Tag Archives: Technology

Hello, new Klipsch S4i earphones

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Joel

It’s happening again. I’m such a heavy user of my stuff, and my Shure SE210 earphones are slowly crumbling to dust. The rubber on the earphones are coming off. More critical, something has happened to the wire near the plug, … Continue reading →

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I’m not impressed with Hulu Plus

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Joel

Anybody using Hulu Plus? I’m testing it out this week during an initial 1-week trial. A year later, why am I finally trying it? Well, my wife and I want to catch up with episodes from this season of The … Continue reading →

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Google Maps is a little hinky sometimes

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Joel

Did you ever notice that GPS / Google Maps can behave a little strange sometimes? Most of the time, it can be accurate, and I wouldn’t want to go without it. However, other times, you gotta wonder what the hell … Continue reading →

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I fixed my iPhone 4 and it was surprisingly easy

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Joel

Good bye, broken iPhone 4 backplate. You can see it below. The much-needed mini Philips #00 screwdriver came in the mail today, and immediately stared working on replacing the backplate. True to the video online, it was surprisingly easy, and … Continue reading →

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PC World: Stupid Movie Tech Moments

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Joel

As a tech head, I hate silly or nonsensical recreations of technology. Don’t ever get me started with how they depicted hacking in the film Swordfish. That Hugh Jackman movie drives me nuts every time I watch him banging away on … Continue reading →

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Yes, I think the Apple iPad is a great idea

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Joel

It’s been long overdue, but I’m going on the record here and now to say how I think about the matter. I think the Apple iPad is a great idea. Do I own one of the first 300,000 iPads? No, … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 themes are cool and free

Posted on November 20, 2009 by Joel

One of the features that I love about Windows 7 are the many desktop themes that are freely available. If you haven’t found them yet, Microsoft offers a Windows 7 Personalization Gallery that offers many free ones for download. Windows 95 and … Continue reading →

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Safari 4

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Joel

I’ve been testing out Apple’s Safari 4 web browser for a few days.  Personally, I’m a Firefox man myself, but I’m always interested in new shiny things. Safari has some cool features built-in, like a coverflow history browser, and a … Continue reading →

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Bluetooth headsets have a time and place

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Joel

Don’t get me wrong.  I think Bluetooth headsets are very nice.  They’re neat and sure beat out corded headsets.  They make talking and driving more comfortable.  However, I believe they should be used in the car, and that’s it.  Or you … Continue reading →

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I have plasma envy

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Joel

I know that I’ve been thinking about the 2008 Panasonic TH-50PZ800U,  yet mentally salivating over the Panasonic VIERA TC-P50G10 (I blogged about the soon-to-be-released G10 series back on Jan 23rd), but the step-up V10 series looks even better.  The V10 … Continue reading →

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