A couple weeks ago I wrote about my experiences with 1&1 Internet at length, but decided not to post the article as it came off more like a rant. Instead I think it suffices to say that 1&1 is not a respectable company. In my opinion they do not deserve your business, and should not [...]
I wrote about my experience with the EyeTV in Canada about a year ago. After my praise was concerns that the EPG (Electronic Program Guide), that let’s you schedule recordings and see what’s on, comes with an expiry date. Well for me and other early-adpoters, that date is January 21, 2010. Look. I’m not one [...]
I’ve long dreamed of setting up a Mac based media center. So during the past few days I’ve been testing out some solutions to this little problem. There are the obvious ones, like the AppleTV, and then some more complicated mixtures of hardware and applications. My goal is to sync or stream all of my [...]
The world is full habits and quirks, and over time people come to accept all that quirkiness. A lot of the time it seems that acceptance evolves into some sort of dependence. Soon we find ourselves addicted to the way things work. This can be observed in everyday life, but if you’re looking for some proof right now take a look at [...]
In 2003 Apple introduced new wired and wireless keyboards that were ascetically pleasing and very functional. The white-acrylic models were a treat to type on, but did have their share of flaws. Given that, and the fact that after four years the design was aging, a change seemed to be in order. This call was answered with the [...]