Category Archives: Tech

Blackberry is the new Black

Posted on October 8, 2005 by Chris

as many of you may know, i have been using the palm treo650 for a few months now as my primary cell phone/pda/etc. device. however, a few weeks ago, i decided that i had had enough of the treo 650’s … Continue reading →

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distracted and in some pain

Posted on August 28, 2005 by Chris

not only did i recently get a big new TV so naturally i have to watch shows that i would not normally watch, like any of the CSI shows, because they are in High Def but i have also started … Continue reading →

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big Sony televisions, DirectTV high-def video and other cool stuff

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Chris

lots of cool things happening around my place in the last few days. we are making the transition to HD so that required a new television and a switch to DirectTV in order to get HD programming and a TiVo … Continue reading →

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Interesting stuff (at least to me) from around the internets

Posted on August 19, 2005 by Chris

first off, the fine folks at the RIAA are now, it seems, going to be going after you in your homes for making you own cd’s from music you already purchased. so, if you rip a cd that you own … Continue reading →

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Apple – the final countdown

Posted on August 11, 2005 by Chris

no, not a mid-eighties rocker ballad. it is, in fact, come to the final countdown for my g5, still in the hands of the glendale apple store. but here’s a miraculous bit of news that i got just yesterday. a … Continue reading →

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Last Call (and some news)

Posted on August 2, 2005 by Chris

i’m at my “office” (aka Starbucks) and people watching a little. The summer is always interesting here in the warmer climes. much more skin is shown and many times that’s a good thing. in fact, there are some pretty good … Continue reading →

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Interesting Sites ‘O the Day (and a little news)

Posted on July 28, 2005 by Chris

From across the www direct to you. Some interesting sites that might be worth a visit. Especially if you are looking to kill a few minutes (or a few hours). Enjoy. The Playstation 3 info page of things known so … Continue reading →

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Yahoo gets into the widget business and other stuff

Posted on July 25, 2005 by Chris

Yahoo! for some reason decided that widgets were another great way of competing with Google. So, they purchased Konfabulator and today, debuted their own Yahoo! widgets site. They say Mac support will continue and may even get better as they … Continue reading →

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Life with the Canon EOS 20D Digital SLR (so far)

Posted on July 17, 2005 by Chris

I realize that when I write something here and say I am going to do something, I should probably do it. So, in that spirit, following are my much considered observations on the Canon 20D digital SLR. As a former … Continue reading →

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Zombie Dogs

Posted on June 27, 2005 by Chris

Now that could be a good name for a band. But really, its your tax dollars hard at work as our government’s big brains have created zombie dogs, reanimating the canines after several hours of clinical death in attempts to … Continue reading →

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