Waiting for iPhone v2
It’s the morning before the big Steve Jobs keynote at WWDC, and I’m looking forward to it. Oh, not really in the Apple fan-boy kind of way (ok, maybe a little), but after paying close attention to the...
View ArticleGetting My New PDA … In a Month
Well, the WWDC keynote is over, and the only announcement made was the new 3G iPhone (although that included the SDK and other news for developers, the App Store, the new firmware, and the rebranded...
View ArticleFinally Have My iPhone!
Well, after what seemed like a long wait (see my post a month and a bit ago), I’m holding an iPhone 3G in my hot little hands. Appropriately enough, this post is being written on the device itself! Let...
View ArticleiPhone Update
Well, I’ve had my iPhone 3G a little over 2 weeks now, so I figured it was time for an update. There’s a few specific areas I’ll talk about, and finish with my fairly-short list of gripes. Battery Life...
View ArticleAnd This is Why I Don’t Use GUIs…
I just read that NetApp (a company that makes file servers that I have used and administrated for over 10 years, and really like) is yanking their current Graphic User Interface (GUI, which is...
View ArticleEnd of a (Keyboard) Era
Today, I’m replacing my workstation keyboard. Not really a big deal, until you consider I’ve been using the same one for 16 years. In 1994, Microsoft released their Natural Keyboard, and after I had...
View ArticleFirst Impressions of Google’s Cr-48 Netbook
Standard disclaimer: I am not an employee of, or in any way affiliated with Google. After watching the Google ChromeOS press event on the 7th of December, I had gone to the form (a link for which had...
View ArticleRackspace Rocks
Of the many challenges that we have in the upcoming move, there was one major one that was my own fault. But you get complacent, you know? I have been using the Speakeasy DSL service, as they had a...
View ArticleMoving Stuff: Moving Away From DSL
I just cancelled my DSL service. Not sure how I feel about that, as I’ve had the service for almost 8 years. It was a “geek friendly” package, which meant I paid a premium for a couple of static IPs...
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