iPad – The Sweet and Sour.
Saturday my wife surprised me with an early Fathers Day gift! I didn’t ask for anything and wasn’t even thinking of anything. I must be loosing my geek edge because it’s been awhile since I’ve even thought of a gadget that I just had to have. I do/did most of my computing at home using [...]
Nook (tastic) Nook (alicious) – Unboxing my Nook
Today (Now about a week ago) we went to Barnes and Noble for a few books for the kids. They had Nooks in stock so I decided to mess around a bit. Long story short I ended up bringing one home. It’s now been a couple of days since I got it and I’ve read [...]
Nook Decision
Well I would have received my Nook this week if I hadn’t canceled my order. Did I make the right decision? I was very anxious to get one, and then I decided to do my homework like a good boy. The reviews scared me, so I canceled it. Then the next week or somewhere around [...]
Zune HD – Where are the Apps?
I picked up a Zune HD a couple of weeks ago. It’s a very nice device, on par with my daughters iPod Touch. The screen is a little smaller than the iPod, but much crisper. The Zune software isn’t bad, but it’s not iTunes slick either. It does what it’s supposed to and I like [...]
Dell to Discontinue It’s 12″ Mini Netbook
According to reports – Dell is discontinuing it’s 12″ netbook line. I have read different reason for this move, but the one I think is the true reason is Intel and Dell itself. According to this post at TechCrunch, Intel isn’t fond of 12″ netbooks. Apparently the Atom isn’t the cash cow that say, a dual [...]
Lenovo S10 Bluetooth Module
In a previous post I talked about getting a bluetooth dongle for my Lenovo S10. It worked great, but if you have an S10 you know there are only two available USB slots. I started checking into the possibility of finding an internal solution to free up the much needed slot. Here is a picture [...]
Networking – Another Option to Consider!
Running wire isn’t always easy, or even possible, and dead spots from wireless are unavoidable. So what do you do? Well here is another option to keep in mind. Networking over your existing power lines! Here’s the idea: your house is already wired in every room, so why not use those wires to carry data? [...]
XLink BT Cellular Bluetooth Gateway
A few weeks ago I decided that we didn’t need to continue to pay two phone bills every month. I started to look into a way to make our cellphones work with our existing home phones. What I found was this: OK, so how’s it work? At first… uh, not so good. After a few [...]
Mini-Review: Plantronics Explorer 370 “Ruggedized” headset
Originally posted at MaicGeek Tech Forum by NateHoy. Posted with permission. If anyone’s in the market for a decent bluetooth headset for outdoors use, well, I think there’s only one product in the market. The good news is that it’s a decent little unit that can be had for under $40. Tested with: Blackberry 8820 Unit [...]
Modding My Acer Aspire One
Well I’m not going to be reinventing the wheel with this post. Everything that I am going to do to my computer has first been done by Tnkgrl. She has been the ground breaker when it comes to modding this little bugger. Check out her blog here for step by step directions and loads of pictures [...]