’s site. Android Community has a post that links to Android Downloads,…
Android GP2X →
So I purchased a GP2X F-200 several months ago; it is a great device. I switched to T-Mobile to get a G1 ‘Google’ phone a few months later. Now it appears that someone that might be a big…
Goths in Hot Weather →
I started following Miss Destructo on Twitter and ran across a tweet on Goths in Hot Weather and had to post a link…
USB Tape Player →
I guess there are still some cassette tapes in the world…
MKV (H.264) Support on Windows 7! →
DivX Labs has created a codec for MKV video container support on Windows 7. It is a free ‘preview’ download- after creating an account and joining the Project Rémoulade group…
Panasonic RP-WF5500 Headphones →
In October 2007 I read an article on Engadget about the new Panasonic RP-WF5500 wireless 5.1 headphones. The article was brief and I was unable to find a review of the headphones online. The…
Skydeck and Google Voice →
I chanced upon the skydeck service- which provides several very useful features for your cell phone: voicemail speech to text, online call/text logging, contact backup and a VoIP client (in the…