Seriously trivial thoughts
The general public always seeks to find a way to make a quick buck. A lot of these people don't have the background–some might say intelligence–to make sound investments, but invest anyways. They've got some money to invest, or worse, borrow money, and it has to go somewhere. A little blind success is often interpreted …
My previous entry chronicals the dumbass Time Warner tech support and how they wasted my time when the only problem was that they didn't have my new modem's MAC address in their system. An issue I brought up with the tech person at the begining of my 1 hour+ ordeal. Anyways, I quick call to …
Spent on hour on the phone with Time Warner regarding a new modem that they sent me. A letter that came with the unit says “Your new modem will be activated automatically Friday, May 2, 2008.” I read that to mean that my modem's MAC address has been set up in their system. The tech …
Orb is a very cool way to remotely listen to your mp3s saved on your home computer. (It also does video and photos.) Basically, you install the software from Orb.com on your home PC and point it to the folder with the media. Then on a remote PC, like at work, you log onto Orb.com …
I've had this theory that we will soon reach a point where rising gas prices will result in a significant reduction in traffic. The demand for gas is inelastic, yes, but not absolutely. Demand will diminish if prices get too high. The question is how high. The turning point will be when a significant number …
Well, the day finally came. I happened to be in a Target and they had several Wii's just sitting there. I called my buddy and he confirmed that it was not an HD device…I'm out of HD inputs. I got the green light from my wife and my kid was foaming at the mouth. Took …
There is a certain financial podcast I listen to with very poor production values. Some parts are too loud, some too soft. It's difficult to listen to in a relatively quiet office environment using speakers. I pointed them to Levelator, a free level fixer, but so far, they obviously are not using it. Then it …
Since getting my tablet PC, I've been using a couple Firefox plug-ins that let me drag the page (Grab and Drag) or quickly page up/down (All-in-One gestures). Grag and Drag lets you drag a page with your mouse much like Adobe Acrobat does. What I quickly realized is that when you drag a page, your …
Got this for $18.69 + 6.30 SH&H on eBay from AstorStore. I’ve tried the original lame case that comes with the N800, a modded PSP clear case, and a portable 2.5″ HD Case Logic case, and I’ve never been truly satisfied. They either didn’t provide enough protection or where just too bulky and inefficient. I …
Yup, you read that right. For some unexplainable reason, turning ON Vista Aeroglass improved video performance on my Motion Computing LE1700! I was having issues playing back full-screen video. It would play fine at 100-200% size, but go full-screen and I'd get only a few frames per second. I determined I only had a problem …