Seriously trivial thoughts
UPDATE: See also this newer post Best Bluetooth Headset for convertible: Etymotic EtyBLU2 I drive a 350Z Roadster and like to listen to podcasts. Sure, I can pump it through the radio–I added an Aux jack, but you really have to crank up the volume to understand the conversation over the roar of the engine and …
About a year ago I posted how to make gMail your default email client using Affixa. While that still remains a great way to do it system-wide, if you only want gMail to come up when you click a mailto: link in Firefox, I got this tip from the MaximumPC Feb 2010 issue. In Firefox, …
First, how did I do with my 2009 predictions? 2009 Predictions 1. Lakers will win the NBA championship. Bingo! I should get extra points for this one. 2. The Celtics won’t make it to the finals. HA HA! 3. My daughter will achieve a B average. If you factor in the one-grade bump for AP …
For some unknown reason, in the past few weeks our ViaTalk VOIP phone started hanging up after *exactly* 10 minutes. After a little bit of searching I found this page which under the promising heading of “VoIP call disconnects after 10 minutes” had a link to this document. I already had the VOIP unit set …
While I *love* my MotionComputing LE1700 slate-type tablet PC, I have come to the realization that it basically sux if you have to input a lot of text. It has basically two ways to input: 1) handwriting recognition; and 2) virtual keyboard. For browsing web pages, reading digital magazines, watching videos, and even composing short …
It’s hard to understand the quick rebound in the financial markets, but it should be obvious to even the layman that you cannot truly borrow your way out of a financial bind, which is what the US government has done. We’ve only delayed the pain that *must* be felt and probably made it worse. “The …
I’ve been playing with my new Nokia N97 and am so happy I stayed with Nokia and didn’t venture off to iPhone or Palm Pre land, or even N900. It’s an awesome device. I LOVE THIS PHONE! I just upgraded to the v20 firmware. The phone came with v12. The only major visible improvement is …
Readers of my blog will remember that I had pre-ordered the Nokia N97 way back in May. However, due to a fckup by Nokia, I canceled the order and have been limping by with my N95-1. Since then a lot of new contenders have been released and I’ve had time to compare and analyze. In …
Yup. That’s right. It is not a good time to buy a home, at least in California. “But housing prices seem to have bottomed!”, you say, and “interest rates are at historic lows!” Well, allow me to explain. Because, homes are so expensive in California, people tend to buy as much house as they can …
I nearly pulled the trigger to switch my TV and Internet to AT&T U-Verse, but after some research I found some show stoppers. Let’s start off with why I was even considering the switch. Two things really. Much faster Internet: 24 down and 2 up (was to be rolled out in a few months) and …