Monthly Archives: June 2010

Whatever happened to… Microsoft Bob (via a plan conceived in the mind)

Image via Wikipedia I only used Bob once and that was on a Gateway that I bought from Walmart. It was super cheap and when I assembled it at home it didn’t work right. I took it back to Walmart … Continue reading →

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Introducing IIS Express (via Andy Poots’s Weblog)

This is a nice trade off for developers. Developers today build and test ASP.NET sites and applications using one of two web-servers: The ASP.NET Development Server that comes built-into Visual Studio The IIS Web Server that comes built-into Windows Both … Continue reading →

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iPod Touch Review (via Deanne’s Blog)

Nice to see a breakdown in a review like this. Adds a touch of class. I know the iPod Touch has been around since 2008 but I only bought my 64GB a few months back, even though I really wanted … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to my iPad – Is there an App for that? (via Mobileman)

Too many drawbacks for this gentleman. He gave it the old college try. Since my iPad loaner period is about complete, its time to record what I like and don’t like about the sexiest device to hit the market since…..  … Continue reading →

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Buy and Sell Electronics, Sell Used Cell Phones, Sell iPhone YouRenew.com

Buy and Sell Electronics, Sell Used Cell Phones, Sell iPhone YouRenew.com.  Easy way to make sure that your electronic device is recycled and you get money for it.  They said they even take items that are worth nothing and send … Continue reading →

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5 Great Techy Power Strips For The Home Office Apartment Therapy Unplggd

5 Great Techy Power Strips For The Home Office Apartment Therapy Unplggd.  One of these is great if you have a ton of large power adapter heads.  You know the kind that take the space of two normal power head … Continue reading →

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In Suit Over Faulty Computers, Window to Dell’s Fall – NYTimes.com

Image by Getty Images via @daylife In Suit Over Faulty Computers, Window to Dell’s Fall – NYTimes.com.  Dude you got a broken Dell!  Maybe they should just sell the company and give the money back to the shareholders?

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Play HD .MKV Files in Front Row …

Klaus1 mades some excellent suggestions.  The Plex suggestion solved the issue for the poster. t could be a ‘difficult’ form of Matroska file. FYI Matroska is just a container like MOV or AVI, and some mkv have the video encoded … Continue reading →

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