Entries Tagged 'Tech' ↓
September 22nd, 2008 — Automotive, Gadgets, Informational, Tech
A friend of mine recently asked if I would write a post about why I decided to get rid of my carputer system and why I chose the gps navigation system that I did to replace it with.
I decided to get rid of the carputer and switch to a gps navigation system for several reasons.
First, it was not portable, and I could not easily move it from car to truck to freinds car.
Second, I never could get it to properly sync with my cellphone so that I could have hands free calling. This was one of the main reasons for a carputer in the first place. I did manage to get it to work early on, but in order to hear the caller I had to pump up the volume then I would get this terrible bass reverberation in the car, it was madness. I tried all sorts of ‘cheap’ mics and nothing helped. I stopped useing the phone integration about a week after it was in place. I am hoping this gps navigation system that I recently won on ebay will not do the same. Continue reading →
September 6th, 2008 — Informational, Tech
Blackberries are nice, no great, in fact it seems like everybody has one these days right?
One of the nice features that comes along with the blackberry is the push email comes along with it. You get an email address like username@att.blackberry.net when you subscribe to the pda plan with ATT. This is fine, but what if you do not want to tell all of your contacts of your new email address? That could be a real hassle.
Instead how about setting up gmail on your Blackberry and making it so that it acts the same as the push email that comes along with it. Continue reading →
August 29th, 2008 — Hardware, Informational, Tech
Man did I ever mess up recently.
I have this awesome computer keyboard that Santa brought to me for Christmas called the Eclipse II Keyboard from Saitek.
It’s great for typing on in the dark, which I do often late at night. It has 3 colors to choose from, red, blue, and purple. You can dial its brightness up or down to suite your needs. It also comes with built in media controls for volume and such.
Here are its features
Key characters and keypad illuminate through laser-etched keys
Media keys for volume control, play/pause and skip tracks
Variable backlighting adjusts through dimmer mechanism
Angle adjustment and extendable wrist rest for maximum comfort to suit the way you type
Weighted base with large area rubber feet to keep keyboard securely planted to the desk
Quiet, cushioned keys for hours of stress-free use
I love this keyboard!
When you have a desk as messy as mine (trust me I know right where everything is) and you reach to get something like a pen, and there is a huge glass of iced tea close by, BE CAREFUL! Continue reading →
June 10th, 2008 — Software
Skype is a piece of software that you can download to call other people on Skype over the internet for free and make and cheap calls to any other phones and mobiles worldwide.
I absolutely love Skype and here is why…
Think about this for a second. The unfortunate part about checking our mailboxes is BILLS!
So I get a water bill and a light bill and (used to be) a phone bill.
What happens if I don’t use any water for the month? Water bill shows $0.00.
What happens if I don’t use any electricity for the month? Last I checked $0.00
What happens if I don’t use the phone for an entire month? That’s right, I still get charged like $60.00 or so for fees and the privilege of having a land line phone. At the very least you might be able to get it down to $26.00. This is ridiculous!
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January 12th, 2008 — Gadgets, Tech
I recently purchased an Insignia 8GB pilot. It is a Video MP3 Player with Bluetooth, and I absoloutly love the thing.
Pros: affordable, clear screen, small, lightweight, sounds great, great video quality, plays avi, drag and drop
It has bluetooth built in.
Unlike apple with their add ons , this has it built right in so you can use those motorokr headphones or any bluetooth headphones for that matter. Continue reading →
