Apple’s self-inflicted DOS attack (aka iPhone pre-order)
Yes, I drank the Kool Aid this morning…about 2:30am. I had my Touch next to my bed with the alarm set to a strategic time and the Apple store page ready for quick reloading. It was about 1am, i think, when the page loaded and i knew it was time to get up and join …
Bye bye Nokia. Hello iPhone 4. (Part II)
A few days ago I posted my intention of dumping Nokia in favor of the new iPhone 4. Nothing has changed. However, Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 4 details has stirred up much debate and comparison to the upcoming Nokia N8. The thing that strikes me in those discussions is the comparison based on pure …
Giving up on Nokia and going with iPhone 4
I have finally had it with Nokia and will be ordering an iPhone 4 on June 15th. Now, I love the openness of Symbian and hate the closeness of Apple. However, this (apparently) means I’m supposed to live with poorly designed hardware and software in my N97: terrible keyboard, flash bleeding, sluggish OS, memory issues, …
Snagged an HP TM2 convertible touchscreen tablet for $709!
Got tired of waiting for the Acer 1825PT. Found the HP Touchsmart TM2 convertible tablet for just $709 plus tax using a $150 instant off and a $250 coupon code. Looks very sweet and supposedly better build qualities compared to 1825PT. If you don’t know about these type of notebooks, the screen swivels around and …
Broke down and bought an iPad! Road Test Results.
“The force is strong with this one” –Darth Vader I was pretty much convinced that I was not going to get an iPad and was instead going to wait for a full Windows version. It just seemed too limited in what you could do. However, I saw a Youtube demo of a Windows Remote Desktop …
May give Nokia (and Symbian) one more chance with N8
I went for Nokia’s current “flagship” phone the N97 last year. Initially, I was pretty unhappy with it, but after two major firmware updates, it’s finally usable. The two things I still hate about it, however, are the bleeding of the flash into the camera lens and the horribly back-lit keyboard. I had pretty much …
Shouldn’t “near miss” be “near collision”?
I was listening to a report about two planes that almost ran into each other and started wondering why they call that a “near miss.” Seems like a near miss would be an absolute collision.
iPad non-portability may hamper success
I heard a story about some dude exercising with his new iPad, trying desperately to get attention and show how cool he was. I also heard a report about how some people were hesitant about the iPad because it couldn’t replace their iPhone (duh). Anyways, my theory on why the iPad will not be an …
Sharing a wireless hotel Internet connection
UPDATE 2/21/16: Easier way to share wireless hotel Internet connection UPDATE 11/24/13: I haven’t needed to share a WiFi connection for quite a while but the need came up recently and I decided to revisit this popular blog post from April 2010…Wow. How did anyone follow this convoluted post??? I’m so sorry. Obviously it’s time …