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Sunday, October 9th, 2011
The Issue
I don't mind reading Amazon Kindle books on my iPhone, but sometimes a bigger screen is nice. Thankfully Amazon has Kindle apps for PC, Mac, iOS, Android, etc. The issue I'm having is that my notes and highlights don't usually sync correctly from Kindle for Mac to Kindle for ...
Posted in Annoying, Depressing, IT, Ridiculous, Software, Technology | No Comments »
Saturday, September 11th, 2010
The following conversation took place with AT&T Sales via LivePerson chat on September 11, 2010 at 7:10 PM ET:
Jeremy Glover: When will the next iPhone be released?
Tausha: We do not have any information for that, the new iPhone 4 just came out in June.
Jeremy Glover: Why are they discontinuing the ...
Posted in Annoying, Apple, AT&T, Customer Service, Depressing, Hardware, Ridiculous, Software, Technology | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009
Everyone knows (or should by now) that cheap web hosts (Bluehost, Dreamhost, MediaTemple, etc.) don't backup your data for you. So you'd better do it yourself. If you're on any respectable host, you should have ssh access to the box.
Connect to your box via ssh and run the following commands ...
Posted in Backup, DIY, Hosting, IT, Linux, Programming, Software, Technology, Web Development | 2 Comments »
Saturday, June 13th, 2009
Regrettably, Dell has canceled your recent order for a Dell Nuvi 275T GPS or Nuvi 265WT GPS
Dear Customer,
This is to notify you that, regrettably, Dell has canceled your recent order for a Dell Nuvi 275T GPS or Nuvi 265WT GPS. Due to our error, the system was shown ...
Posted in Annoying, Bugs, Customer Service, Deals, Depressing, GPS, Hardware, Money, Ridiculous, Technology, Toys, Web Development | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
For my mother's birthday I purchased a TomTom One 130. The updated maps had the other half of my road, so I was happy it could navigate more efficiently. Tonight I stumbled across a new site called DealWaiter. I plugged in "Garmin Nuvi" and it had a few results but ...
Posted in Amazing, Annoying, Deals, Depressing, GPS, Hardware, Money, Ridiculous, Technology, Toys | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 25th, 2009
Midway through Heroes: Season 3 I realized how quickly video streaming technology has evolved in the last few years. Think about the multitude of ways you can now get your fix.
Regular old TV
Digital Video Recorder (DVR): TiVo, MythTV, cable box DVR
Hulu
YouTube (and other video-sharing sites)
NetFlix's Watch Instantly
Networks' websites (ABC, CBS, ...
Posted in Amazing, DVR, Entertainment, Google, Hardware, Hosting, Software, Technology, TV, Web Development | 1 Comment »
Sunday, April 19th, 2009
My back yard is full of bare spots so I thought it was time to re-seed. Since Walmart is usually cheaper than the competition, I check there first when I need something. I searched for "grass seed" on Walmart.com and got results that couldn't have been more off.
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Posted in Annoying, Bugs, Depressing, Programming, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Web Development | No Comments »
Monday, March 16th, 2009
Do you have an economy-grade website host? Me too. BlueHost is great for only $6.95 per month but its response times and transfer rates are terrible. Fear not — Amazon S3 to the rescue. For pennies a day you can supplement your cheap website host using ...
Posted in Amazing, Annoying, Blog, Deals, DIY, Entertainment, Hardware, Hosting, IT, JavaScript, Programming, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Web Development | 3 Comments »
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
We got a new dishwasher for Christmas (thanks Mom!) and I'm convinced it thinks it's an ice cream truck. Check out the video above to see what I'm talking about! The first time Kara heard it she thought I was playing Super Mario Brothers on my Nintendo.
The Old:
The ...
Posted in Appliances, Food, Humor, Scary, Technology | 4 Comments »
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
A generous gift was bestowed upon me last week -- Dell's PowerEdge SC420 server. It came with two (2) 80GB hard drives which I have since replaced with two (2) 1TB hard drives. I decided to mirror these drives for the sake of redundancy using Linux's built-in software ...
Posted in Amazing, Hardware, Hosting, IT, Linux, Ridiculous, Software, Technology, Ubuntu | No Comments »
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