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OpenMoko: Not a variation of sudoku

Monday, July 9th, 2007 Posted in gadgets, hardware, mobile, software, tech | No Comments »

I've been following this project for awhile, and it's finally getting ready to roll out. This will be excellent competition for the iPhone, but unfortunately will probably never catch on outside niche nerd groups. OpenMoko is basically a unlocked (can ...

Vista vs. Mac OS X

Monday, July 9th, 2007 Posted in mobile, software, tech | No Comments »

So, this post could go on for a really long time, but I'll keep it short. Here are two reasons why I currently like Windows Vista over Mac OS X*: Vista ALREADY supports restoring previously deleted/modified files (Volume Shadow Copy ...

TWiT

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007 Posted in mobile, tech | No Comments »

While I may not have high-speed Internet access at my home, I have began to use iTunes heavily at work. Do I listen to scads of illegally downloaded songs? Nope. But I do live in the Radio ...

123 <> CR2

Friday, June 15th, 2007 Posted in gadgets, tech | No Comments »

Again and again and again. Time for a new battery for the ol' Canon SureShot Z90w. What do I do when this happens? Well, since I live in a town and every town has, at minimun 1 ...

CentOS = (PayForUpdates - 1) + RedHat

Sunday, June 10th, 2007 Posted in software, tech | No Comments »

While we are on the topic of Linux flavors, I would like to mention CentOS (Community ENTerprise OS). Out of all of the flavors I have experienced (Mandrake, Ubuntu, Caldera, etc.), CentOS is by far, in my opinion, (see ...

Belkin + Linux != easy

Thursday, June 7th, 2007 Posted in opinion, software, tech | No Comments »

I've tinkered with different distros of Linux several times over the years... The one thing that kept me away was the availability of gaming support... You know, the important thing you use a computer for. I've got ...

AMPS, CDMA, GSM, WTF?

Sunday, May 27th, 2007 Posted in mobile, opinion, tech | No Comments »

I find myself answering alot of technology related questions... granted, it's my job. But occasionally people ask me "What is the best mobile phone provider around here?". (Here being the armpit of Northwest Ohio.) As I ...