Prague: Canon 1DMKIV
On 2009/12/23
Using the Internet is not just about download and upload speeds. Pingtest.net determines the quality of your Internet connection.
Streaming media, voice, video communications, and online gaming require more than just raw speed. Test your connection to get your rating.
Programming your Cablevision iO DVR is now easy
On 2009/12/12
Cablevision rents Scientific-Atlanta DVRs to their Optimum iO cable TV subscribers.
These DVRs have an awful user interface (UI) that make them painful to use. Finding a program to record is usually time-consuming and frustrating. After playing with one of these for a couple of months I went back to my [...]
Roku HD-XR, easy Internet video on your HDTV
On 2009/12/10
Electronic entertainment is changing rapidly. Whole house audio is no longer only for the very wealthy. I recently finished installing a 8 zone, Internet connected audio system that cost less than $30,000 for equipment, including 30+ in-ceiling speakers and multiple audio and video sources. Today video is delivered in many forms, over-the-air broadcast, cable or [...]
Apple, not so delicious
On 2009/12/09
Many people I know believe Apple makes the best computers and related hardware. They are surprised when I challenge their opinion. I think they formed these opinions based upon three sets of Apple products—iMacs, MacBook Pros, and iPhone/iPod Touch/iPod models. My opinion is based upon the complete Apple product line that incorporates products such as [...]
Apple, not so delicious
On 2009/12/09
Many people I know believe Apple makes the best computers and related hardware. They are surprised when I challenge their opinion. I think they formed these opinions based upon three sets of Apple products—iMacs, MacBook Pros, and iPhone/iPod Touch/iPod models. My opinion is based upon the complete Apple product line that incorporates products such as [...]
Windows 7 Explorer features
On 2009/11/30
This is about Windows Explorer not Internet Explorer.
The new Windows Explorer in Windows 7 is one of my favorite things about Windows 7. Microsoft added some nice enhancements over the Vista version. And Vista’s Windows Explorer was quite different, and better, than Windows Explorer in XP.
The two most obvious [...]
iTunes, the nightmare before Christmas
On 2009/11/27
We were having a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner that couldn’t be beat. Our guests mentioned that the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in NYC had a great Tim Burton show. They remarked on his wonderful drawings and figures. I mentioned that Burton’s The Nightmare [...]
Do you use the Windows or Mac special keys?
On 2009/11/19
The Windows key is a special key that appears on a Windows keyboard. It has the Microsoft flag logo on it and may also have the word Start. A variation of it exists for the Mac keyboard. Here it is known as the Command key or the Apple key and sports a Saint [...]
Thinking about a new high end computer
On 2009/11/16
I have a client, a radiologist, who needs a new home computer. Since he uses this computer when he is on-call it must meet minimum requirements for the medical imaging software and display the images in high resolution on a large monitor so that he can properly read the images.
He sent me his [...]
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