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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Some Remedies for the iOS 4.3 Battery Issues on iPhone and iPad
After the update to iOS 4.3 (and the fix release 4.3.1), I have noticed that I get significantly less battery life than on the previous version of the OS. It is easily an impact of 25% over the course of … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Geek, iPad, Technology
Tagged Airplane Mode, Battery Life, Cellular Data, iOS 4.3, iOS 4.3.1, iPad, iPhone, Location Services, Notifications, Ping, Push, Screen Brightness, Wi-FI
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A Blast From The Past: Apple ][ Emulation With AppleWin
In 1985, my father bought me my first computer. It was an Apple ][c with a 9″ green screen monitor, 128K of memory on board and two 5.25″ disk drives. Over time, I added a Smith Corona dot matrix printer, … Continue reading
Posted in 3 Geek, Apple, Review, Technology, Utilities
Tagged ADT, Apple Disk Transfer, Apple ][ Emulation, Apple ][c, AppleWin, AppleWorks, Applied Engineering, Z-Ram Ultra II, Zip Chip
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Turning on TiVo’s 30-Second Skip Functionality
One of the most irritating things with TiVo is trying to get the timing right to skip the commercials for programs you have already recorded. The easiest way to give you a bit more control is to turn on TiVo’s … Continue reading
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Open Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery – Five Years Out
Like many in the technology industry, I suffered for years with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS). CTS is a repetitive stress injury (RSI) which is often associated with extended use of a computer keyboard and mouse. Symptoms in my case were … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Geek, Hardware, Medical, Technology
Tagged Carpal Tunnel Syndrom, CTS, Ergonomic, Evoluent, Grip Strength, Massage Therapy, Median Nerve, Mouse, Numbness, Open Release, Physical Therapy, Pins and Needles, Repetitive Stress Injury, RSI, Tingling, Ultrasound, Vertical Mouse
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Virtual Machines
Have you made the switch to the Mac, but there are a few programs that only have Microsoft versions that you would still like to run? Does the existence of one specific Microsoft-only program prevent you from switching to the … Continue reading
Posted in 3 Geek, Hardware, Linux, Mac, Technology, Windows
Tagged Checkpoint, Cloning, EULA, Hyper-V, Hypervisor, Microsoft, Parallels, Proxmox, Software Testing, Virtual Machine, Virtual PC, VirtualBox, VM, VMware, Xen
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AT&T Buys T-Mobile: How Will It Impact the Consumer?
AT&T announced today that it is buying T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39 Billion in cash and stock. Rumors have swirled for quite some time about a possible merger between T-Mobile and Sprint. The announcement today puts those rumors to rest, … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Geek, Android, AT&T, iPhone, Sprint, T-Mobile, Technology, Verizon
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A Recent Find: Peanut Plus Remote & Keyboard for TiVo DVR
I am always on the lookout for better ways to use the technology that surrounds me. One of my latest finds is the Peanut Plus Remote & Keyboard for TiVo DVR. TiVo is perhaps the most used piece of technology … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Geek, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Review, Technology, TiVo
Tagged DVR, Peanut Plus Remote & Keyboard for TiVo DVR, TiVo, TiVo Series 2, TiVo Series 3
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ViewSonic G Tablet: Much Better with TNT Lite 4.25
Although I have many years of experience with various flavors of UNIX, Windows, Mac, and of course, Linux, I haven’t really had the opportunity to dig into the Android craze– until now. Since I’m pretty deeply invested in the Apple … Continue reading
Posted in 4 Geek, Android, Gadgets, Hardware, Linux, Technology
Tagged Android, Android 2.2, ClockworkMod, Froyo, Motorola Xoom, TNT Lite, ViewSonic G Tablet, XDA Developers
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The Zite App: My Favorite News Source
I have a new favorite iPad app for reading news. It is called Zite. Although I really like Flipboard, Zite offers a good selection of news topics to pick from covering a large range of topics including World News, Programming, … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Geek, iPad, Review, Technology
Tagged App, Facebook, Flipboard, Google Reader, News, Twitter, Zite
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Trouble in Paradise: Repeated Problems in Activating Verizon iPad 2 Data Services
I braved the crowds at the local Apple store yesterday to become one of the first to be an owner of the new iPad 2. I purchased two of the 64 GB Verizon 3G models to upgrade the units my … Continue reading
Posted in 2 Geek, iPad, Verizon
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