Remote Control Extender, convert your IR remote to RF. (3)

July 2nd, 2008 in Reviews, Technology

Are you sick of playing target practice with your remote controls? I tried several “remote control extenders”. Most of them relayed the infrared signal from one room to another. You still had to point the remote at the sensor and in most cases aim it. When I stumbled across the…

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Happy Earth Day (3)

April 22nd, 2008 in Editorials, News, Random Thoughts

I couldn’t help but take this picture at lunch today.

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Business Cards » MOO Cards (1)

April 19th, 2008 in Editorials, Reviews

I know this contradicts my recent anti-printer/paper post… I found myself needing small pieces of paper with my social coordinates on them.

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CSS Naked Day (0)

April 9th, 2008 in Coding, Editorials, Technology

No my site isn’t broken… Today I am observing CSS Naked Day to help promote web standards.

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Printing on paper is a bad habit (2)

March 29th, 2008 in Editorials

Why do we print things on 8.5×11″ pieces of amalgamated fibers? It’s a valid question these days. We have trained ourselves over thousands of years to cling to something physical or tangible. I just call it stuff.

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Old Technology Meets New (XBox HD DVD » Asus Eee) (1)

February 23rd, 2008 in Editorials, Gadgets, News, Technology

Just as the news that the Microsoft Xbox 360 external HD DVD drive was declared extinct, I found a use for it: load up my new Asus Eee with Windows XP.

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Movie: Into the Wild (1)

February 19th, 2008 in Editorials, Hiking, Hobbies, News, Reviews

You have undoubtedly heard about this outstanding book/movie. Well if you haven’t seen the movie yet, the consumer copy is being released on March 4th. This is a must see (and/or physically own if your primitive squirrel instincts are in overdrive).

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Thank you Microsoft, Vista SP1 is Nice! (0)

February 16th, 2008 in Editorials, News

I just installed Windows Vista SP1 and so far have noticed quite a performance improvement. Nothing scientific here… just “click of the mouse” impressions. But everything seems more responsive and smooth. One tangible difference is

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RC Airplane Flight Box/Field Bag (0)

February 12th, 2008 in Guides, Hobbies, RC Airplanes

Field boxes are an essential part of rc flight. As I graduate from backyard flying, the more I realize this. There is nothting worse than …

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Webmasters: Don’t forget about DNS… (3)

January 30th, 2008 in Editorials, News, Technology

The Domain Name System (DNS) is arguably the single most important part of the internet. Just think: If websites only had a numerical lookup… our Rolodex’s would be massively confusing.

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