Category: Tech

All Things Tech

Philips Wake-up Light HF3520 Review

It’s important to note that I am not a morning person. In researching ways to make getting up easier and more enjoyable, I came across the idea of wake-up lights. After reading various reviews, I settled on the Philips Wake-up…

How-to: Adjust your screen brightness by time

Screen brightness is a big deal.  Playing a video game or finishing up some work on computer before bed may keep you awake long after you turn the computer off. A new study shows that the bright light of a…

Basis B1 Band Review

I’m entering my fourth month of constant wear of the Basis B1 Band and I am as happy today with the purchase as I was on day one. It met my first requirement – it’s a watch with a calendar….

Kindle at Target

cell phone spying softwarediv class=”posterous_autopost”> There are varying opinions of the viability of the partnership between Target and Amazon, but if my local market is any indication – it is a success.  My neighborhood store had completely sold through their…

Microsoft Arc Keyboard & Mouse

The switch to the netbook as my “desktop” computer means it now competes with space on my desk with the MacBook Pro setup.  When I am at home the MacBook Pro sits on a riser and I use the Apple…

Cubicle Denizen: Mount iDisk under Ubuntu

How to mount your iDisk under Ubuntu 10.04 LTS via cubicledenizen.blogspot.com In order to connect to it from Ubuntu, simply click on Places>Connect to Server… Now enter your username (again, without @mac.com) and password when prompted, and you will find…

Ubuntu Auto Maximize

I upgraded to Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and I am loving it.  One of the things that never really bothered me when I was using the 10 inch screen on the netbook was the “feature” to auto-maximize every window.  Now that…

WordPress + Blackberry

WordPress now has a mobile publishing app for the Blackberry. To grab a copy visit http://blackberry.wordpress.org/install from your Blackberry browser. You can read a full review on the app at BBGEEKS. This post was created using the Blackberry app. One…

Vista and Telnet

Did you know that Windows Vista doesn’t install a telnet client by default?  Me either, but the steps to enabling it are pretty simple. From the Start Menu, click on Control Panel. Click on Programs and Features. Click on Turn…

Eee PC & Windows 7

What do I do for fun on a Saturday night?  Well, after steam vacuuming the carpets, I like to install new operating systems on small computers.  Seriously though…I’ve got Windows 7 Beta up and running on my ASUS Eee PC…