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My Phone is Disconnected

16 Jul

I paid the bill, honestly. Actually my phone is not disconnected but rather the phone company Sunrocket went out of business without not so much as an email to notify me and their more than 200,000 other subscribers. I had to find out on Twitter. After Dan Mosqueda posted that Sunrocket was shutting it’s doors [...]

Ten Worst Gadgets of 2005

22 Nov

I have a policy, general practice, or whatever you want to call it of buying the last model of gadgets just when (or just before) the new models come out. Not only does the price of the last model decrease significantly but the gadget has also been extensively reviewed. I would hate to have bought [...]

iPod nano

9 Sep

I looked in my email yesterday and saw an email from Apple with the subject iPod nano and was like “whatever” as I wasn’t too impressed with the Shuffle and thought this might be something like that. To my surprise, this nano seems promising. I currently own an iPod mini 4GB that is okay for [...]

Windows Movie Maker and SWiSHmax

5 Aug

My recent exploits include Windows Movie Maker and SWiSHmax. I was looking for the software that came with my DVD burner and came across Windows Movie Maker. I had no idea of what could be done with something that came prepackaged with Windows. Windows Movie Maker allows you to add titles, pictures, effects, sound, etc. [...]

Been playing with the camera

6 Jun

I’ve been playing with the camera. Here’s a pic I took a few weeks ago. I still don’t know how to work the manual controls yet. I read Photography: A Practical Guide today and at least I know how aperture size and shutter speed affect a photo. My goal for the summer is to use [...]