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Category Archives: Review
Kindle Fire: Unboxing and First Impressions
As indicated in an earlier post, I pre-ordered a Kindle Fire. It arrived safely today. Here are a few photos of the unboxing process. I was amused by the packaging which made it look as though it was packed specifically … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Geek, Amazon, Gadgets, Hardware, iPad, Kindle Fire, Review, Security, Technology
Tagged 7" Form Factor, 8 GB, Accessibility, Amazon Prime, Battery Life, Brightness, Browser, Download Speed, Email, Font, micro-USB, Microsoft Exchange, Orientation, Password, PDF, Reflective Screen, Screen, Screen Capture, Security, Software Update, Storage, Unboxing, USB, User's Guide, Video Formats, Weight, Wi-FI
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Roxio Toast 11 Titanium: A Classic Blunder in Software Design
As many of you know, I’m an avid user of TiVo. The time has come for me to begin converting some of my saved videos to other formats that can be used with my other devices like the iPad, iPhone … Continue reading
Posted in 3 Geek, Apple TV, Gadgets, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Review, Technical Support, Technology, TiVo, Utilities
Tagged Damaged TiVo File, Interface Design, MpegProgramStreamDecrypt, Performance, Quit Unexpectedly, Roxio, Sonic, Toast 11 Titanium, Usability
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Wubi: The Windows Based Ubuntu Installer
From earlier posts on my blog, you may know that I’m in the process of rebuilding a Toshiba laptop after a failed drive. The original system was dual-booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu with separate partitions for each. This time, I … Continue reading
Posted in 3 Geek, Linux, Review, Technology, Utilities, Windows
Tagged disk corruption, grub, NTFS, swap space, Ubuntu, Wubi, wubi-add-virtual-disk, WubiGuide
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Product Review: Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid Drive
As those of you who follow my blog already know, I had some problems a few weeks ago with a drive in my Toshiba laptop. After considering the options available, I decided to replace the failing drive with a Seagate … Continue reading
Posted in 3 Geek, Hardware, Review, Technology
Tagged 7200 RPM, Adaptive Memory, CNET, HD-SSD, Momentus XT, SATA, Seagate, Solid State Memory, SSD
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Toshiba: Toshiba Tech Support = FAIL
In September of 2010, I purchased a Toshiba Portege R705-P25 laptop. I really like the design of the laptop and it has some really good features. Unfortunately, it has a flaky Toshiba hard drive in it. The one it contains … Continue reading
OneBusAway: A Seattle Commuter’s Secret Weapon
Do you take public transportation in the Seattle area? If you do, you really need to know about OneBusAway. OneBusAway provides real-time arrival information on your computer, phone or smart phone for most of the public transportation companies in the Seattle … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Geek, Android, iPhone, Review, Technology, Text Messaging, Utilities, Windows Phone 7
Tagged App, Community Transit, Intercity Transit, King County Marine Division, Metro Transit, OneBusAway, Pierce Transit, Puget Sound Transportation, Real-Time Arrival, Seattle, Sound Transit, Transit, Transportation, Washington State Ferries
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Printing Photos Using Costco Photo Center
I have been an amateur photographer for many years. With the dawn of the digital camera, I have taken many thousands of digital photos, some of which I would consider good enough to print. Up until today, I have relied … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Geek, Digital Photography, Photo Printing, Photography, Review, Technology
Tagged Costco Photo Center
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A Review of Due – Super Fast Reminders, Reusable Egg Timers
I have been looking for an easy to use reminder tool for quite a while. I have tried several, but my current favorite one is Due which I use on the iPhone and iPad. The real feature I was looking … Continue reading
The Holy Grail of Computing: The MacBook Air
In my search for the Holy Grail of computing, I have owned at least 20 different computers of various shapes, sizes and configurations. Some ran Windows. Others ran Linux, an Apple OS or even BeOS! As a self-proclaimed technology junkie, I … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Geek, Hardware, Mac, Review, Technology
Tagged BeOS, MacBook Air, Solid State Storage, SSD
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MLB.com’s At Bat 11: The Gold Standard for an iPad Interface
I’m not a huge baseball fan, but I have been intrigued by all the discussion around MLB.com’s At Bat 11 app for the iPad. When I learned that the video content would be free for the month of April, I … Continue reading