I finally got around to taking MSNBC’s Digital IQ Quiz that I found over at my brother’s blog. I’m glad that I scored high on this even though I gave up my career as an IT consultant a few years ago. (note to self: Must… get… more… gadgets…) And he’ll be glad to see that… Continue reading My Digital IQ
Category: Technology
Great Deal on a Treo 600 at Amazon
If you’re interested in getting a (Sprint) Treo 600, Amazon is selling them for $250 after rebates. It looks like that special ends today December 1st, so you’d better hop to it.
Are You Part of the Technology Elite?
A study released Sunday found that 31% of Americans are ‘highly tech-savvy’ people for whom the Internet, cell phones and handheld organizers are more indispensable than TVs and old-fashioned wired phones. That’s a nice change from the perception that most Americans can’t even program a simple VCR. It’s always bugged me that Japan gets all… Continue reading Are You Part of the Technology Elite?
Sony Ericsson Introduces P900
These smart phone announcements just keep coming. Sony Ericsson has just announced its P900 phone. This is one serious device: Still based on Symbian OS 7.0 which powers the UIQ platform of the device, the P900 shares many of the traits of the P800 such as a clamshell flip cover design, an integrated digital camera… Continue reading Sony Ericsson Introduces P900
BMG’s CD Copy-Protection Broken Already!
‘Shift’ key breaks CD copy locks. I don’t know if this is worse than the other copy-protection that was defeated by using a magic marker: A Princeton University student has published instructions for disabling the new anti-copying measures being tested on CDs by BMG — and they’re as simple as holding down a computer’s Shift… Continue reading BMG’s CD Copy-Protection Broken Already!
Treo 600 Preview
This is one of the best reviews of the HandSpring’s new Treo 600 that I’ve seen. The author only got to spend about 6 hours alone with the device but managed to include a bunch of screen shots and gave some pretty detailed analysis. He was least impressed by the camera and most impressed by… Continue reading Treo 600 Preview
NBC’s Smoking Crack!
It amazes me how companies do things to piss off their (most fervent) customers. NBC has altered the start and end times of some of their Thursday night shows apparently to keep TiVo (and other PVRs) users from recording certain CBS shows. Here’s what they’ve done: 8:00 Friends 8:48 Will & Grace 9:27 Coupling 9.59… Continue reading NBC’s Smoking Crack!
Verizon to Allow Land Numbers for Cells
And so it begins! Verizon has jumped the gun and announced an agreement to allow customers to turn their landline phone numbers into cell phone numbers. All the carriers have to allow mobile numbers to be portable (you can take your number with you when you switch carriers) by November 24th, but they’ve been fighting… Continue reading Verizon to Allow Land Numbers for Cells
DVRs (TiVos) and the Future of Television
Wired takes a look at the future of television and advertising in The Fast-Forward, On-Demand, Network-Smashing Future of Television. Looks like the people in those industries will have to get real innovative in a hurry given how the DVR market is heating up. I think that the current advertising model can still work if the… Continue reading DVRs (TiVos) and the Future of Television
Patch Your Windoze!
Right on schedule, Microsoft has issued another critical update to patch a virus vulnerability in Windows. They say this is similar to the Blaster virus, so it may be wise to patch your systems ASAP. You can get the patch from windowsupdate.microsoft.com. On related note, there’s still talk about that previous virus having contributed to… Continue reading Patch Your Windoze!