On line log of technical adventures
Is this a common problem? You are in a book store, or a record store (yes, I still go to record stores), and you see something you like but you’re not sure if you bought it before? Probably not too common, especially for a modern music purchaser who downloads from web sites and doesn’t go […]
OS X has a couple of ways to bypass the normal starup process from your main boot device. One extremely useful one (for reasons discussed in a later post) is to start up OS X in “Firewire Target Mode”. If you hold down the “T” key when powering up, the machine will start up as […]
The little weekend project last week was in the pile of electronics we now call a “TV”. Tivo has replaced the need for the VCR. iPod has replaced the need for the jukebox. The new TV has aboiut 5 signal inputs, so running everything to the receiver first seemed silly. It seemed like time to […]
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Product: Western Digital My Book Home Edition 1 TB External Hard Drive Link: http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=357 I’ve outpaced what I can back up on my original Accodata 160 G external Firewire drive, and went looking for a replacement. I didn’t have a specific brand or model I was looking for since the Accodata drive, which I had […]
This install of WordPress is 2.8 – a number of minor versions from where I was. The work done on this product is pretty impressive, the Dashboard and management tools behind the scenes are slick, well designed, and easy to use. The plugin and widget implementation have removed almost all my desire to tinker with […]
Google Voice – Full Review – Reviews by PC Magazine. I’ve been using this for a few weeks – interest increased once they added the transcription service. Agree with much in this review.
Today’s sync dumped the new v3 operating system into the phone. Lots of improvements, including cut & paste, and the greatly anticipated text search through Email. But, I’ve been extremely happy with the phone since I got it so I wasn’t really waiting for a lot of new features. Sideways Email viewing will be nice […]
A review of the Logitech MX 1000 Laser Mouse, for OS X.