Conference calls about databases shouldn’t last until 9:00. Last night mine did. Immediately after I had a bowl of pasta while the Mrs. and I did our Christmas shopping on our 6 year old HP desktop. It only took about 30-40 minutes to get most everything squared away. That meant from about 9:40 until 11:40…
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Lightning Review: Stanton T.62
It’s 9:45, the kids are asleep, I’m halfway into a bottle of Cabernet and the Replacements “Waitress in the Sky” is pouring out of my speakers. Hello, mid-life-crisis. I think I love you. My Stanton T.62 is set up and spinning my collection. It’s kind of forcing me to slow down and listen to the…
Lightning Review: Two Weeks with the Motorola Xoom
Just before shoving off from Texas, I snatched up a Motorola Xoom. I had the office iPad the week before, trying out apps and generally getting familiar with the tablet concept before I decided to jump at the Xoom. Two weeks into having one, I’m glad I did. I also think it was the right…
Crosley Revolution Turntable (Updated)
What you see above is the Crosley Revolution Turntable spinning my copy of U2’s War album. The turntable was an impulse buy yesterday and thanks to Amazon’s next day delivery, I received vinyl gratification this morning around 10:00am with FedEx’s speedy delivery. Since I arrived in Texas, I’ve been snatching up new and used vinyl…
Radiohead – Live in Praha
Nobody gets the fans like Radiohead. These guys realize that it’s a new game, the old models are dead and they are doing everything they can to construct new ones. Witness Radiohead – Live in Praha. A group of 50 people took Flip cameras to the show last August and pooled all their video for…
Last Day in Croatia
So, I took the snorkel and the Kodak PlaySport out today and here was some of what I saw. According to the Weather Channel forecast, the day was supposed to be a total washout; in fact, we all ended up with slight sunburns. Good to know that USG employees aren’t the only ones who can…
I Worked Today
Believe it or not, I worked today. As a matter of fact, I’ve worked just about every day on this trip. Usually, it is from a mobile phone in my hand or a computer on my lap. Never a full day, but enough. It is a crazy, connected world. Which leads me to the point…
I Just Dropped My Phone…
…five stories off the hotel balcony. Believe it or not, I was working. I was on my laptop and my mobile was in my lap. I stood up to try to get a better wi-fi signal and bloop! Off it went. It fell down, through some bushes and onto a pile of leaves and soft…
Civita, Italy
There are a few places in the world that look like they belong in children’s story books. Civita, Italy is one of them. Perched on an eroding bluff in the middle of a wide open Italian canyon, Civita should be the model for every fantasy movie set ever. Fortunately, it is real and you can…
Lightning Review: Windows 7 – Month Four
At last count, I’ve installed and/or configured Windows 7 on at least eight computers, three of which were mine. The others were computers of friends or family less comfortable with the prospect of installing or configuring a new OS from scratch. The funny thing is, there is no reason for anyone to be scared of…
Garmin Voice Studio – Customize Your GPS’s Voice
I have to imagine that the GPS hardware market is a tough place in which to compete these days. In fact, I’d be willing to bet that even the most Luddite of my friends all own a unit. So, what is it that goes into your decision when upgrading your hardware? I’m sure price, size…
Microsoft Tag
I think the time for Microsoft’s “Tag” technology is now and here’s why: How many times have you stood in a grocery store or electronics store (having been spoiled by Internet shopping) with a product in your hand and wondered, “Is this thing any good?” How many times have you whipped out your mobile phone,…
Lightning Review: Kings of Leon – Live at the O2 London, England
I bought the wrong thing for everyone this Christmas. They’re all going to be opening up presents and wishing they had this DVD instead. This band is really blowing my mind. And, on this DVD, they blow the minds of everyone at the O2. It’s astounding – the hits, slow burners, all well filmed. The…
Windows 7 Makes Home Theater PC Consumer Friendly (Finally!)
The girls have been out for the last couple weeks and I’ve taken advantage of the time to restructure my entire home entertainment system. It’s been a real advantage to not have to do it while either Little or Mrs. NH are here and would like to do something like oh, I don’t know, actually…
Lightning Review: Windows 7 x64 – 24 Hours After Install
“I think I’m in love but it makes me kinda nervous to say so…” – Beck That’s the way I feel after just 24 hours of Windows 7 on my computer. After a long period of hemming and hawing, I decided to take the plunge and install the new OS last night contrary to the…
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