After the untimely demise of my wife’s B&N nook eBook reader, I gave her mine and tried to decide if I was going to invest in another one. I almost did when the recent price drops for the nook and Kindle were announced. However, I’m quite glad I didn’t. I first decided to try the [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2010 by nethound
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Considering my love of technology and gadgets, combined with the fact that I’m an avid reader, it should come as no surprise that I decided to purchase an eBook reader. Amazon’s Kindle has been on the market for some time, long enough for the second generation of the device to become available. Sony also has [...]
Posted on May 27th, 2010 by nethound
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Today my Windows 7 House Party kit was delivered. It included a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate signed by Steve Ballmer, a poster, puzzle, deck of cards, balloons, streamers, 10 WIndows 7 Art tote bags, and various special offers for Windows related products. Windows 7 officially launches October 22nd, and Microsoft has launched a grassroots [...]
Posted on October 8th, 2009 by nethound
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After a month with the new Zune, I’m still relatively pleased with it. At first the battery life seemed pretty abysmal, but if I remember to turn the wireless off it’s serviceable. As I said in the first post about it, I didn’t really care about the Zune Marketplace or its “Social”. However I was [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2009 by nethound
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The first day was less than spectacular, not because of the performances at the festival, just all the other stuff that wento on around it. The second day went a lot better. The B&B gave us a refund, and the weather was bright and clear. In actuality it was a little too bright and clear. [...]
Posted on October 13th, 2008 by nethound
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Posted on September 21st, 2008 by nethound
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Went to a Microsoft Technet seminar today about Vista, Powershell, and Group Policy. Not the most exciting topics to cover, but the presenters were interesting and had a good sense of humor. They were surprisingly candid about many of the problems and shortcomings of Vista, why they had occurred, and what still wasn’t fixed. There [...]
Posted on August 28th, 2008 by nethound
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For a long time I have been a minimalist when it came to cell phones. I just wanted a phone you could make a call on. I didn’t need to browse the web, take pictures, play games, or any of the other dozens of things you can do on phones nowadays. In fact I was [...]
Posted on June 19th, 2008 by nethound
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IT is an interesting place to work. The information infrastructure is increasingly becoming a critical component for normal business operations. Yet IT is often overlooked, with no attention being given to it until something goes wrong. Your average IT worker is probably unknown to 90% of the company, receiving no praise when things simply work [...]
Posted on June 5th, 2008 by nethound
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I’ve commented before about my love/hate relationship with Twitter. Actually love/hate isn’t really correct, because those are both powerful emotions. My feelings about Twitter have been much closer to apathy. I simply do not have the need to know what a bunch of other people are doing/thinking at the moment. Nor do I feel an [...]
Posted on May 18th, 2008 by nethound
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