I’m somebody’s perfect demographic. No doubt about it. I like gadgets. My house is wired top to bottom with CAT5, and I’ve somewhere between four and eight computers, servers, PCs, various other weird devices, along with all sorts of digital appliances in various stages of construction or deconstruction. That’s not counting the two phone [...]
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Just a couple of updates to my original Blackberry Modem Mash: After a few experiments on a few different machines, it does appear that you need both the Blackberry Device Manager and the Blackberry Desktop, and they both have to be running. In a field test (I was in a hotel), it took [...] It’s a cold, windy Saturday so I decided to check out the rumor that one could blog directly from the new version of Word (Office 2007). Since I’ve been putting stuff up on the Digital Diner, I’ve discovered the following: Typing these things online is a drag. Cutting and pasting them from Word [...] I was recently doing some background research on the costs and affordability of using 3G for internet connectivity in South Africa. Well, as these things tend to happen, that research got me thinking about similar options in the U.S. And, that reminded me that I’ve always meant to try using EDGE now that I [...] Every once in a while I stumble across useful tools, things I want in my bag of tricks. Hamachi is one of those tools. (Why is it called Hamachi? Hamachi = Tuna = which sounds like tunnel? That’s a guess.) With Hamachi, at first blush, you’re left with the question: what do I do [...] I commute one hundred miles a day – an hour each way. During the first five years or so, I entertained myself with NPR and the BBC. Then — seeking to be more “productive” I started digesting books on tape and later, books on CD. Turns out I have a passion for non-fiction — [...] According to the SwedeSpeed forum, installing the USA-SPEC Volvo Ipod adaptor should take about 45 minutes. Figuring this was my first attempt, I allowed 2 hours. I was done in three and a half. (I spent a half hour looking for the battery!) Here’s a picture of the adaptor in all it’s glory: [...] Full disclosure: I’ve been using a Blackberry since … well, since I can’t remember not having one. I love it. I’ve traveled with it all over the world, and it’s worked just about everywhere. Also I have to add that we have the Blackberry Enterprise Server (known affectionately as Bessie). So this is [...] |
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