worldometers – world statistics updated in realtime
On 2010/02/26
Interesting website – worldometers at http://www.worldometers.info/
Many more statistics on the site than displayed below.
Connecting your HDTV to the Internet
On 2010/02/12
Today it is not enough to have standard TV sources like over-the-air (OTA), cable or satellite, to watch video. We need Internet connections as well. That way we can watch video on demand (VOD) from sources such as Amazon VOD, the Apple iTunes store or Netflix. There are many ways to do this. Some [...]
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.
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 [...]
It is the middle of the summer. The current state of technology bores me. Apple is growing, Microsoft shrinking. Microsoft hopes Windows 7 will revive its fortunes. Businesses resist change, over 86% still run Windows XP. The newspaper industry is decimated by Internet-delivered news. Ironically, Amazon shows us the way to Orwell’s 1984 by deleting [...]
OSW priceless, AOL worthless
On 2009/07/19
Techies get frustrated by technology, too.
AOL blocks access to my client’s website.
Update (2009-07-22): AOL resolved the issue. The OSW website is no longer blocked thanks to AOL’s superb employee Mark G. (New blog post about that to be written soon.)
The Optical Shop of Westport (OSW) is a high-end [...]
Get Firefox 3.5 for Internet browsing
On 2009/06/28
I have been a fan of Firefox, the free web browser from the Mozilla Corporation, since before the original 1.0 version was released in November 2004. The current release is version 3.0.11. A new version 3.5 is scheduled for release by end of June 2009. It may already be out when you read this. I [...]
A client purchased an LG BD370 Blu-ray player to connect to the bedroom HDTV. The player features both BD Live and LG’s NetCast Entertainment Access (NBE). NBE allows the viewer to connect to the Internet and watch streaming video from Netflix, CinemaNow, YouTube and others. It can also access websites [...]
DropBox – file synchronization done well
On 2009/04/08
DropBox is a file service that lets you keep files synchronized effortlessly on multiple computers, locally or remotely.
It works extremely well. It works with Windows, Macs and Linux operating systems. You can even access your files from a remote computer by signing into your account via a web browser, such as [...]
I think I know how doctors feel
On 2009/04/02
It is nice being an expert, the go-to guy when technology puzzles people. But that reputation has its downside. My clients and friends often query me for answers to simple questions. They must be ignorant of the power of Google or think that I will save them the time and effort of searching. Of course, [...]
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