Archive for the ‘technerd’ Category

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.

Everything Butt Streakers

Wednesday, June 20th, 2007

There are plenty of sites with plenty of information online.  In fact, a proper Google search will yield more information than any team of researchers could use (except for maybe on cancer).  This site definitely gives enough information, maybe too much. The site is City-Data.com and it is easy to use.

Outlook Error 0×80042112

Monday, June 4th, 2007

I get to see a lot of errors in Outlook on a regular basis.  Most of the errors come from users at the company where I work.  Some of the errors come from the Asia offices where a majority of the computers are somehow lucky enough to get these errors. So ...

Performance Monitor

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

You must hear things like "can I buy a vowel" as a sarcastic statement when someone spells something that seems to have too many consonants and not enough vowels; what would you hear when a simple number is required instead of something crazy like "1.79769e+308"?