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Wild Sighting: Microsoft Surface
I spied it gingerly. It was a couple seat away from me in the waiting area at the Southwest gate in the SanJose Airport. I wasn’t sure what it was at first, but I finally figured it out. It was the first Microsoft “Surface” tablet that I had ever seen that wasn’t part of a…
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IT upgrade or is it really a downgrade…
Last friday night we had one of those upgrade events. Supposedly to improve our broadband connection, and improve the experience of using both the internet and the internal network. I have to say it is a resounding failure. Sending 750 MB of data to a server in Colorado Springs (intranetwork), has taken 45 minutes, and…
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Music: iRadio FTW(?)
In the past I have pitted Spotify against Google All Access, and while the Google offering was slightly cheaper, it had enough warts to drop it into second place. At that time, I mentioned that I looked forward to Apple’s offering, and would revisit when it was officially launched. iTunes has long supported internet radio…
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Some Evernote Love
I have been a premium subscriber of Evernote for a few years. At first, I paid to get the larger amount of storage, and to toss them a bone. It is the premier cross platform notebook. I have written in the past that Microsoft’s OneNote is a better app, but being Windows only means that…
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Why so much Apple Hate? iOS7 edition
Being a “geek” I frequent a lot of geek-y websites. One topic that comes up over and over is a raw hatred for all things Apple. Macs, phones, ipods, ipads, you name it, and you would think that Apple, instead of being one of the most loved companies on the planet, is staffed by the…
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Really? That’s your advice?
I have been battling with my HP work laptop for what seems like since the day I joined my company. Lately, it has gone through a few system boards, and a handful of tech visits. Nothing has been able to fix the latest issue. If I hibernate the system and undock it, when I go…
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Death of a once mighty brand – HP
From this awful laptop that is a hopeless pile of crap, to the core strength that was once HP, their printers, it is apparent how the mighty have fallen. I have posted before on the travails of my lousy laptop. Suffice it to say that it works, but the power management bits are pretty messed…
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Part II – The Quest to Lower my Monthly Wireless Bill
Yesterday I was toying with the idea to give up the iphone and possibly go phone-less. Hard to imagine, as i have been a cell user since 1998 or so, but frankly, I rarely use the phone at all anymore. Of course going cell free is a crazy idea. 15 years ago you could walk…
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That existential question – do I need a cell phone?
Well, my contract is up with AT&T Mobile, and not surprisingly it coincides with an Apple product launch. New iPhones are in the air, and I am due for an upgrade from my 4s. But instead of diving in and getting the new 5s, I have been thinking a different way. Do I really need…
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PC Repair Theatre
You might recall my bitching a few weeks ago about my work laptop. I foolishly dropped it and it landed on my iphone charger and broke the screen. That was in May. Mid August they figured pout what I needed to do to order a new panel to replace the broken one. The local, on…