An Apple iPhone question
January 30th, 2007
Here's an Apple iPhone question for you: How does the iPhone charge?—Continue reading....
Burned Out
January 16th, 2007
Have you ever felt burned out? Like you just can't stand to get out of bed to face one more day at work? You don't hate your job, you just don't know why you're doing it, or what the benefit is (beyond the financial). Perhaps you fantasize about quitting, cashing out, moving to a little town in the midwest and raising cattle.—Continue reading....
Stumping a thief, or invading my privacy?
January 16th, 2007
A few months ago I wrote about Washington Mutual's banking site asking me to give answers to questions I couldn't give answers to, like my "oldest sibling's birthday" when I'm an only child, or my "youngest child's middle name" when I have no children.—Continue reading....
Problems I have with the Apple iPhone
January 12th, 2007
If you saw Apple's iPhone announcement, you're no doubt already thinking of ways to justify a $500-$600 purchase. I know I am. The Apple iPhone is beautiful, the interface looks amazing, and it will definitely be the "status item" of 2007, the way the Motorola RAZR was a few years back and the Motorola SLVR was for a few months last year.—Continue reading....
Tracking 2007 Macworld Keynote and Stock prices
January 10th, 2007
Apple, as you no doubt know, held its annual Macworld Expo Keynote today, and if you're reading this, you already know about the iPhone and AppleTV. You probably also know that, historically, Apple's stock runs up before the keynote, Steve Jobs comes out and announces a bunch of cool new products, and the stock promptly takes a dive. It's pretty much a given: everyone buys AAPL until just before Steve walks out on stage, and then they sell. —Continue reading....
Macworld is here! Macworld is here!
January 9th, 2007
Macworld San Francisco 2007 is here! The Mac community is excited. The anticipation of new hardware, software and unexpected news has everyone on the edge.—Continue reading....
TiVo doesn’t get it
January 8th, 2007
I've been a devout TiVo user for years: I've owned a TiVo since 2001, currently own two, have purchased TiVos for others, and have recommended them to dozens of folks. Now I'm considering whether there are alternatives for my TiVo. You must understand, this is like me looking for alternatives to the Macintosh. It's such a heretical idea, I'm thinking of flaming myself.—Continue reading....
Sears Delivery Customer Service Hell
January 4th, 2007
My current stove is electric, 15 years old and long due for a replacement. I've been meaning to upgrade it, to gas or dual fuel, from the second I bought my home, more than a year ago. I finally made the jump: when I got my toilets replaced a few days ago, I had a gas line installed, then, after a bunch of research, went to Sears to buy my new range.—Continue reading....
The Legend of Zelda: Video Game Crack
January 3rd, 2007
It's been quite a while since a video game caused me to lose time. Because I'm not much of a video game guy, I don't tend to get sucked into a game very often. The last time I can remember it happening was Diablo, some seven, eight years ago. Back then, I would regularly stay up until 2, 3, even 4AM, slashing my way through dungeon after dungeon, gaining experience points and doing everything I could to level up.—Continue reading....
