Archive for the ‘technerd’ Category

The Internet Has Crashed

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Sometimes there are small movies put onto Youtube that do not actually belong to copyrighted people/places.  This is one of those videos, which was made pretty well and talks about the Internet having crashed.

Microsoft Office 2007 Pre-Cache

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

The Office 2007 DVD is great if you are installing the software once.  Or twice.  But when you are at a company and need to install it for several computers, there are easier ways.

iPhone Here, iPhone There, iPhone Not Everywhere

Friday, July 13th, 2007

The iPhone is more of a toy than a productivity tool for business.  That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.

Sony Playstation 3 Price To Be Cut, Again

Monday, July 9th, 2007

There was news last week that Sony would drop the price of it's original Playstation 3 approximately $100, lowering it to $499.  Then even up to late last week Sony was stating there would not be any price cuts.

iPhone Cracked

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Leave it to people unhappy with letting technology be used at it was intended. IRC channel #iPhone found a way to get a serial interface working on the iPhone.  Why?  Good question.  Maybe because among the big bunch of geeks, nobody knows what to do with a telephone because nobody ever ...

Canon SD550 vs. Canon SD700IS

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Camera Comparison So I decided to take pictures with my Canon SD550 and Canon SD700IS, of the exact same items, so that I can compare the two and decide which one I want to use as my primary camera. The main difference between the cameras would be the pixel rating (SD550 ...

DirecTV vs Adelphia Cable

Friday, July 6th, 2007

Well.. I did a comparison a while ago for comparing DirecTV vs. Adelphia's Digital Cable. I wound up sticking with DirecTV, this is why... Perhaps I could have skewed this more toward either direction, but honestly started the comparison for myself in order to decide what I wanted to have for ...

Laptops In Trouble Again

Thursday, July 5th, 2007

The largest manufacturer of laptops, worldwide, is Quanta Computer. You might not have heard of Quanta Computer, but you've heard of their customers, here's a partial list: Apple, Dell, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Matsushita Electric Industrial, and Sony.  So why are laptops in trouble again?  Because LG sucks at sharing.

Acer AL2216W 22″ LCD

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

I've been upgrading most of the displays at work.  LCD pricing has come down a lot.  Last month the deal was with ViewSonic but this month they are pushing their LCD/TV display (which is priced well, but not what I'm looking for).  So I placed an order for several of ...

New Epson Perfection V350 Scanner

Saturday, June 30th, 2007

Where I work there are many opportunities to use electronic equipment.  From computers, to network switches and firewalls, to stereos, to printers, to whatever else most people come in contact with in the workplace.  I've recently gotten to use a new scanner, at least it's new to me.