Seriously trivial thoughts
The LA Times has an interesting article that supports my theory that there is going to be big trouble when the TV broadcasters switch to digital only on February 18, 2009 (coincidentally, my birthday :-), just 18 short months from now. “”I think there's high potential for a train wreck here,” Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) …
Yup, I said “clicking.” Many people don't know that the scrollwheel acts as a middle mouse button (MMB) when you push down on it. So what? Well, the MMB does some very cool things, particularly in web browsers, like Firefox. Clicking a link with the MMB will open it in a new tab (or window …
I was lured by Kinoma's wmv and Flash support as well as integration with Orb. Unfortunately, it's been hit and miss getting Orb video to stream. No problems with audio. Anyways, I was playing with its Media Guide feature. Basically, its just lists of playable audio and video feeds on the Net. I gave it …
Why do most portable device manufacturers feel the need to use proprietary connectors on the opposite end of their USB cable? I HATE THAT!!! What’s worse is that some devices like my Creative Zen V Plus and Sony Ericsson W810i will only charge via USB if they are connected to a PC. You can’t just …
The Spice Girls announced a reunion tour with all of the original members including Ginger Spice (aka Geri). I WANNABE there! Posh is looking hot, but the others look kinda frumpy. Well, they’ve got 5 months to get back to the gym. Los Angeles, Dec. 7 Las Vegas, Dec. 8 New York, Dec. 11 London, …
Saw an old episode of This Old House and they were showing this technology I’d never seen before. Basically you touch an invisible switch and the windows become opaque. Very Star Trekky. Apparently they have versions that only use electricity when you change their state.
I finally got fed up with the handicaps that Cingular in their ultimate wisdom decided to force on me and my Sony Ericsson W810i cell phone. I always found it odd that they decided to NOT let you add a POP3/IMAP email account to the email client, but lived with it. Google mobile apps worked …
Cingular/ATT for whatever reason neuters the built-in email client so you cannot set up a POP3 account. Flurry.com provides a nice service that adds a Java app that will give you access to your POP3 email account. Seems to do lots of other things which I haven't explored yet, like RSS feeds, etc. Seems to …
I’m SO excited! I snagged a working Canon Canola 1210 Nixie tube calculator on ebay last night. When I first starting working as a CPA, I used a Nixie tube calculator that no one else wanted (dummies!) and was fascinated by it. I wish I would have bought it off my boss. Anyways, recently some …
