The DTV Transition…Stumbling Factors
I have elderly parents, like most of us. My dad has cable television so I’m not worried about him making the switch to DTV next month. My mother, on the other hand, is using a DirecTV box on my DirecTV…
Techgeek on the Cheap
Todd has tasked us with helping each other save money this year on technology. I’m all for that, believe me. There was a time when I was looking for cheap tech gear, which included used items, I would head on…
Doing the Right Thing
I have been an ATT wireless customer for some years. I was a Cingular customer, until ATT bought them out. I was unsure about the switchover, since I’d already had wonderful (NOT) customer service issues with ATT home telephone service…
Video Streaming…a Nearly Epic Fail Live
How many of our geek readers attempted to watch the inauguration online yesterday? I did, as did some of my coworkers. We had the best streaming on our enterprise machines that are on the clearest, non-proxied connection. Machines in proxied…
Circuit City in the Dead Pool
Well, I figured this would happen, and now it’s been announced that Circuit City will liquidate its remaining stores. That includes the one that I go to almost weekly, that is about four miles from my house. I’m left with……
Just Say No to These Gadgets
I’ve seen three things this week in various places that make me scratch my head and wonder “why?” First, there’s the picture watch. One of my coworkers got one for Christmas and she’s proudly showing it to everyone. It’s the…
Windows 7. Download If You Dare
Windows 7 will be released in beta to anyone who wants to download it beginning this Friday, January 9th. Despite the fact that the beta will likely be buggy and have a ways to go until it is ready for…