“I have always felt that a politician is to be judged by the animosities he excites among his opponents.” - Winston Churchill
Posted in Entertainment, Technology on Jun 29th, 2008
I operated on my TiVo recently.
Elective surgery.
My TiVo got a hard drive enhancement.
When we got the TiVo a couple of years ago, it was the smallest, cheapest one they had. In fact, it and a year of TiVo service were the cost of a year of TiVo service. For all practical purposes, it was free.
And [...]
Posted in Technology on May 30th, 2008
Got the new TV last night. Not a huge TV, by any means. But a larger, clearer picture, to be sure.
Here’s the old one:
Here’s the new one:
Yes, poorly lit room. Both pictures were taken with my cell phone. The first picture was taken with sunlight coming in from the right. The second picture was taken [...]
Posted in Technology on May 27th, 2008
We’re getting a new TV.
The old TV is … well … old.
Oh, it still works. But it’s old. And it’s a 26” TV.
So, we’re getting a new one.
We’ve actually been looking for some time, trying to decide just what we want.
We settled on a Sony KDL-40V4100. That’s a 40” … no, not a really big [...]
Posted in Technology on May 10th, 2008
I mentioned earlier the issues I had with using my Verizon phone’s broadband capabilities with my MacBook.
I never could get the VZAccess Manager to work. But I got the phone to work.
Okay, Alex with Verizon tech support got it to work. But I get all the benefits.
And, it occurred to me. Others might have the [...]
Posted in Technology on May 10th, 2008
Got a new toy.
Okay, I didn’t get a new toy. I just found a new use for an old toy. Which is just as good.
I’ve dealt with a couple of different cell phone providers over the years: Alltel, T-Mobile, Verizon … and others that are no longer in business or have been absorbed by others. [...]
Posted in Technology on Apr 24th, 2008
I’ve been trying my hand at video at the Catfish games lately.
My cell phone takes really, really small, really, really low quality videos.
But, when I take one, I can upload it to YouTube really, really easily.
But the quality, like I said, is low. Sometimes, it’s okay, but sometimes, it’s not.
Last couple of nights, I’ve been [...]
Posted in Technology on Feb 23rd, 2008
Seems that Microsoft is banking on computers not using keyboards anymore. According to an AP report, Bill Gates thinks that touchpads and speech will be how folks use computers:
“It’s one of the big bets we’re making,” he said during the final stop of a farewell tour before he withdraws from the company’s daily operations in [...]
Posted in Technology on Feb 20th, 2008
Ever since I bought my iPod back in August, I’ve been carrying it in my shirt pocket when listening to it.
I don’t like doing that.
And, now I don’t do it any more.
Just the other day, I finally bought a carrying case for it. It has a belt clip, and yes, I clip it on my [...]
Posted in Technology, Travel on Feb 2nd, 2008
When I got the new car in December, it came with OnStar. And, though it wasn’t a selling point for me, it turns out that I like it.
One OnStar feature is “Turn by turn navigation.” Basically, you contact OnStar, tell them where you want to go, and they send the data to the car. The [...]
Posted in Technology on Oct 31st, 2007
I mentioned that I’ve been really busy.
Really busy.
Lots of stuff going on at work. And some issues arising that have caused them to call me in at like 4:00 in the morning. But, hey, it comes with the territory.
And, there’s a couple of projects I’ve been working on at home. One with another blog. Actually, [...]
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