I’m temporarily very very technologically happy… And it’s mostly because I can put AT&T behind me. Adios AT&T aka Awful Telephone & Technology co. Hello T-Mobile. I’ve been itching to make the switch for a while, but my better half…
Why The Apple Will Fall…
Okay, so that’s a link-baitingly, fanboy-angering title. Caveats first. I own a _lot_ of Apple gear — iPhone, iMac, MacBookPro and lots of software — but I definitely have a love/hate relationship with them. And by fall, I don’t mean…
Nailing the Cloud and Convergence
Back in 1997 or so I had a magical tech experience. I had a desktop PC running MS Office, an HP Jornada running Windows CE and the ever-so-under-appreciated Rex Organizer card. For those of you that don’t remember such things,…
I’m Pissed Off. You should be too.
America has a dirty little secret, and it’s pissing me off. Well, okay, it probably has lots of dirty secrets, but this is the one that actually makes me angry enough to engage in politics. Let me be clear upfront.…
Lazy Blogger Syndrome…
We’re now in the 3rd month of 2010 and I’ve yet to write a blog post this year. Actually, I’ve not written anything this decade. Hmm. Maybe that will guilt my subconscious blog writing ego into action. Stay tuned…
Holiday Fun with Wi-fi… A craptastic adventure in router suckage.
Wi-Fi as we know it has been around for a good 10 years now — 802.11b arrived in October 1999 and 802.11g followed in 2003. And yet for the most part, the products for home use of wi-fi are a…