Sony Mylo

December 4, 2006

I recently had a chance to play with a Sony Mylo. Actually I hadn’t even heard of it before, but I was pretty impressed. It is a small handheld device about the size of a mobile phone that can be used for email, instant messaging, and Skype VoIP. It also lets you play music and [...]

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Sony PRS-500 Portable Reader System

December 2, 2006

There have been quite a few ebook readers on the market, but none of them have really taken off. The Sony PRS-500 is the first one I’ve seen that really looks like it has potential. The biggest difference between this eBook reader and others that have been on the market is the “electronic paper”. Sony [...]

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Using a Blackberry Internationally

November 30, 2006

I’ve been using my Blackberry in Mexico for a few months now and I’ve learned a few things about getting mobile email outside the United States.  I wanted to write a bit about things I’ve learned in hopes that others will find it useful. If you are looking at an international email plan, you will [...]

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Voice over IP in Mexico

November 10, 2006

I am writing this article from the center of Mexico.  As I write, my wife is talking on the phone with a friend in Nebraska.  This week, I’ve received several calls reminding me to vote and the Kansas State Unemployment office called me to tell me that one of my businesses was overpaying on unemployment [...]

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Six ways to Play an iPod in Your Car

October 21, 2006

iPods are very popular devices, but many people have problems getting them to play in their vehicles. This article looks at the six different ways you can play an iPod in your car.

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Merge iTunes Libraries

October 19, 2006

If you use iTunes on multiple computers, you’ve probably run into the problem of having several copies of the same song in different places and no good way to get one consolidated library of all your songs. The method described here doesn’t merge the iTunes xml file, but it will merge all of your song [...]

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Blackberry 7230 First Impressions

October 1, 2006

Previously I reviews the Blackberry 7100t. While I was generally happy with the device, I found that I was avoiding typing because of the strange keyboard (multiple letters on each key).  I started looking for a better solution and started looking at the Blackberry 8700 series.  While these looked like great phones, they were very [...]

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Darwinia Game

September 12, 2006

I don’t usually spend much time playing video games.  I guess I just don’t have the attention span for it.  I do enjoy a good game of StarCraft once or twice a year, but thats about it.  However, a few months ago a ran across a game called Darwinia.  It is mostly a strategy game, [...]

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Tips for choosing a Large Monitor

September 10, 2006

I’ve seen a few articles this week suggesting that a larger monitor may be a better upgrade than a faster computer. I recently bought a 24 inch flat panel monitor from Dell to use with my G4 Powerbook and I’ve been impressed with how much easier it makes things. You don’t really realize how many [...]

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OnyX OSX Utility

June 16, 2006

Most of the time OS X runs well without much intervention. However there are times when you want to do some cleaning, run automated maintenance at unusual times, or change settings that aren’t readily accessible from the user interface. Since OS X is based on a form of Unix, all of these things can be [...]

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