Archive for June, 2009

Your Grandmother Is Going To Miss Matlock Today

Though many television stations have done it already, today is the day when all remaining stations will make the switch to digital signals.  You know, it’s that thing you’ve been seeing messages for scrolling across the bottom of your screen for the past year or so.  But if you’re like most Americans, you were already [...]

AT&T, Verizon and the new iPhone 3GS

AT&T, Verizon and the new iPhone 3GS

So I mentioned in a prior post that Verizon will be getting the iPhone sometime next year.  Well, with the WWDC and the release of the iPhone 3GS earlier this week, it looks like my theories are true.  Here is what came out of it and why: The “S” in the iPhone 3GS is for [...]

Welcome back to the Stone Age

Welcome back to the Stone Age

Remember the days when things weren’t computerized? When everything was handled with good ol’ paper and pen? When forms were filled out in triplicate, lest there be a time when a third party might need a copy and there was no “Print” button to push? Apparently, some places are still living in those days.

Sometimes the best things are almost free…

Sometimes the best things are almost free…

Why spend $80-90 on cables for your home system or computer when you can get them for less than $5? Not a brand name? Does it really matter? You’re saving $75 here… you could get another one in case the first one didn’t work. Both cable are made to work and while you might lose [...]

Apple WWDC Keynote June 8th, 2009

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Sony follows in Nintendo's footsteps… creates "brand new" same old PSP, only without the UMD Media.

We’ve all seen it over the years. The Gameboy, the Gameboy Color, the Gameboy Advance… followed by the DS, the DS lite and now the DSi… Well Sony has decided to follow the same suit. Instead of upping into a new, faster, better hand-held system, they decided to milk the PSP even further with the [...]

Jolicloud Enters Closed Alpha Testing

Jolicloud Enters Closed Alpha Testing

As a follow-up to our story last week about netbook operating systems, today we have the opportunity to enter another contender to the ring, Jolicloud. We’ve been following the development of the design oriented OS closely and today they’ve announced the start of alpha release testing. It’s taken nearly 6 months to form the “robbie” [...]

Weekend Recap: June 1st 2009

E3 is this week! Rumored that Dell to discontinue the Mini 9 Netbook [gizmodo] Doubling Li-ion battery capacity. [engadget] An Ericsson’s 3G router set to launch this summer! Darn expensive though. [engadget] SSD prices to be cut 50%!  [gizmodo] Microsoft’s Zune HD launching in the fall? [engadget] Making incandescent light bulbs more efficient [engadget] Swapping [...]