Category Archives: Tech

M is for Monday

Posted on June 20, 2005 by Chris

today is monday. not my favorite day of the week by any means. however, a necessary evil so i will just have to let it go. besides, if there were no monday than i would have to be less than … Continue reading →

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Follow the money (or not)

Posted on June 9, 2005 by Chris

it’s odd to me. one of my jobs is in the technology field doing consulting and such. so, i feel that i have a pretty good idea how things like computers work. at least, i know enough to make them … Continue reading →

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Life with the PalmOne Treo 650 (part 2)

Posted on April 11, 2005 by Chris

As promised, here is part two of my review of the PalmOne Treo 650 phone/pda combo. To recap, I purchased the unlocked (as in no branding by a wireless company) Treo 650 directly from PalmOne and got it for the … Continue reading →

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Mr. Bush, why do you want to take away my iPod and my Tivo?

Posted on March 27, 2005 by Chris

In case you were wondering. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the MGM v. Grokster case. What is this, you may ask? Well, it might very well be the case that kills devices like the iPod, TiVo, … Continue reading →

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Life with the PalmOne Treo 650

Posted on March 5, 2005 by Chris

I have had a chance to use my new Treo 650 from Palm One for about a week and a half and am ready to make some observations and comments on it. First, a little background. As before, I am … Continue reading →

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Got it. A new life with the Palm One Treo 650.

Posted on February 15, 2005 by Chris

I now have the new Treo 650 in my hands and am beginning to put it through its paces. So far, great gadget and no big complaints. I ordered it unlocked, directly from Palm One and am using it with … Continue reading →

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Intelligence and some space stuff (real and fake)

Posted on January 14, 2005 by Chris

Couple things. First, every five years our favorite intelligence agency, the CIA, funds a detailed forecast for the next fifteen years. Take a look at it here. Interesting reading, especially the part about the rise in economic and technological might … Continue reading →

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More with the Sony Ericsson P910i

Posted on January 4, 2005 by Chris

It’s been another week or two with the Sony Ericcson P910i and I have a few more observations and will try to answer some questions people have been asking about it. First, to clarify, I purchased the phone from a … Continue reading →

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Life with the Sony Ericsson P910i

Posted on December 17, 2004 by Chris

The saga continues. To reiterate, the P910i is a great device. It does it all: phone, decent camera (still only VGA but a vast improvement over my previous T610), video, web browser, works with ichat, AIM, Yahoo, MSN, email, calendar, … Continue reading →

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Can you hear me now?

Posted on December 11, 2004 by Chris

I’m putting my new cell phone / pda through its paces for the last few days and so far, so good. I decided to bite the proverbial bullet and go for the Sony Ericsson P910i. It’s a phone, a Symbian … Continue reading →

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