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Alternatives to Expensive Software

January 13, 2011

Software is expensive, really expensive especially if it’s not work provided. Fortunately, there’s an amazing wealth of open source software available for free download. There’s a huge user community generating great how-to guides and building new functionality into the software. For basic office software, here are some of my recommendations. MS Office – OpenOffice – [...]

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Quit Whining, Your Problem Just Isn’t That Important – Put it Into Perspective

January 12, 2011

Having a bad day, take a moment and see how it compares in relative size to the Universe. Compared to the rest of the planets, we are relatively small. We’re only larger than Mars, Venus, Mercury, and now not a planet Pluto. But when we put our Sun into the picture, the rest of the [...]

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Why You Shouldn’t Get a Verizon iPhone

January 11, 2011

My attempt to scribe the question regarding simultaneousness usage of voice and data with a Verizon iPhone. “Experience is so so paramount at Apple and he iPhone with A&T currently allows that GSM constant data, constant voice connection. Can you just describe what is the experience difference of being on a voice call and then attempting to [...]

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Great Customer Service Example: Alkr

January 10, 2011

There are companies that are out to make a quick buck and run and then there are companies you know are in it for the long haul. I recently bought and reviewed my Alkr messenger bag. I bought it specifically because it was designed to hold my Apple products: iPhone, iPad, and MacBook. After a [...]

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What’s in My Bag

January 8, 2011

I like to be mobile. The idea of a fixed office desk with tacked on photos and personalized crap is not appealing to me. My goal is to have my entire office packed up in one bag. Where possible, tools should be multipurpose. Alkr bag – This bag is designed for Apple products. MacBook Air [...]

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First Look at the Mac App Store, Lots of Potential for Success

January 6, 2011

This morning, if you check for updates on your Mac, you’ll get Mac OSX Update 10.6.6. This includes a number of bug fixes and most notably a new icon next to your finder icon. The Mac App Store is live. After success with the App store for iPhone, iPod, and iPad, Apple is moving this [...]

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Review of Solar Joos – a rugged personal solar charger

December 29, 2010

I’m always interested in alternative energy. How can we power our many devices without plugging in. This is particularly important out in the wild away from a power socket. Solar Joos is a rugged solar panel with a lithium battery. It’s highly efficient at charging, even under a lightbulb. The enclosure is water proof and [...]

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Digital to Analog: Letterpress Printing

December 27, 2010

This is a great short documentary on letterpress printing.

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