“General” collection
Access a diverse collection of miscellaneous technology reviews, specialized DIY tool assessments, and unique lifestyle articles. From niche electrical equipment to general digital organization tips, this section covers the broad spectrum of a tech-focused life.
These baby videos WILL make you laugh!
Just some Friday, YouTube humor to make you laugh...I hope. It's a bit contagious. Enjoy! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6UU6m3cqk] With the Wii, no less! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_mBLWpdwnI] Weird cuts on this one but still classic.…
How to Upgrade your Discontinued 4gig iPhone to an 8gig
As many other 4gig iPhone owners are feeling right now, I'm a bit upset at "paying the price" of being an early adopter. I know, I know, I wanted the…
Netvibes & iPhone Compatible at last!
WOAH! I just reloaded my default home page and there is now a yellow message saying "Netvibes goes mobile! Now, you can check your Netvibes page on your mobile phone…
iPhone app: ApolloIM version updated to -0.9 with connection persistence
As mentioned previously, ApolloIM has been updated from version -1 to -0.9 and now includes partial "suspend mode." I have installed and tested it and it seems to work ok.…
iPhone: Jailbreaking, Application Installing, Playing, Corrupting, Panicking, Resetting and Restoring
The subject of this post pretty much sums it up in a nutshell. So here are the details. First a little background. I come from a very varied cell-phone history.…
iPhone Firmware 1.0.1 released
With little fanfare, lots of anticipation and a bit of a letdown, the first firmware update from Apple for the iPhone was officially released. It looks like it was primarily…
iPhone firmware 1.1 rumors – my own debunking
So there is list of potential iPhone firmware updates floating around the blogosphere. Most came out around the beginning of July. It seems like an "anonymous tipster" has submitted a…
Fix-it: iTunes 7.3.1.3 install Error 2908 on Windows
Well, I'm back from a vacation in Mexico and have been catching up on things. Playing with my new 4 Gig iPhone and getting things working has taken a little…
Family Tech: Easily manage what sites your kids see with
Finally I have come across something to write about that truly talks to my site motto "where technology and fatherhood collide." It is not very often that I can write…
PC: Nice blogging software from Microsoft – Windows Live Writer
I'm writing this using Microsoft's latest beta of their blogging software called "Windows Live Writer". There are lots of ways to do blog posts out there, from using the built-in…
Mac: Launch applications quickly with “Namely”
I'm sure that many of you have already heard of QuickSilver which is one of the most powerful, free, "finder-replacement" tools out there. QS is simply amazing in letting you…
Fix-it: How to remove a document stuck in your Printer
Recently when I was setting up a client's computer with Windows Printer Sharing, I ran into an issue where a document was stuck in the print queue and was brining…
